The Tariff Board has on29 June 2005adopted a regulation on general application of wage agreements at construction sites in thecountyofHordaland.

Based on a claim from the Norwegian Federation of Trade Unions (LO) the Tariff Board has decided to make parts of the Construction Agreement generally applicable for employees in the county of Hordaland. Terms of wages and employment deriving from the regulation are minimum terms applicable for employees in the building sector, within the scope of the regulation. The regulation enters into force on 1 January 2006.

The regulation is available on the internet:

http://odin.dep.no/asd/norsk/dep/p10001237/p10001255/bn.html

For further details, please contact the Tariff Board’s secretariat:

Eli Mette Jarbo Tel 22 24 69 39 or Bodil Stueflaten Tel 22 24 69 31.