Black Week is coming to an end and the pre-Christmas season
has started. For many employers, this means a need for extra staff.
We give you what you need to make sure this year's Christmas
season helpers are legally employed.
1 Permanent employment
The main rule in Norway is that employers must use permanent
employment. The employee must be guaranteed a real and predictable
scope of employment which must be defined in the employment
contract. It will normally be easy for full-time positions (where
you can say "100% position") and for part-time positions
that cover a permanent and fairly steady need for labour.
The challenge arises when it is uncertain how much need the
employer has for the employee and / or at what times. The Working
Environment Act nevertheless requires that the scope of work is
defined, either through an employment fraction or by a certain
number of hours / days per week, the number of hours on certain
days or the like. It is not required
