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 Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ...

established in 1916. It is responsible for the

labour 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 ...

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 specificall ...

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 specificall ...

integration Integration may refer to: Biology *Multisensory integration *Path integration * Pre-integration complex, viral genetic material used to insert a viral genome into a host genome *DNA integration, by means of site-specific recombinase technology, ...

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...

asylum Asylum may refer to: Types of asylum * Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome * Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute * Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea ...

, minorities and the

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. Since 24 January 2020 the department has been led by

Torbjørn Røe Isaksen Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (born 28 July 1978) is a Norwegian politician, MP for the Conservative Party who served as Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as Minister of Trade and Industry from 2018 to 2020 ...

(

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

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 Norwegian ministry established in 1916. It is responsible for the labour market, the working environment, pensions, welfare, social security, ...

* 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 an ...

) * 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 Norway, Norwegian Ministry (government department), ministry. It was established as the Mini ...

) * 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 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 ...

) — Administers age- and disability pensions and other welfare and manages unemployment. * (

Norwegian Directorate of Labour and Welfare 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 the ...

) — 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 The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority ( no, Arbeidstilsynet) 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 Natio ...

) — Authority aimed at occupational health and safety. * ( Norwegian Pension Insurance for Seamen) — Administers the seamen's pension. * (

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway ( no, Petroleumstilsynet, PSA) is a Norwegian governmental supervisory authority under the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The PSA has regulatory responsibility for safety, emergency prepar ...

) — Ensures occupational safety and health in the petroleum industry. * ( State Conciliator of Norway) — 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 Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund ( no, Statens Pensjonskasse) 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 billio ...

)

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 emp ...

) * ( 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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