Working in Norway - Know your rights!

09.00 - 10.00 

Digital lectures on the working life and conditions of employment as PhD and postdoc in Norway

Take your time and watch these videos in your own pace and when you want to.
Make sure to note the things you did not get hold of or want us to elaborate. The Zoom room will be open from 9 PM if you need help with the videos or you want to start asking questions or add comments in the chat. There will be no further activity until 10 AM.

For all: The Nordic work and welfare model (13.20)

For PhD Candidates: PhD Candidate – know your rights (16.34)

For postdocs: Postdoc – know your rights (29.49)

10.00 - 10.10 

Forskerforbundet/The Norwegian Association of Researchers (NAR)

Short information on how NAR is organized, how we work and what we can do for you.
(By Jon Iddeng)

10.10 - 10.30 

Plenary Q/A on conditions of employment as PhD and postdoc

You will meet our legal expert and special advisor, ready to answer your questions and discuss conditions of employment for PhD, Postdocs and other research positions.
(By Hildur N. Nilssen and Balrin Kaur Bisal)

10.35 - 11.10 

Digital lectures on salaries and wage negotiations in Norway – state sector and beyond

You can watch this videos whenever you want to, but it will also be shown in plenary during this session: Salaries and how to raise them

11.10 - 11.30 

Plenary Q/A on salaries and negotiations

You will meet our salary expert and special advisor, ready to answer your questions and discuss wages, negotiations and how to raise your salary.
 

11.30 - 12.00 

Digital break-out rooms – meet your local union representative

Some of our local representatives from the large branches of NAR will be available in a break-out room to give you further information on how to reach them and book an appointment, the nature of the local union’s work, besides news and issues at stake.