Summer is nearly here and so it is important for
employers in Norway to start planning for their team's holiday,
if they haven't already. It can be costly for employers if
employees do not take their statutory holiday entitlement. We
explore the details below.
Holiday planning and management
The clear starting point according to the Norwegian Holiday Act
(the 'Act') is that the employer has the final say on when
its employees take their holiday. It is also the employer's
responsibility to ensure that its employees do in fact use their
statutory holiday entitlement.
Employers must discuss the timing of any holiday and create
holiday lists with the individual employee 'in good time'
under the Act. According to the Act, employees can also demand to
be informed of the time of the holiday as early as possible, and no
later than two months before the holiday is to be taken. For a
holiday that is to be taken in August 2025, the employee must
therefore be notified in
