The government recently introduced new legislative measures aiming to combat “forced part-time work.” The point is to help employees who have a part-time contract but would like to work full time. This bill was presented on March 15, 2013 and is the consequence of a white paper published in 2011 as it is largely based on the tracks it proposed, including further dialogue between the management and unions on the subject. (Ref. 130224)
More ‘forced’ part-time. “Shared Responsibility for a Decent Life at Work” (Felles ansvar for et godt og anstendig arbeidsliv), a white paper published on August 26, 2011, pointed to the issue of forced part-time. The following observations were made: a lot employees choose to work part time to balance their private and professional life and Norway already has a high percentage of part-time contracts and working women. However, the issue is more sensitive when it comes to going from part-ti
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