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Norwegian Ministry Of Labour (1885–1946)
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion (, AID) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1846. It is responsible for the labour market, the working environment, pensions, welfare, social security, integration, immigration and asylum. Since 2023 the ministry has been led by Tonje Brenna of the Labour Party. Name history The ministry was originally established as Ministry of the Interior in 1846. It has since seen changes to its nomenclature, which highlighted its responsibility on social affairs in 1916. * 1 January 1846–31 December 1902: Ministry of the Interior * 1 January 1903–1 December 1905: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Shipping and Industry (Trade) * 1 December 1905–30 June 1913: Ministry of Trade, Shipping and Industry (Trade) * 1 July 1913–30 September 1916: Ministry of Social Affairs, Trade Industry and Fisheries (Social Affairs) * 1 October 1916–7 November 1993: Ministry of Social Affairs * 8 November 1993–31 December 2001: Minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Norway
The Council of State () is a formal body composed of the most senior government minister (government), ministers chosen by the Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister, and functions as the collective decision-making organ constituting the Government of Norway, executive branch of the Norway, Kingdom. The council simultaneously plays the role of privy council as well as Cabinet (government), government Cabinet. With the exception of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway), Minister of Foreign Affairs, who retain their ministerial ranking in their own right, all the other members of the Cabinet concurrently hold the position of ''statsråd'', meaning Councillor of State, and that of Chief of the various departments, not formally being considered 'ministers', although commonly addressed as such. The Cabinet normally convenes every week, usually on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. at the Royal Palace, Oslo, and is presided over by the Monarchy of Norway, Monarch. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (Norway)
The Labour Party (; , A or Ap; ), formerly The Norwegian Labour Party (, DNA), is a social democratic political party in Norway. It is positioned on the centre-left of the political spectrum, and is led by Jonas Gahr Støre. It was the senior party in a minority governing coalition with the Centre Party from 2021 until the Centre Party's exit from government in 2025, with Støre serving as the current Prime Minister of Norway. The Labour Party is officially committed to social-democratic ideals. Its slogan since the 1930s has been "everyone shall be included" () and the party traditionally seeks a strong welfare state, funded through taxes and duties. Since the 1980s, the party has included more of the principles of a social market economy in its policy, allowing for privatisation of state-owned assets and services and reducing income tax progressivity, following the wave of economic liberalisation during the 1980s. During the first Stoltenberg government, the party's po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Wages Board
The National Wages Board () is a Norwegian body for resolving labour disputes. Its task is to perform a compulsory arbitration () when negotiations of parties in Norwegian working life (employers and employees) stall, and if the conflict (strike or lockout) has "consequences for life or health, or has other seriously damaging effects on society". The Parliament of Norway, or the Government of Norway 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, and has seven members. The secretariat is provided by the Norwegian Ministry of Labour. The current members of the National Wages Board are: * Stein Husby * Anne Britt Evensen Norum * Steinar Strøm * Tor-Arne Solbakken, representing the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions * Rolf Negård, representing the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise *Tone Rønholdtangen, representing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund () is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the extra pensions paid to state employees. There are in excess of one million members, and it has total assets of NOK 270 billion. All state employees are granted an extra pension of 2% of their gross wages, paid from 67 years of age. Municipal and county employees have their extra pensions managed by Kommunal Landspensjonskasse Kommunal Landspensjonskasse Gjensidig Forsikringsselskap or KLP is an Oslo-based mutual organization, mutual insurance company that manages the pensions of municipal employees in Norway. As of 31 March 2021, the fund had assets of Norwegian krone ... (KLP). The Pension Fund also manages the extra pensions from a number of government-owned enterprises. See also * Pensions in Norway Government agencies of Norway Financial services companies of Norway 1917 establishments in Norway {{europe-bank-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, with staff with competence in medicine, physiology, chemistry, biology, psychology, and other disciplines. The institute deals with all aspects of Norwegian working life, and works in both environmental and health fields, and often visits workplaces to look into their health practices. The institute has an occupational health clinic which treats patients with work related illnesses. This is also used to train health professionals and other students. Sections The National Institute of Occupational Health is split into six sections: * Information, libraries, and learning * Administration * Work medicine * Work physiology * Toxicology Toxicology is a scientific discipline, overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Conciliator Of Norway
