This is NHOHenrik Munthe

This is NHO

Norway’s largest stake-holder organisation for businesses

20,000 members and 500,000 employees in member companies

photo: Olav Heggø

Focus on members

NHO works for the working conditions of the companies

The member companies determine NHO’s work

photo: Olav Heggø

Part of a largercommunity

21national sector

federations

15regional offices

NHOcentral

Social involvement

Sets the agenda in social debates

Meeting place for companies and politicians

A good standing provides influence

photo: Olav Heggø

Wage settlement

Determines the frameworks for wage development in Norway

Ensures predictable wage and working conditions

Competitive development in relation to trade partners

photo: Scanpix

Industrial Relations in NorwayThe Nordic Model

Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise

NHO believes in

A strong and influential private sector

A state which limits its industrial policies and legislation to what’s necessary to stimulate business development

Tripartism (state + the social partners)

Bipartism: Trade unions and employers organisations being able to cooperate on a broad basis, including taking responsibility for wage settlements at various levels

The Norwegian IR is characterised by

More than 100 years of cooperation between management and labour

Strong social partner organisations, independent from any political interference but with political preferences…

Forms of cooperation defined by the social partners, not by the state

A well established tripartite cooperation

Characteristics for Industrial Relations in Norway

Law regulations and employment conditions No minimum wages Regulated; holiday entitlements, minimum pension, sick leave,

maternity leave Government policy is to leave as much as possible to the labour

market parties

The role of Trade Unions Freedom for all to unionize or to stay outside Free and independent trade unions No political interference, but clearly a political preference (LO) Strong local independency for the shop stewards

Majority of all rights are limited to the shop stewards Trade Union representatives have no formal right to interfere with local

practicesas long the practice is in accordance with the ruling Branch agreement

EEA Fund, NHO’s approach

The beneficiary state is to decide what is important

Limited resources for project involvement in NHONo capacity for being responsible for a project, will not apply for funding

Might be a bipartner Is to be assesed and considered by NHO if we are wanted as a bipartner

The presence of Norwegian (member)companies will be of importance

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