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Norwegian social dialogue system

Norwegian social dialogue system. Gun Hafsaas Senior Advisor Unio Hungary, June 2014. Unio is a political independent Confederation. Unio Norway The Confederation of Unions for Professionals 320 000 members, 12 unions. Basic Agreement in Public sector Public sector and negotiations.

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Norwegian social dialogue system

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  1. Norwegian social dialogue system Gun Hafsaas Senior Advisor Unio Hungary, June 2014

  2. Unio is a political independent Confederation

  3. Unio Norway The Confederation of Unions for Professionals 320 000 members, 12 unions

  4. Basic Agreement in Public sector • Public sector and negotiations

  5. Development, working hours Collective agreement Law 1915: max 10 h a day, 54 h a week 1920 max 48 h a week 1936 Became almost general 1959 max 46,5 h a week(1960, 45 h a week) 1968 (42,5 h a week) 1972 40 h a week (skift) 1976 40 h a week • 1915, LO demanded 8 h a day 48 h a week • 1919 8 h a day 48 h a week • 1959 45 h a week • 1970 40 h a week (skift) • 1986 37,5 h a week

  6. Basic Agreement in public sector (1980) • Codetermination • Rights and duties of the Parties • Rules that supplement the civil service disputes act • Disputes concerning interpretation, duration of agreement

  7. § 1 Purpose of the agreement an intentions of the parties • Prinsipal purpose • Distinction between political democracy and democracy at the workplace • Inclusive working life • Instrument for restructuring • Equal parties • Exercise of the right of codetermination

  8. Public sector and negotiatons • 34 % of the workforce in Norway work in the public sector • App. 80 % of public employees are organized

  9. Union representatives • Unions are organized with union representatives on most levels • F ex at the University of Oslo with 7000 employees, they have 8 fully paid representatives. • The system is based on trust between the parties

  10. Codetermination Section 11 Information - as early as possible Section 12 Discussions - for making the best decisions Section 13 Negotiations - within the sphere of the employers authority

  11. Central negotiations • Collective agreement covers everybody hired in the branch • Negotiations every (second) year

  12. Minimum wage? • Norway has no official minimum wage • Minimum wages are negociated in each branch

  13. If we don’t agree? • The mediation institution steps in • Mediation for about 3 weeks • When no solution is found: conflict (strike/lock-out) • Strike is highly regulated

  14. Strike: an accepted «weapon»

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