Overview of Norwegian dismissal rulings 2025
This overview highlights key rulings from 2025 that shed light on employers’ obligations and employees’ rights when terminations are disputed. Our goal is to give HR managers, ...
Important Norwegian court decisions 2025
So far in 2025, several important Norwegian court rulings have clarified employers’ obligations under the Working Environment Act, employment classification rules, and collective ...
Clarified requirements for Norway’s psychosocial work environment
From 1 January 2026, the Working Environment Act § 4-3 will be clarified to include a non-exhaustive list of psychosocial work environment factors. While this does not introduce ...
Norwegian Labor Law—new rules on age limits in working life
A change adopted on 20 May 2025 stipulates that, from 1 January 2026, companies in Norway can no longer set internal age limits below 72 years The exception is where a lower limit ...
The Labour Inspection Authority gets new and stricter enforcement tools
As of 1 July 2025, a comprehensive package of legislative changes came into force, giving the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority more power and authority than before. This ...
Norway sets new working condition rules for offshore renewable energy
On 20 June 2025, amendments to the Working Environment Act were adopted, marking an important shift in the legal regulation of offshore renewable energy production. The changes ...
Norway updates wage and working rules for offshore and shipping
After several years of political consideration, debate and international opposition, the Norwegian Parliament has now adopted what is described as a historic piece of legislation ...
Court clarifies rules on averaging working hours and pay rights
Trøndelag District Court has recently handed down a judgment (TTRO-2024-197027) with significant implications for employers regarding the use of working time averaging agreements.
Minimum wage rates in Norway
As part of the broader wage adjustments taking place across Norway in 2025, the Norwegian Tariff Board and the Labour Inspection Authority have announced new statutory minimum ...
What is the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme?
When working in Norway, you and your employees might be required to contribute to the social security schemes. The Norwegian National Insurance Scheme (Folketrygden) is a ...
What do authorities look for during workplace inspections in Norway?
Norwegian authorities are stepping up enforcement. In 2025, the Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet), NAV, the Tax Administration, and other agencies are increasing ...
Preparing for increased workplace inspections in Norway 2025
In 2025, Norway is intensifying its efforts to combat labor crime, social dumping, and employer non-compliance. The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet) has ...