Earlier in the pandemic, employers had to ensure that employees
worked from home as far as this was practically possible. Employers
were required be able to document that the employees had been
informed of how this was to be carried out in the company.
In recent times, the general infection trend in Norway has been
on a downward curve. This can mainly be attributed to the
increasing vaccination rate in the population, but also to the
strict restrictions put in place by the governments on national and
local levels.
Consequently, authorities have gradually relaxed the regulations
related to the practice of working from home. Now, although the
statutory regulations formally still require employers to recommend
home offices, it is in practice up to employers themselves to
assess whether it is justifiable to allow employees to return to
the workplace.
