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The Informal Meeting of the European Ministers for Employment
and Social Affairs was held in Berlin
18–20 January 2007. In
his speech about "good work", the Norwegian Minister of Labour and
Social Inclusion, Mr. Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, emphasized that flexibility is necessary
to have a well functioning labour market. But flexibility must not result in
too much pressure on the individual worker to work overtime or in “atypical”
employment relationships. (24.01.07)
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Annually
Norway
sends a report to the OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development – as a contribution to the common reporting system on migration for
the member countries, SOPEMI. The latest report covers 2005
and most of 2006. (17.01.07)
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The
Tariff Board has on 21 November 2006 adopted a regulation on general
application of wage agreements at construction sites in Norway. (22.11.06)
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Secretary
of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, mr. Jan-Erik Støstad,
held the speech "Building the bridge safely" at the oil conference
ONS 2006 in
Stavanger. Mr.
Støstad also presented a new HSE award, The PSA Award, to Professor Torgeir
Moan (28.08.06).
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The
new Labour and Welfare Service was inaugurated Monday 3. July. -This is an
important move towards the realisation of the principal political objective that
more persons should participate in the labour market, said Minister of Labour
and Social Inclusion Mr. Bjarne Håkon Hanssen in his opening speech. (07.07.06)
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"Creating
a more inclusive labour market is one of the main ambitions of the Norwegian
government", said the Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, mr. Bjarne
Håkon Hanssen, during EU's Informal Council Meeting of Employment, Social and
Health Ministers in Helsinki
(07.07.06).
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The
National Wages Board is in principle intended for voluntary arbitration. The parties
may refer to the National Wages Board a dispute on wages and labour conditions which
is not covered by a collective agreement. The Board’s decision has the same
effect as a collective agreement. However, the National Wages Board has mostly
been used for compulsory arbitration.
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This
afternoon, a dialogue has been initiated between the Afghanis on hunger strike,
the Norwegian Red Cross and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The background
for the talks is a desire to end the hunger strike. (12.06.06)
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Compulsory Arbitration in
the dispute between the Finance Sector Union of Norway and the Norwegian Employers'
Association for the Financial Sector (12.06.06)
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The
Norwgian government acts in accordance with the Tripartite Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) between the governments of Norway and Afghanistan and the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regarding the
practicalities, for both a voluntary and coercive return of Afghan citizens
without residency in Norway. (09.06.06)
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"Our ambition is for Norwegian petroleum activities to
lead the world when it comes to health, safety and the environment," says
Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Bjarne Håkon Hanssen. Today's petroleum
activities maintain a generally high level of health, environment and
safety. However, these activities have
the potential for major accidents which can entail the risk of personal
injuries as well as occupational illness and pollution of the environment (07.04.06).
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"The transitional
arrangements have worked as intended thus far. They help to ensure ordered
conditions for workers, and do not prevent access to needed workers from the
new Member States,” said Labour and Social Inclusion Minister Bjarne Håkon
Hanssen (31.03.06).
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The Tariff Board has on 29
June 2005 adopted a regulation on general application of wage agreements at
construction sites in the county of Hordaland (25.11.05).
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