The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs ( no, Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

ministry established in 1916. It is responsible for the labour market, the working environment,

pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...

welfare Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...

social security Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...

, integration,

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, minorities and the

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. Since 24 January 2020 the department has been led by Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (

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Name history

* 1 September 1885–22 February 1946:

Norwegian Ministry of Labour The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs ( no, Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet) is a Norway, Norwegian Ministry (government department), ministry established in 1916. It is responsible for the Labour (economics), labour market, the ...

* 20 December 1948–31 December 1989: Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Labour (see

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development ( no, Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1948. It is responsible for the housing and building, regional and rural policy, municipal a ...

) * 1 January 1998–1 October 2004: Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Government Administration (see

Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs (FAD) ( no, Fornyings-, administrasjons- og kirkedepartementet) was a Norwegian ministry. It was established as the Ministry of Government Administration and Re ...

) * 1 January 2006–31 December 2009: Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion * 1 January 2010–2013: Norwegian Ministry of Labour *2014 –: Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Subsidiaries

Agencies

* ( Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service) — Administers age- and disability pensions and other welfare and manages unemployment. * ( Norwegian Directorate of Labour and Welfare) — Manages the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service. * (

Labour Court of Norway Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

) — Court that takes under consideration disputes about validity, interpretation and existence of collective agreements, questions regarding breach of collective agreements, questions regarding breach of the peace obligation, and claims for damages resulting from such breaches. * ( Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority) — Authority aimed at occupational health and safety. * ( Norwegian Pension Insurance for Seamen) — Administers the seamen's pension. * ( Petroleum Safety Authority Norway) — Ensures occupational safety and health in the petroleum industry. * (

State Conciliator of Norway The National Mediator of Norway ( no, Riksmekleren, until 2012 ''Riksmeklingsmannen'') is a mediator's office of Norway. It is invoked in labour disputes, in other words when creation or revision of tariff agreements is disagreed upon. It was est ...

) — Negotiates wage and tariff disputes between employer and labour unions. * (

National Institute of Occupational Health National Institute of Occupational Health, also known as Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt or STAMI is a government body organised by the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The institute deals with a range of occupational health areas, ...

) — Research. * ( Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund)

Standing Committees and Boards

* ''Rikslønnsnemnda'' (

National Wages Board The National Wages Board ( no, Rikslønnsnemnda) is a Norwegian body for resolving labour disputes. Its task is to perform a compulsory arbitration ( no, tvungen lønnsnemnd) when negotiations of parties in Norwegian working life (employers and em ...

) * ( Collective Bargaining Board)

Limited companies

* Rehabil, rehabilitation workplace

References

External links

Norwegian Ministry of LaborNorwegian Labor and Welfare ServiceLabour Court of NorwayNorwegian Labour Inspection AuthorityNorwegian Pension Insurance for SeamenPetroleum Safety Authority NorwayState Conciliator of NorwayNational Institute of Occupational HealthNorwegian Public Service Pension FundNational Wages BoardCollective Bargaining BoardRehabil
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