On 22 August 2000, the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sylvia Brustad, invited Norway's main employers' and trade union confederations to give her a briefing on industrial relations developments and policies in the European Union. The aim is to establish closer cooperation
According to figures from the National Insurance Administration (Rikstrygdeverket), sickness absence reached unprecedented levels in Norway in the first six months of 2000. The number of days of sickness absence compensated by the national insurance scheme increased by 13.7% in the first six months
Statistics Norway (Statistisk Sentralbyrå, SSB) released new figures concerning the membership of trade unions and employers' organisations in May 2000. SSB's statistics show an increase in the number of trade union members in 1999 which was relatively modest, especially when compared with previous
On 21 June 2000, the council of representatives of the Confederation of Norwegian Professional Associations (Akademikernes Fellesorganisasjon, AF) took a unanimous decision to dissolve the trade union confederation. This is the culmination of a long period of turbulence within AF, in which several
On 30 June 2000, the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sylvia Brustad, made use of compulsory arbitration to end a strike by social workers in the municipality of Oslo. The strikes carried out in both the public and private sectors during the 2000 wage bargaining round were
On 14 June 2000, the elected board of the Confederation of Norwegian Professional Associations (Akademikernes Hovedorganisasjon, AF) issued a public recommendation to end AF's involvement in a planned merger with the Norwegian Confederation of Vocational Unions (Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund
On 26 May 2000, the state mediator's proposals for new collective agreements in the public sector were recommended by most most trade unions in the state and municipal sectors, 12 hours behind schedule. The conclusion of the agreements prevented several thousand public employees taking strike action
In the early hours on Tuesday 9 May 2000, the State Mediator's proposal for a revised collective agreement in the private sector was approved by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO) and the Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry (Næringslivets
The development of transnational financial corporations is a relatively recent phenomenon within the Nordic countries. After a period of financial crisis in the early 1990s, which hampered expansive financial activity, there was a considerable growth in takeovers, mergers and strategic alliances
In October 1999, the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs issued a proposal to amend the 1978 Equal Status Act [1] (Likestillingsloven), which governs equality between the sexes, as a consultation paper (NO9910157F [2]). The paper was considered by a wide range of bodies, including the main