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Provisions that you should be aware of as newly employed
The provisions most relevant to everyday work are available via the links listed below.
Your local personnel officer can answer your questions and offer guidance.
- Ethical guidelines
- Holiday
- Illness
- Insurance
- Leave of absence
- Probation period
- Salary, reimbursement and other payments
- Self-service portal
- Seniority
- Sideline jobs and owner interests
- Termination of employment
- Teaching skills
- Travel
- Working hours
Key legislation and agreements
- Civil Service Act (lovdata.no) (Norwegian) (statsansatteloven): Working conditions for the individual state employee at the University of Oslo are regulated principally by the Civil Service Act. The Act applies to employees in the service of the state and primarily clarifies the rights and duties of state employees regarding working conditions and dismissal.
- General Agreement for Civil Servants (Norwegian) (Hovedavtalen) is entered into by the state and the main organizations for state employees. The purpose of the agreement is to ensure the employees’ general rights with respect to co-determination via their trade unions and through information, discussions and negotiations.
- Adaptation Agreement (Norwegian) (Tilpasningsavtalen): Pursuant to the National salary agreement, the University of Oslo and the institution’s main organizations have entered into an adaptation agreement. This agreement more closely establishes rules about how co-determination shall occur in practice at the University.
- Basic Collective Agreements (regjeringen.no) (Norwegian) (Hovedtariffavtalene): Include among other things salary tables, a salary plan booklet and common provisions. The Basic Collective Agreements' salary conditions are determined following negotiations between the government and the state employees’ main organizations.
- Personnel Handbook for State Employees (lovdata.no) (Norwegian) (Statens personalh?ndbok): This is a systematically-organized reference work concerning the working conditions of state employees. It contains acts and agreements, and links notes and comments to the regulations.
- Personnel Regulations at UiO (Norwegian) (Personalreglement for UiO): Provide supplementary provisions relating to the Civil Service Act etc. with respect to employment schemes and certain other conditions linked to employment.
- Internal Personnel Handbook at UiO (Norwegian) (Intern personalh?ndbok ved UiO): Addresses the framework conditions and procedures linked to the most central areas of personnel administrative procedures, with references and links to relevant acts and regulations.
Trade unions and safety representatives
Trade unions and safety representatives safeguard staff members’ interests and ensure employee participation at the workplace. Read more about trade unions and safety representatives.