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Working time

Standard working time, night work, overtime, rest periods, young workers.

Norway :: Young workers

Persons under the age of 15 or subject to compulsory education may only be employed for light work roles (having attained the age of 13), educational roles (having attained the age of 14) and ‘cultural’ work …

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Norway :: Working hours

The Working Environment Act states that in general employees must not be required to work more than 9 hours a day and 40 hours a week …

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Norway :: Sunday working

Work on Sundays and public holidays is generally prohibited and will only be permissible where required by the nature of the work …

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Norway :: Rest periods

After five and a half hours of work the employee is entitled to a break …

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Norway :: Overtime

Overtime working should only take place in exceptional, time-limited circumstances, and should be discussed with the employee and employees’ representatives before being required …

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Norway :: On-call and standby

The Norwegian Supreme Court has held that where the employee is contracted on an ‘on-call only’ basis, this is equivalent to illegal temporary employment …

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Norway :: Night work

Night work occurs between 9pm and 6am, but where a collective pay agreement is in place an alternative period of at least 8 hours, including the period 12am to 6am, may be agreed …

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