Our Labour Law practice is considered as a leader in the field by relevant publications that evaluate labour law expertise, such as Legal 500, Chambers Counsel Europe and PLC “Which Lawyer?”. Several of our partners are ranked at the top in the field of labour law in rankings found in Norwegian and foreign journals. Our lawyers lecture extensively and are the authors of a number of publications concerning labour law issues.
We take instructions from a number of Norway’s largest employers, both private and public, as well as foreign and listed enterprises. Our assistance encompasses all aspects of labor law, including advisory services, negotiations, contract drafting, etc., and dispute resolution in particular, through both arbitration and proceedings before the ordinary courts, including the Norwegian Supreme Court. In recent years our Labour Law practice has had a number of cases before the courts at any given time. Most of the cases are resolved out of court and early in the litigation process.
The Labour Law practice area consists of 14 lawyers, seven of whom are partners. Special industry knowledge and extra resources are available through close cooperation with persons associated with the firm’s other business areas. The purpose of this internal cooperation is to achieve a better focus on the client’s interests in all respects. We advise on the following:
Individual labour law:
- Employment contracts, including manager contracts
- Non-competition clauses
- Incentive schemes, bonuses and option agreements
- International labour law, including EEA labour law, secondment and postings
- Non-discrimination provisions
- Working conditions: rules for working hours, overtime, sick benefits and holidays
- Working environment/HSE requirements
- Reorganisation: administrative procedures and material requirements for changes to working conditions, terminations, etc.
- Business transfers
- Outsourcing
- Termination of employment contracts: resignation agreements, terminations, dismissals
- Occupational injuries
- Protection of privacy
- Litigation
Collective labour law:
- Wage agreements
- Reorganisation and business transfers
- Litigation before the Labour Court
Pension law:
- Handling pension schemes in connection with business transfers
- Individual pension agreements
- Collective pension agreements: company pensions and defined contribution pensions
- Changes to and discontinuation of group pension schemes
- Agreement-linked early retirement pension scheme
- Litigation