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Norway’s incoming strengthened rights for workers in corporate groups
31/08/2023
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Pål Kvernaas of Haavind
Pål Kvernaas is a partner at Haavind
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Therese Ljosdahl
Therese Ljosdahl is a senior lawyer at Haavind

 

Aimed at securing labour rights, particularly for employees working within large corporate groups, a comprehensive set of new regulations will come into force in Norway on 1 January 2024.

Not only will these reshape the way group companies handle layoffs and re-hirings, they will also redefine the term "employer", with potentially vast implications for both contractual workers and companies hiring independent workers.

Right to other suitable work within the same corporate group