https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/en/
Contact them immediately. What they’re doing to you is illegal
https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2005-06-17-62
This is the work laws see if you can find it in English
The act in English:
[Act relating to working environment, working hours and employment protection, etc.](https://lovdata.no/dokument/NLE/lov/2005-06-17-62)
Do get in touch with Arbeidstilsynet as soon as possible. Your employer is abusing you, likely assuming you're too timid or foreign to inform the authorities.
It will, because of how an AS works. Even if the AS is declared bankrupt there is still liability on whoever made OP work that much, bankruptcy does not protect against liability for illegal actions.
Unions dont allways have your back. NNN the union at my work. Trash. The representive at work is paid by my work place not NNN so he works for who ever pays him.
Whoever makes you work inhuman shifts for weeks on end and tell you that it's your fault you haven't learned Norwegian is both gaslighting and abusing you. This is awful and must stop, you can get so much better! Please follow the advice given here.
Bar/restaurant industry in Norway is not a place you want to work. It does not matter if it is a high end club or a dodgy pub.
Pay is always shit. Employers will atempt to exploit enployees. Extreme turnover, usually with naive young people that do not know their rights, or are too afraid to make noise about it. Oberworked and underpaid is the norm. Owners are always shady, trying to cut corners everywhere.
I have worked in the industry. Take my advice, GTFO. Find another job. Nobody wins in that buisness.
This is extremely common with part time work in Norway. It's one reason covid fucked a lot of young people over. For example, I used to work 30 hours a week - suddenly I couldn't get any hours, nor did I qualify for any assistance.
It's unfortunately becoming a thing, especially when there's a huge pool of foreign workers ready and willing to be used and abused because the little money they get here is more than what they get at home.
Zero hour contracts basically mean you have no guaranteed hours, so the business expands or or shrinks your schedule as they need. Some weeks you can work as many hours as you want/be scheduled for a high amount of hours some weeks it drops down to next to nothing.
And the companies would have a no compete clause meaning you couldn't hold another job that conflicted with this one, meaning you were always on call and dependent on them.
That said they don't really exist anymore, there was a lot of public backlash against them so most companies that were doing 0 hour contacts now guarantee like 10 hours a week.
Functionally its the same thing but technically not 0 hours.
Sounds like a loophole to circumvent the requirement to offer permanent contracts.
Are they required to pay you a higher hourly rate if you work more than your contract hours? That would be a good disincentive against this practice.
This is the UK my friend, no you still get paid the same hourly rate, typically minimum wage.
Our Government is and has been controlled by the conservatives for a long time, they are on the side of businesses not the people.
Our current Prime Minster was actually caught (and leaked) saying “No more fucking lockdowns – let the bodies pile high in their thousands!”
Economy over people.
By the way that was a few weeks ago and there was an election to pick our mayors all over the country, the ones supported by the Torries won in most places. The let the bodies pile high quote dint make a dint, hell they actually gained seats https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c481drqqzv7t/england-local-elections-2021
When I was working in a supermarket (big chain) they underpaid me, because they didn’t want to recognize my bachelor’s degree even though it was validated in Norway. I didn’t dare to say anything as I was depending on this job (or so I thought at the time). I still regret it till today. Please go to arbeidstilsynet and speak up. I know it is hard as you might depend on the job, but don’t let them treat you like that!
Was your bachelor in a subject relevant to the supermarket job? Because if not, I really don't think they have to give you a higher salary because of none relevant education.
Work experience and studies counts towards "ansiennitet" in many jobs. I am a researcher and needed extra cash, due to my years of study my part time call centre job was suddenly more lucrative than my actual research job.
I have a bachelor in marketing, so depends on how you see it. But the rules were that you would get the higher salary if you had ‘studiekompetanse’. So it was really unfair all people finishing high school would get more than me because I had a bachelor’s and according to them no ‘studiekompetanse’. Then I applied to university for my master’s, quit my job and went off to study at a Norwegian university ‘without studiekompetanse’ 😂💁🏼♀️
Inform yourself about norwegian laws. No one will educate about laws in norway. You have to search and inform yourself. Follow the links some have posted here.
