1. The Norwegian Collaboration Model Svein Oppegaard, NHO. Global Industrial Relations Network. Telenor, 25. October 2012

2. This is NHO  Norway’s largest stakeholder organization for businesses  21,400 members and 525,000 employees of member companies photo: Olav Heggø

3. The Norwegian Model Population: 5 017 500 Population between 15-74 years: 3 763 000 Total Labour force: 2 693 000 Persons outside labour force: 1 042 000 Employed: 2 604 000 Private sector: 1 800 000 Public sector: 800 000 Unemployed: 89 000 Source: Statistics Norway, Labour force survey Q2 2012

4. Our Labour market: 4 Unemployment rate: 3,3 % (unemployed/labour force) Employment rate: 69,7 % (employed/population) Labour force participation ratio: 72,1 % (labour force/Population) Source: Statistics Norway, Labour force survey Q2 2012

5. NHO believes in:  A strong and influential private sector  A state which limits its industrial policies and legislation to what is needed to stimulate business  Bipartite cooperation: Trade unions and employers organizations being able to cooperate on a broad basis  Tripartite cooperation: State and social partners photo: Olav Heggø

6. Good labour relations:  Competetive companies must be efficient and productive  Constructive labour relations may contribute  Cooperation must be based on trust and mutual respect photo: Scanpix

7. How to achieve it?  Constructive dialogue between management and workers representatives  Workers involvement at all levels  Areas of formal cooperation – within the agreement framework photo: Scanpix

8. Law and collective agreements Law:  Workers protection  Holidays  Sick leave and payments  Paid parental leave  Board representation of workers in companies  Conflict solving mechanisms Collective agreements:  The Basic Agreement  Collective wage agreements photo: Scanpix

9. The Basic Agreement  The most important tool for dialogue:  The right to unionise  The right for workers to be informed, involved and consulted  The right to form a liaison committee at the enterprise level  The provisions are binding for all parties  Alleged violations may be brought before the Labour Court 9

10. Areas of tripartite cooperation:  Guidelines for wage determination (from the technical calculation commitee to high level meetings)  Vocational education and training, apprenticeship in companies  The Inclusive Working life Agreement – to reduce absenteeism  Programs to promote accountability in vulnerable industries Photo: Olav Heggø

11. Stable union density Source: Kristine Nergaard, FAFO-notat 2010:25

12. Trade union density in different countries Source: OECD 2009-2010, FAFO-report 2012.16 Eldring & Alsos

13. Detailed regulation:  Working environment act with detailed regulation  NHO: 240 collective agreements  New regulation: Employment services