Living and working in Norway Eugenia Filip Tecusan, EURES Adviser, NAV jobbservice Oslo (eugenia.filip.tecusan@nav.no) Living and working in Norway

”up north”

Norway Statistics: Length 1750 km 7th largest in Europe 4,5 mill. inhabitants 19 Counties Largest cities: Oslo (522 000) Bergen (237 000) Trondheim (154 000) Stavanger (112 000)

Useful Addresses www.nav.no www.eures.no http://eures.europa.eu NAV Service Centre Phone: +47 800 33 166 (Monday – Friday 08:00 – 18:00) Contact the EURES Adviser in your area

The EURES network in Norway 17 EURES advisers: Østfold Oslo Hedmark Buskerud Vestfold Telemark Aust-Agder Vest-Agder Rogaland Hordaland Møre og Romsdal Sør-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag - Nordland - Troms

Language Most Norwegians speak English ….. But most of the employers require that you speak Norwegian, or an Scandinavian language Ask your local Eures Adviser about language courses in your country The Norwegian authorities do not offer EU/EEA citizens language courses free of charge

Taxes: www.skatteetaten.no Convention between the Government of the Kingdom of Norway and the Government of the Italian Republic for the avoidance of double taxation Signed 17.06.1985, in force from 25.05.1987 Direct taxes : paid directly as a % of income Income tax (“ inntektsskatt”) Wealth tax (“formueskatt”) Indirect taxes VAT 12 - 24% of net price

Work and the labour market Employment contract Both you and the Employer MUST sign an employment contract Your Employer will write what your work will involve, how much you will be paid, how many hours you will work, and the rules that will apply for termination of your contract. WAGES, TAXES and a tax card When you start working, you have to apply to your municipal tax office for a tax card. (www.skatteetaten.no) The national insurance scheme Driving license Contact the Norwegian public roads administration (VEGVESENET) www.vegvesen.no

Housing, accomodation http://www.use-it.no/ Private Accommodation Student Flats Affordable accommodation Bed & Breakfast Cottages Camping Glossary  

Unemployment: 2,6% in average (august 2006) Labour Market I Unemployment: 2,6% in average (august 2006) Increase: Industry and Construction Decline: Public Sector (incl. Health) ”Education and special skills is the best guarantee to stay in, or make an easy entry into, the labour market”

Vocational education and relevant experience Labour Market II Vocational education and relevant experience Shortages: Mechanical Industry, Construction and Property Industry (craftsmen), Health sector (dentists, doctors), Hotel and Tourism (chefs and waiters), Service Sector (hairdressers) Surpluses: Offshore Industry, Health sector (nurses), IT sector, educational sector (teachers)

Mechanical Industry Welders Industrial Plumbers Industrial mechanics Machine Operator (CNC) Industrial Painters Fire Proffers Insulators Safflowers

Offshore Industry Large competition for the jobs Highly skilled personnel with long experience only Shortages: Petroleum engineers Recruit from Mechanical Industry

Construction & Property Industry Carpenters Joiners Bricklayers Construction Frame workers Tinsmiths Plumbers

2 major projects Snøhvit - Hammerfest Ormen Lange – Aukra/Molde www.snohvit.com Ormen Lange – Aukra/Molde www.ormenlange.com/en Vacancies: www.nav.no Recruiting personnel within Mechanical - and Construction Industry

IT Large activity in the late 90s 2002/2003: bankruptcy and dismissals 2006: Increasing demand Highly skilled personnel Currently surpluses in national labour force

Health Dentist: Public Sector Doctors: Specialists Doctors: Rural areas Nurses: Special educated Nurses: Surplus Unskilled: No demand

Hotel and Tourism Chefs Waiters Bartenders Good language skills Seasonal work Largest demand in Oslo area

Fishing Industry Norway`s second largest export industry Small demand for labour within seasonal processing industry Good English skills is important No demands on the boats

Transport Lorry drivers Truck drivers Construction machinery drivers Valid certificate Seasonal variations

Farming/ Agriculture Unskilled: Harvesting Strawberries cabbage ect. Skilled: Farm relievers Milking (machine operated) Tractor (with equipment)

Jobseeking I Make a Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English “Personalia” (name, address, phone., e-mail etc.) Education (describe shortly) Work Experience (describe shortly) Courses Language skills Interest References (name of former employer + phone numbers)

Jobseeking II www.nav.no www.eures.no www.eures.europa.eu NAV Service Centre Phone: +47 800 33 166 (Monday – Friday 08:00 – 18:00) Contact the EURES Adviser in your area

Jobseeking III 60/70% of the jobs are not advertised Use www.gulesider.no Companies web sites Contact employers directly Use your personal network

Transitional rules I Before you start to work: “Residence permit with entitlement to work” For more information see www.udi.no You can apply: at a Norwegian foreign service or in person (Norwegian Police Station) or the employer can apply on your behalf

The European Labour Market Significant changes in the European population In 2030 Europe will lack 20,8 mill. People in the work force Only two persons in the work force per person above 65 years of age Europe will have 18 million fewer children and youth than we have today

Older people in the work force Endring i alderssammensetning i arbeidsstyrken. Figuren viser nettopp at veksten i arbeidsstyrken vil koma i dei eldste aldersgruppene. Heile 42 prosent av veksten i arbeidsstyrken vil koma blant dei over 60 år. Vi ser også at det er ein monaleg vekst i arbeidsstyrken i aldersgruppene under 30 år. Aldersgruppa 30 – 49 år er på mange måtar kjernen i arbeidsstyrken, ei aldersgruppe der dei fleste har etablert seg i yrkeslivet og som har høg yrkesdeltaking og låg arbeidsløyse. I 2030 vil endringar vil aldersstrukturen i folkemengda tilseia at det er langt færre i denne aldersgruppa enn i dag. Arbeidsstyrken blant 30 – 49 åringane vil berre veksa med 3 prosent. Veksten i arbeidsstyrken er difor avhengig av at seniorane er yrkesaktive. 5 % 15 % 16 % 3 % 9 % 62 % The changes of the age in the workforce from 2005 - 2030

The demand for labour is influenced by: Demographical circumstances – the elderly want another type of products and services than the younger The qualifications of the labour force The division of work around the world Technological development Political priorities

Challenges for EURES Norway …… A new and much bigger organisation (NAV) How to inform new colleagues about EURES and the EURES service to employers and jobseekers? The need for training or more EURES actors Will EURES be able to keep up with the increased demand for recruitment services

EURES results 2006

Statistics 2002 - 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 August 2006 Contacts total 20 000 22 624 24 614 27 563 20 689 Job-seekers 13 000 11 139 9 820 14 947 15 527 Employers 2 200 2 388 2 631 4 745 5 153

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