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Living and working in Norway
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Norway - up north
• Length 1750 km• 432 km at the widest• 6 km at the narrowest• Long coastline• 7th largest country in
Europe• 16 persons per km2
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Geography
•Population 5 mill•Immigrants 500.000•Capital Oslo•612.000 inhabitants•19 counties•Biggest cities: •Bergen 250.000•Trondheim 170.000•Stavanger 121.000
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Norway
• Currency: Norwegian kroner - NOK
• Constitutional monarchy King Harald V and Queen Sonja
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Characteristics
• - 30° to + 30°C • Bright summer – dark winter• Nature variety• Outdoor activites• Hight standard of living• Extensive welfare system• Safe working conditions
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Language
• Norwegian or a scandinavian language• Norwegian courses in most towns• You have to pay for the language course• Two official forms.
- Standard Norwegian and new Norwegian• Close to Swedish and Danish • Norwegians speak English well• Many regional dialects
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Cultur
• Flat structure in the workplace • Conformity/Equality/No special treatment• Enjoying space, keeping distance, privacy• Cold lunch• ”Dugnad” – working for free• Dress code• Importance of nature
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Nav EURes
• www.eures.europa.eu/ - felles europeisk database• www.nav.no - jobb i utlandet og i Norge• www.eures.no – informasjon om å jobbe og bo i
utlandet
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The Labour market in Norway
• Current situation- 2,7 % unemployment- current supply of vacant positions pr.day approx. 1000
• Sector with highest unempolyment- Building and construction (3,7%)- Industry (3,6 %)
• Sectors with lowest unemployment- Education ( 1,1%)- Engineering and IT (1,2%)
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Labour Market – shortages/demand
• Engineers mainly oil & gas• IT specialists (with experience)• Mechanical Industry (skilled workers)• Health sector ( doctors, dentists and specialised
nurses)• Hotel and tourism (sesonal chefs and waiters)• Preschool teachers• Construction sector (highly skilled workers only)• Transport (bus drivers and long-distance)• Agricultural workers (skilled)
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Hotel and restaurant
• A need for chefs and cooks• Waiters, headwaiters and
barkeepers• Biggest need in and around Oslo• Mountain and fjord areas also • Particularly during summer season• Good language skills required
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Working conditions
• Written contract is mandatory• 6 months probational period• Periode of notice – 3 months
- 2 weeks during probational period
• Salary paid one a month• Employer draw tax from your monthly pay• 37,5 working hours per week• Shift workers can have 35,5 hours working week• Maximum 40 hours per week• Membership in a trade union can be useful…
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Working conditions
• Holiday leave is 25 working days per year• Holiday pay normally paid out in the month of June• Holiday pay 12% of gross pay for trade union members• 10,2% for non trade union members• Holiday pay is accumulated• Labour Inspection Authority: www.arbeidstilsynet.no
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Recidence/registration
• Norway is an EEA (not EU) member• EU/EEA citizen have the right to work in Norway from
the first day of arrival• Job holders must register with UDI (Directorate of
Immigration): - register online or the nearest police station or Service Centre for Foreign workers (Oslo, Stavanger, Tromsø)
• Job seekers self-register only when staying longer than 3 months
• You will also need a National Identification number- Tax office/population register – www.skateetaten.no
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Taxes
• Working in Norway for a Norwegian employer, you pay income tax and national insurance contribution in Norway
• Average income tax is 28%• National insurance contribution 7,8%• Deductions!
EU citizens are entitled to a deduction called ”standardfradrag” in the two first years (10% or max NOK 40.000 per year)
• House morgage, loans/debts increae your deductions• Tax return submitted every year in April
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Is Norway expensive?
• Most Norwegians families have two incomes• Income tax is average for Europe• Housing is expensive (approx 35-45% of income)• Food (except meat) and clothes are not so expensive• Alcohol and cigarettes are very expensive• Eating out in a restaurant is also expensive • One beer will cost about 8 Euro and a glass of wine
about 10 Euro in a pub/restaurant. One coffee about 3,5 Euro
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Jobbseeking
• Make a Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English• Europass v increasingly common• Application letter maximum 1 page• Use www.gulesider.no and company web sites • On-line CV registration very common• Contact employers directly• Use your personal network• Social media!
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Jobbseeking – The CV
Personalia (name, address etc.) Education Work experience Courses Language skills Interests References (former employer + phone numbers) Photo (not required) 1-2 pages maximum
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Useful websites
Job related• www.nav.no (Labour and Welfare organisation)• www.nav.no/eures (Nav Eures Norway)• www.eures.europa.eu
Study in Norway• www.studyinnorway.no• www.nokut.no (Recognition of higher education)
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Useful web sites
New in Norway• www.norway.no (Gateway to public sector)• www.visitnorway.no (Travel)• www.nyinorge.no (New in Norway)
Official pages• www.skatteetaten.no (Tax card and personal number)• www.toll.no ( Customs)• www.udi.no ( Work and residence permits, registration)• www.mattilsynet.no (Import of animals and plants)