The EU’s European employment strategy [1] was revised in 2003 (EU0308205F [2]), following demands for a more results-oriented strategy contributing successfully to the targets for more and better jobs and an inclusive labour market set at the Lisbon European Council in 2000 (EU0004241F [3]). To
On 7 March 2005 the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet) published a report on the working environment situation of non-western immigrant workers in Norway. The report finds that non-western immigrant workers seldom receive essential training and information about work environment
On 23 February 2005 the leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO), Ms Gerd-Liv Valla, presented a proposal for a revised Programme of Action, which will form the basis for the confederation’s organisational activities in the next congressional period
On 15 December 2004, the Prime Minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik, presented an action plan [1] drawn up by the government and the social partners to combat bullying at work. The initiative is in line with a 2003 joint declaration (NO0311104F [2]) to prolong the parties' 2001 'agreement on an inclusive
On 6 December 2004, a government-appointed committee presented its recommendations on how to reduce 'underemployment'. The committee’s mandate was to examine the extent of part-time work in Norway and to propose measures to reduce the occurrence of 'underemployment' or 'involuntary' part-time work
On 1 December 2004, the Centre for Corporate Diversity (CCD) published a study on the representation of women at company board level and in management in the Nordic countries. It finds that the board-level representation of women in Norway is higher than in the other Nordic countries, but that there
On 17 November 2004, the chief executive of Avinor AS, Randi Flesland, was given a vote of confidence by the company board, despite calls for her resignation from the trade unions. Avinor, previously known as the Norwegian Air Traffic and Airport Management (Luftfartsverket), has undergone a
On 11 October 2004, the Tariff Board (Tariffnemnda) ruled in favour of a partial extension of three collective agreements at seven onshore petroleum installations. On the basis of documentation provided by trade unions and oral statements made by the relevant trade union representatives and
A report [1] by the Institute for Social Research (Institutt for samfunnsforskning, ISF), issued in September 2004, finds that women with childcare responsibilities have a lower average hourly wage than women without children. Moreover, the more children a woman has, the lower her wage will be vis-à
The European Economic Area (EEA), created by an agreement [1] that came into force in 1994, is an internal market involving the EU Member States plus three European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. One of the effects of the agreement is that much EU