The National Mediator of Norway (, until 2012 ''Riksmeklingsmannen'') is a mediator's office of Norway. It is invoked in labour disputes, in other words when creation or revision of collective agreement, tariff agreements is disagreed upon. It was established in 1915, and the first National Mediator took office in 1916. The headquarters are in Oslo. List of National Mediators of Norway This is a list of the National Mediators of Norway: *1916–1920 : Jens Michael Lund *1920–1921 : Vilhelm Lie *1921–1922 : Paul Ivar Paulsen *1922–1930 : Valentin Voss *1931–1945 : Andreas Claussen *1946–1948 : Paal Berg *1948–1954 : Henrik Lundh *1954–1964 : Thoralf Evje *1965–1974 : Preben Munthe *1975–1981 : Konrad B. Knutsen *1982–1988 : Bjørn Haug *1988–2004 : Reidar Webster *2005–2009 : Svein Longva *2009–2009 : Geir Engebretsen (acting) *2009–2013 : Kari Gjesteby *2013–2018 : Nils Terje Dalseide *2018–present : Mats Wilhelm Ruland References Economy of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway
The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (, abbreviated ''Havtil''), formrly Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) is a Norway, Norwegian governmental supervisory authority under the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The authority has regulatory responsibility for safety, Emergency management, emergency preparedness and the working environment in petroleum-industry activities in Norway, both on land and offshore. The first director was :no:Magne Ognedal, Magne Ognedal, and since 2013 Anne Myhrvold. The PSA was established on 1 January 2004 as an independent, governmental supervisory body, partitioned from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Its headquarters are located in Stavanger. In 2023, it was announced that it would change its name to the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority effective 1 January 2024. Responsibilities The PSA has regulatory responsibility for safety, emergency preparedness and the working environment in the petroleum activities, including petroleum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pensions In Norway
Pensions in Norway fall into three major divisions; State Pensions, Occupational Pensions and Individual or personal Pensions. State pensions (Alderspensjon) All Norwegians citizens are entitled to get a state pension from the age of 67 in accordance with the Norwegian National Insurance Act (Folketrygdloven). The state pension is paid in full to Norwegian citizens who have lived in Norway for at least 40 years after the age of 16 and in lesser amounts to Norwegian citizens who have lived less time in the country (see Minimal state pension (Minstepensjon)). The State Pension is calculated according to what the individual has previously earned from ages 16 to 67. The calculation is made by The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). The financing of the state pensions is based on a " Pay as you go" system. This means that today's work force is making the payments for the current retirees. The demographic structure in Norway suggests that in the future there will gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority
The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority () is a Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Labour. It is responsible for supervising the implementation of the Working Environment Act, the Annual Holidays Act, the National Holidays Act, and certain sections of the Smoking Act. The organization consists of a Directorate (''Direktoratet for Arbeidstilsynet'') based in Trondheim, seven regional offices and sixteen local offices spread around the country. The heads of the Directorate, and thereby of the whole organization, have been Olav Hindahl (1946–1963), Bjarne Dahlberg (1963–1977), Odd Højdahl Odd Højdahl (5 January 1921 – 23 February 1994) was a Norway, Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. He was born in Oslo. In 1971–1972 he was the Minister of Social Affairs (Norway), Mi ... (1977–1988), Dagfinn Habberstad (1988–1994), Ivar Leveraas (1994–2006), Ingrid Finboe Svendsen (2006–2016) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Court Of Norway
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Norwegian Directorate Of Labour And Welfare
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Norwegian Labour And Welfare Service
The Labour and Welfare Service (Norwegian: ''Arbeids- og velferdsetaten'') is a government agency of Norway. Together with municipal welfare agencies, it makes up the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). The Labour and Welfare Service (as well as the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration as a whole) is led by Labour and Welfare Directorate, a government directorate located in Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) 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 1,064,235 in 2022 .... Its head is the Labour and Welfare Director, currently Joakim Lystad. The Labour and Welfare Service has 14,000 employees, whereas the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration as a whole has 19,000 employees. The service is subordinate to the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. References {{authority control Government ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