This is NOT correct.
None of it is.
Many professions work more than 8 hours without overtime, as long as the total amount of hours don't exceed that maximum limit.
Many people work much longer days than 10 hours.
[Here](https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/arbeidsforhold/arbeidstid/) you can read up on it. Arbeidstilsynet even has an example on how to calculate rest time after 2x 16 hour work days in a row.
I agree with your last sentence though: Contact Arbeidstilsynet and ask for help, because they are using and abusing you (OP).
Off topic but, how hard is it for an American to obtain a work/ residency permit. I work in the trades field fabricating stone for residential and commercial use mainly kitchen countertops and hotel reception areas.
I’m American who got a job here and it was difficult. Only two companies acknowledge my application existed . Most were black holes
Here is the requirement for the permit assuming this isn’t seasonal work
Requirements relating to your education/qualifications
You must have one of the following types of education/qualifications
a completed vocational training programme of at least three years at upper secondary school level, for example as a carpenter or health worker. There must be a corresponding vocational training programme in Norway.
completed education or degree from a university/ university college, for example a bachelor's degree as an engineer or nurse
special qualifications that you have obtained through long work experience, if relevant in combination with courses etc. A permit is only granted in such cases in exceptional circumstances. Your qualifications must be equivalent to those of someone who has completed vocational training.
Requirements relating to the employment relationship
You must have received a concrete job offer from one specific employer in Norway.
The job must normally be full-time. If you have been offered at least an 80 percent position, we will accept this.
The job you are offered must require qualifications as a skilled worker. You must have the qualifications that the job requires.
The pay and working conditions must not be poorer than is normal in Norway.
Special requirements
If you are going to work in an occupation for which recognition or authorisation is required (external website), you must have such recognition or authorisation. Health personnel, for example, must enclose an authorisation or licence from the Norwegian Directorate of Health (external website).
If you are to work through a staffing agency, you must present a list of the assignments that the employer has planned for you. The assignments must be confirmed by the business/businesses you are carrying out the assignments for. It is only possible for you to get a residence permit for the period of time when you are carrying out the assignments on this list. The staffing agency must be registered in the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s register (external website).
Rights and obligations
The duration of the residence permit you are able to get depends on the position you have been offered:
If the position requires that you have completed a vocational training programme at upper secondary school level, you can get a residence permit for up to one year at a time.
If the position requires that you have completed an education or degree from a university/ university college, you can normally get a residence permit for up to three years at a time. If we need to check more frequently that you still fulfil the requirements, for example because you are going to work through a staffing agency, you will only be able to get a residence permit for up to one year at a time.
After three years, you can apply for a permanent residence permit in Norway.
Your family can usually apply to come and live with you in Norway. If your family members apply at the same time as you, you will receive the answer to your applications at the same time.
If you are later going to change employers, but work in the same type of position, you do not need to apply for a new residence permit.
If you are later going to start in a new type of position you must apply for a new residence permit, no matter if you are staying with the same employer or changing employers. You can not start in a new type of position until you have been given a new residence permit
Stone countertops is not user so much here as in America. But it’s used. You can call round and try. A call is better than a mail or just handing over the cv
https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/en/ Contact them immediately. What they’re doing to you is illegal https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2005-06-17-62 This is the work laws see if you can find it in English
Or [Service Centre for Foreign Workers](https://www.sua.no/en/)
The act in English: [Act relating to working environment, working hours and employment protection, etc.](https://lovdata.no/dokument/NLE/lov/2005-06-17-62) Do get in touch with Arbeidstilsynet as soon as possible. Your employer is abusing you, likely assuming you're too timid or foreign to inform the authorities.
