Wage talks between Norway’s unions and employers head to mediation

Wage talks between Norway’s unions and employers head to mediation

Negotiations on this year’s collective bargaining agreement broke down on Tuesday, and the two parties will head to the national mediator to try and strike a deal on unionised wages.

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Annual wage negotiations between Norway’s largest labour- and employer organizations fell apart on Tuesday and had to head into mediation. The last such bargaining sesson for labour boss Peggy Hessen Følsvik was thus not ending without a fight, despite all the other turbulence in the world at present. There already was broad agreement over how […] The post Important labour talks collapsed appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinen…

The parties are unable to agree on the wage settlement and must seek help from the National Ombudsman to avoid a general strike. LO announces layoffs for over 200,000 members.

Brot i lønnsoppgjeret – går til mekling

The parties are unable to reach an agreement on the wage settlement and must seek help from the Norwegian Ombudsman to avoid a general strike. LO announces layoffs for over 200,000 members.

NHO and LO announced on Tuesday afternoon that the wage settlement will go to mediation.

There is a breakdown in the wage settlement between LO and NHO. – We have been trying to reach an agreement for four days through negotiations, but must now conclude that we are too far apart. Therefore, we are asking the Norwegian Ombudsman for assistance, says LO leader Peggy Hessen Følsvik in a press release. Thus, the wage settlement will proceed to mediation with the Norwegian Ombudsman on March 31, with a mediation deadline of April 1. – W…