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Sickness Benefits

Sickness benefits from the National Insurance Scheme provide compensation for lost income when you are unable to work due to illness or injury.

Care Allowance for a Sick Child

Care allowance is a financial support for working individuals who need to take time off work to care for a child requiring continuous supervision and care due to illness, injury, or disability.

Assistive aids

Assistive aids are intended to compensate for practical problems that individuals with disabilities may encounter in everyday life, society and in the workplace.

Occupational Injury

Occupational injury is defined personal injury, illness or death as a result of an occupational accident. Illness may be approved as occupational illness if it was caused by harmful exposure at work.

Volunteering and dialogue

Voluntary organisations play an important role in the Integration and inclusion of immigrants in local communities.

Introduction programme

The goal is to give the individual basic skills in the Norwegian language and a fundamental insight into Norwegian social conditions and to prepare him/her for work or education.

Responsibilities and Tasks in the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion (AID) is responsible for policies related to the labor market, work environment, inclusion, pensions, and welfare.

Area focus

In some areas with major and complex social challenges, the state and municipalities have joined together to make an extra effort.

Coordination of social security schemes

If you are planning to live or work abroad, it is advisable to contact NAV in advance to clarify how this will affect your social security rights.

Hiring of Labor

The main rule in Norway is that employees should be permanently employed. However, there is some scope for engaging labor in other ways.

Immigration and integration

The government is working to reduce the number of asylum seekers without the need for protection, faster settlements of persons who receive residence, and faster return of persons without legal residence in Norway.

Pensions and welfare

Everyone shall have equal opportunities, rights and obligations to take part in society and make use of their resources, irrespective of economic or social background.

Labour

It is the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs that has overriding responsibility for the Government’s labour policy.

Welfare schemes to prevent poverty in Norway

The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion has the overall responsibility for coordinating the government’s efforts against poverty and for improving the living conditions of those who are struggling financially or with other social conditions.

The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority

The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority sets the conditions for ensuring that businesses maintain high standards of health, work environment, and safety.

Press centre for the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

All press inquiries to political leadership go via the Press and Communication Section/Communication unit.

The Maritime Pension Fund

The Maritime Pension Fund (MPK) administers a mandatory pension scheme for employees on Norwegian-registered ships and certain mobile installations.

Web page: https://www.mpk.no/

The Labour Court

The Labour Court is a special court that handles disputes regarding the validity and interpretation of collective agreements and certain disputes concerning the interpretation of the Labour Disputes Act and the Public Service Disputes Act, disputes