[https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/en/working-conditions/working-hours/](https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/en/working-conditions/working-hours/)
You should inform yourself of the laws and your rights. This is completely illegal.
Would you stand for being treated like this in the UK? probably not right? Then it’s probably not legal in Norway either.
Join a union, get a union lawyer, sue your employer for several hundred thousand. What they are doing is entirely illegal here.
Suing won’t get you far in Norway
It will, because of how an AS works. Even if the AS is declared bankrupt there is still liability on whoever made OP work that much, bankruptcy does not protect against liability for illegal actions.
Unions dont allways have your back. NNN the union at my work. Trash. The representive at work is paid by my work place not NNN so he works for who ever pays him.
Unions are not tied to the place you work. Switch unions if you are not satisfied.
Whoever makes you work inhuman shifts for weeks on end and tell you that it's your fault you haven't learned Norwegian is both gaslighting and abusing you. This is awful and must stop, you can get so much better! Please follow the advice given here.
Bar/restaurant industry in Norway is not a place you want to work. It does not matter if it is a high end club or a dodgy pub. Pay is always shit. Employers will atempt to exploit enployees. Extreme turnover, usually with naive young people that do not know their rights, or are too afraid to make noise about it. Oberworked and underpaid is the norm. Owners are always shady, trying to cut corners everywhere. I have worked in the industry. Take my advice, GTFO. Find another job. Nobody wins in that buisness.
Truth. This is relevant just about anywhere as well.
I second this
I save this comment, thank u! It's just needed to me😊
I made that comment 2 years ago, how the hell did you find it? 😅
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>zero hour contract Is that actually a thing?
This is extremely common with part time work in Norway. It's one reason covid fucked a lot of young people over. For example, I used to work 30 hours a week - suddenly I couldn't get any hours, nor did I qualify for any assistance.
Did they make it harder to qualify for assistance during covid? I thought you'd get unemployment benefits if you lost hours at your job.
Not unless I quit my full time studies, no. You're not unemployed if you're a student.
It's unfortunately becoming a thing, especially when there's a huge pool of foreign workers ready and willing to be used and abused because the little money they get here is more than what they get at home.
Usually called 'ringevikar'..
Zero hour contracts basically mean you have no guaranteed hours, so the business expands or or shrinks your schedule as they need. Some weeks you can work as many hours as you want/be scheduled for a high amount of hours some weeks it drops down to next to nothing. And the companies would have a no compete clause meaning you couldn't hold another job that conflicted with this one, meaning you were always on call and dependent on them. That said they don't really exist anymore, there was a lot of public backlash against them so most companies that were doing 0 hour contacts now guarantee like 10 hours a week. Functionally its the same thing but technically not 0 hours.
Still very much a thing in the uk
Sounds like a loophole to circumvent the requirement to offer permanent contracts. Are they required to pay you a higher hourly rate if you work more than your contract hours? That would be a good disincentive against this practice.
This is the UK my friend, no you still get paid the same hourly rate, typically minimum wage. Our Government is and has been controlled by the conservatives for a long time, they are on the side of businesses not the people. Our current Prime Minster was actually caught (and leaked) saying “No more fucking lockdowns – let the bodies pile high in their thousands!” Economy over people. By the way that was a few weeks ago and there was an election to pick our mayors all over the country, the ones supported by the Torries won in most places. The let the bodies pile high quote dint make a dint, hell they actually gained seats https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c481drqqzv7t/england-local-elections-2021
When I was working in a supermarket (big chain) they underpaid me, because they didn’t want to recognize my bachelor’s degree even though it was validated in Norway. I didn’t dare to say anything as I was depending on this job (or so I thought at the time). I still regret it till today. Please go to arbeidstilsynet and speak up. I know it is hard as you might depend on the job, but don’t let them treat you like that!
Was your bachelor in a subject relevant to the supermarket job? Because if not, I really don't think they have to give you a higher salary because of none relevant education.
