If we do not change the way we work in the future, the health and care sector will not have enough workers.
Stavanger Municipality is taking this seriously by increasing investment in the health and care sector for full-time work opportunities.
Workers in the health and care sector must have the opportunity for full-time jobs. They must also have predictable working conditions, a living wage and the ability to work until retirement age.
In this regard, the mayor and the parties of the Stavanger municipality signed a local declaration regarding full-time employment in health and social care. In this declaration, they committed to working to reduce part-time work and create a culture in which full-time work is the guiding principle.
We have to work together and think
The agreement was signed this week by Mayor Kari Nessa Nordtun, Municipal Director Per Kristian Vareide, Director of Health and Welfare, Stina Løkke, Director of Finance and Organization, Kjartan Møller and shop stewards at Fagforbundet, the Norwegian Nurses Association, Delta and FO.
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“If we are to succeed in creating a full-time culture in Stavanger Municipality, we need to work together and think anew. This will require both cultural and organizational changes, said Health and Social Care Director Stina Løkke.
The full-time declaration is to be actively used to achieve the goal of a strong full-time work culture in the municipality of Stavanger, and tools are currently being developed to help managers and employees achieve the goal of more full-time employees in the health and care sector .
Central full-time declaration
For several years, the parties have had a central declaration for full-time employment with KS, Fagforbundet, Delta, FO and the Norwegian Nurses Association. With this declaration, the parties committed to working together to reduce part-time work and develop a full-time working culture in the health and care sector in municipalities in Norway. This contract was extended for the years 2021-2024.
– Part-time work was a priority for professional organizations. Part-time work has a social impact on employees. This makes it difficult, among other things, to enter the housing market. A full-time work culture is also a good measure for equality, as part-time work often affects women working in health and care professions, said Delta's Susanne Mall, who spoke on behalf of all professional bodies.
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Source: Stavanger Municipality
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