usually lasts a month. Shorter contract termination periods are permitted, but must result from collective agreements. However, this time may be even longer - especially if the employee has been employed in the company for at least 5 years.
Standard notice period in Norway is one month. Unless otherwise stated in the signed employment contract. A shorter period is only permissible if the relevant entry is in collective agreement in a given company.
The employee works for a minimum of 5 years
it can be even longer. Especially when an employee has been employed in a given company for at least 5 years. In such circumstances, the time it takes to be effective termination of the contract it ranges from two to six months - depending on the time actually worked.
If the employment has lasted for at least 5 years, but less than 10 years, the time needed to terminate the contract is 2 miesiące. However, longer periods are permissible, especially when they result from the signed job contract. In the event of a shorter notice period, it must result directly from the Norwegian Labor Code.
More than 10 years
If the employee has been employed in the company for more than 10 years, he or she is entitled to a 3-month notice period. Unless the concluded contract states that this term is longer. However, it may happen that notice period in Norway will still be higher, which may depend on the age of the employee.
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Age matters
In the case of employment lasting more than 10 years, the key will be employee age. People over 50 years of age is entitled to minimum notice period for 4 months. In turn, above the age of 55, this time is extended to 5 months, and above the age of 60 - at least 6 months. However, this is the case where this is the case the employer terminates the contract. If it is the employee who intends to resign from work, notice period of the contract In Norway lasts for 3 months in any of the above cases.
The dates are important
It is worth mentioning that the actual date of termination of employment depends on the date of submitting the termination. The contract is always terminated on the first day of the month in which the notice period ends. For example: if an employee resigns on March 15, the actual termination of employment takes place on April 1.
