The National Wages Board ( no, Rikslønnsnemnda) is a Norwegian body for resolving

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s. Its task is to perform a compulsory arbitration ( no, tvungen lønnsnemnd) when negotiations of parties in Norwegian working life (employers and employees) stall, and if the conflict (

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) has "consequences for life or health, or has other seriously damaging effects on society". The

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

, or the

Government of Norway The politics of Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the Council of State, the cabinet, led by the prime minister of Norway. Legislative power i ...

when the Parliament is not in session, are responsible for convening the National Wages Board. It was established on 19 December 1952 when the National Wages Board Act came into effect. It is based in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

, and has seven members. The secretariat is provided by the

Norwegian Ministry of Labour The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs ( no, Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1916. It is responsible for the labour market, the working environment, pensions, welfare, social security, ...

. The current members of the National Wages Board are: * Stein Husby * Anne Britt Evensen Norum *

Steinar Strøm Steinar Strøm (born 10 April 1942) is a Norwegian economist. He is currently a professor of economics at the University of Turin, researcher at the Frisch Center and a partner and chairman of the board of directors of Vista Analysis. Strøm was P ...

* Tor-Arne Solbakken, representing the

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions ( no, Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO) is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national unions ...

Rolf Negård Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' ( Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is ''Hrólfr''. A ...

, representing the

Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise ( no, Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon, NHO) is an employers' organisation in Norway with more than 30,000 members. It was founded in 1989 as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegi ...

* Tone Rønholdtangen, representing

LO Stat LO Stat (LO State) is one of two bargaining structures within the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). LO Stat is the counterpart in negotiations over state employees' wages and conditions with the government and the employer's organisat ...

Siri Røine Siri Røine (born 1957) is a Norwegian civil servant. She was born in Oslo, and took education as a dental hygienist and jurist. She has worked as assisting head negotiator in the trade union, Norwegian Nurses' Union. Later, she worked in the Nor ...

, the Government Director of Personnel

References

Government of Norway * Government agencies established in 1952 Organisations based in Oslo {{Norway-gov-stub

See also

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