Termination

Terminating employment, notice periods, termination payments and rights to references.

Norway :: Upper age limit for employment protection

On July 1st 2015 the general upper age limit for employment protection in Norway was increased from 70 to 72 years of age …

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Norway :: Unfair dismissal

Unfair dismissal disputes are settled through negotiations or a ruling by the ordinary courts …

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Norway :: Termination

◉ Termination with notice Under the Norwegian Working Environment Act (WEA), terminations must be for ‘reasonable cause’ relating to (a) the employee or (b) the employer and must be in writing …

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Norway :: Temporary lay-offs (TLO)

A temporary lay-off (TLO) may only be utilised if there is a genuine prospect of the company being able to fully employ those laid off within a reasonable time-frame …

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Norway :: Notice periods

The Working Environment Act sets down certain statutory periods of notice as follows: Years of service Months notice up to 5 1 5 – 9 years 11 months 2 10+ and aged under 50 3 10+ and aged 50+ 4 10+ and aged 55+ 5 10+ and aged 60+ 6 The notice period will begin on the first day of the month following the day on which the dismissal notice was received by the employee …

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Norway :: Collective redundancy

When a redundancy involves 10 or more employees within a period of 30 days, it is classified as a ‘collective redundancy’ and the employment service must be notified …

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