On 15 April 2021 the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) agreed to temporarily extend the interruption period for temporary lay-offs from six weeks to 10. This change will last until 30 September 2021 and makes it easier and less risky for employers to bring temporarily laid-off employees back to work.
What does this change mean?
The change means that the so-called interruption period provided for in Section 7 – 3(7) of the main agreement between LO and the NHO (ie, the period during which temporarily laid-off employees can work without the lay-off being interrupted) is extended from six weeks to 10. This means that temporarily laid-off employees can be brought back to work for up to 10 weeks before:
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