The National Wages Board () is a Norwegian body for resolving
labour dispute
A labor dispute is a disagreement between an employer and employees regarding the terms of employment. This could include disputes regarding conditions of employment, fringe benefits, hours of work, tenure, and wages to be negotiated during co ...
s.
Its task is to perform a compulsory arbitration () when negotiations of parties in Norwegian working life (employers and employees) stall, and if the conflict (
strike
Strike may refer to:
People
*Strike (surname)
* Hobart Huson, author of several drug related books
Physical confrontation or removal
*Strike (attack), attack with an inanimate object or a part of the human body intended to cause harm
* Airstrike, ...
or
lockout) has "consequences for life or health, or has other seriously damaging effects on society". The
Parliament of Norway
The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...
, or the
Government of Norway
The Council of State () is a formal body composed of the most senior government minister (government), ministers chosen by the Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister, and functions as the collective decision-making organ constituting the Go ...
when the Parliament is not in session, are responsible for convening the National Wages Board.
It was established on 19 December 1952 when the National Wages Board Act came into effect. It is based in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
, and has seven members. The secretariat is provided by the
Norwegian Ministry of Labour.
[
The current members of the National Wages Board are:]Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (, LO) is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national unions affiliated to the LO have almo ...
* Rolf Negård, representing the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (, NHO) is an employers' organisation in Norway with more than 30,000 members.
It was founded in 1989 as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and the ...
*Tone Rønholdtangen
Tone may refer to:
Visual arts and color-related
* Tone (color theory), a mix of tint and shade, in painting and color theory
* Tone (color), the lightness or brightness (as well as darkness) of a color
* Toning (coin), color change in coins
* ...
, representing LO Stat
LO Stat (LO State) is one of two bargaining structures within the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). LO Stat is the counterpart in negotiations over state employees' wages and conditions with the government and the employer's organisati ...
* Siri Røine, the Government Director of Personnel
See also
*Neo-corporatism
Corporatism is an ideology and political system of interest representation and policymaking whereby Corporate group (sociology), corporate groups, such as agricultural, labour, military, business, scientific, or guild associations, come toget ...
References
Government of Norway
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Government agencies established in 1952
Organisations based in Oslo
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