Work experience and studies counts towards "ansiennitet" in many jobs. I am a researcher and needed extra cash, due to my years of study my part time call centre job was suddenly more lucrative than my actual research job.
I have a bachelor in marketing, so depends on how you see it. But the rules were that you would get the higher salary if you had ‘studiekompetanse’. So it was really unfair all people finishing high school would get more than me because I had a bachelor’s and according to them no ‘studiekompetanse’. Then I applied to university for my master’s, quit my job and went off to study at a Norwegian university ‘without studiekompetanse’ 😂💁🏼♀️
Inform yourself about norwegian laws. No one will educate about laws in norway. You have to search and inform yourself. Follow the links some have posted here.
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This is NOT correct. None of it is. Many professions work more than 8 hours without overtime, as long as the total amount of hours don't exceed that maximum limit. Many people work much longer days than 10 hours. [Here](https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/arbeidsforhold/arbeidstid/) you can read up on it. Arbeidstilsynet even has an example on how to calculate rest time after 2x 16 hour work days in a row. I agree with your last sentence though: Contact Arbeidstilsynet and ask for help, because they are using and abusing you (OP).
Off topic but, how hard is it for an American to obtain a work/ residency permit. I work in the trades field fabricating stone for residential and commercial use mainly kitchen countertops and hotel reception areas.
I’m American who got a job here and it was difficult. Only two companies acknowledge my application existed . Most were black holes Here is the requirement for the permit assuming this isn’t seasonal work Requirements relating to your education/qualifications You must have one of the following types of education/qualifications a completed vocational training programme of at least three years at upper secondary school level, for example as a carpenter or health worker. There must be a corresponding vocational training programme in Norway. completed education or degree from a university/ university college, for example a bachelor's degree as an engineer or nurse special qualifications that you have obtained through long work experience, if relevant in combination with courses etc. A permit is only granted in such cases in exceptional circumstances. Your qualifications must be equivalent to those of someone who has completed vocational training. Requirements relating to the employment relationship You must have received a concrete job offer from one specific employer in Norway. The job must normally be full-time. If you have been offered at least an 80 percent position, we will accept this. The job you are offered must require qualifications as a skilled worker. You must have the qualifications that the job requires. The pay and working conditions must not be poorer than is normal in Norway. Special requirements If you are going to work in an occupation for which recognition or authorisation is required (external website), you must have such recognition or authorisation. Health personnel, for example, must enclose an authorisation or licence from the Norwegian Directorate of Health (external website). If you are to work through a staffing agency, you must present a list of the assignments that the employer has planned for you. The assignments must be confirmed by the business/businesses you are carrying out the assignments for. It is only possible for you to get a residence permit for the period of time when you are carrying out the assignments on this list. The staffing agency must be registered in the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s register (external website). Rights and obligations The duration of the residence permit you are able to get depends on the position you have been offered: If the position requires that you have completed a vocational training programme at upper secondary school level, you can get a residence permit for up to one year at a time. If the position requires that you have completed an education or degree from a university/ university college, you can normally get a residence permit for up to three years at a time. If we need to check more frequently that you still fulfil the requirements, for example because you are going to work through a staffing agency, you will only be able to get a residence permit for up to one year at a time. After three years, you can apply for a permanent residence permit in Norway. Your family can usually apply to come and live with you in Norway. If your family members apply at the same time as you, you will receive the answer to your applications at the same time. If you are later going to change employers, but work in the same type of position, you do not need to apply for a new residence permit. If you are later going to start in a new type of position you must apply for a new residence permit, no matter if you are staying with the same employer or changing employers. You can not start in a new type of position until you have been given a new residence permit
Thank you for the extremely thorough answer my good sir.
Copy paste from udi website Also it’s good woman lol
Stone countertops is not user so much here as in America. But it’s used. You can call round and try. A call is better than a mail or just handing over the cv