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 at construction sites in Norway. 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 2007.

With dissenting votes 3-2 the Tariff Board decided not to make the agreements regulations on working time generally applicable. This implies that the ordinary regulations on working time in the Working Environment Act will apply.

The regulation is available on the internet:
http://odin.dep.no/aid/norsk/dep/org/tilknyttede_virksomheter/p10001255/bn.html

For further details, please contact the Tariff Board’s secretariat at the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion:

Bodil Stueflaten Tel 22 24 69 31 – Maria Gangsaas Sogn Tel 22 24 69 07.