At least once per month (details specified in employment contract)
14.10%
Social security – 14.10%
25%
Employees receive 100% of their salary from their employers for the first 16 days of sick leave. From day 17 till the end of week 52, sick leave is paid to eligible employees by social security and is capped at six times the base amount (99,858 NOK) of national insurance. There is no entitlement to sick leave payments after week 52. A doctor’s note is required as proof of sickness after the third day of illness.
Mothers are entitled to 59 weeks of maternity leave at 80% of their salary, which is paid by national insurance. If they wish, mothers can choose instead to take a reduced maternity leave period of 49 weeks at 100% of their salary.
Paternity leave in Norway is two weeks unpaid. However, parents can choose to divide the maternity leave between the mother and father as they wish (although the period three weeks before birth and six weeks post-birth are exclusively for the mother).
The process for termination depends on the type of contract, the details of the employee’s employment agreement or any collective agreements that might exist in their sector, and the reason for the contract being terminated. Employers have to follow the requirements of the Working Environment Act when terminating a contract and must be able to give proof to justify the termination.
Norway places no legal requirements on employers to offer severance pay.
Norway places no legal requirements on employers to offer severance pay.
Probationary periods are six months. During this period, employment can be terminated by either employee or employer with two weeks’ notice.
At least once per month (details specified in employment contract)
14.10%
Social security – 14.10%
25%
Employees receive 100% of their salary from their employers for the first 16 days of sick leave. From day 17 till the end of week 52, sick leave is paid to eligible employees by social security and is capped at six times the base amount (99,858 NOK) of national insurance. There is no entitlement to sick leave payments after week 52. A doctor’s note is required as proof of sickness after the third day of illness.
Mothers are entitled to 59 weeks of maternity leave at 80% of their salary, which is paid by national insurance. If they wish, mothers can choose instead to take a reduced maternity leave period of 49 weeks at 100% of their salary.
Paternity leave in Norway is two weeks unpaid. However, parents can choose to divide the maternity leave between the mother and father as they wish (although the period three weeks before birth and six weeks post-birth are exclusively for the mother).
The process for termination depends on the type of contract, the details of the employee’s employment agreement or any collective agreements that might exist in their sector, and the reason for the contract being terminated. Employers have to follow the requirements of the Working Environment Act when terminating a contract and must be able to give proof to justify the termination.
Norway places no legal requirements on employers to offer severance pay.
Norway places no legal requirements on employers to offer severance pay.
Probationary periods are six months. During this period, employment can be terminated by either employee or employer with two weeks’ notice.