The government has sent out several hearings aimed at preventing crime related to working life. The hearings address, among other things, criminal liability for wage theft, increased penalties for breaches of provisions in the Working Environment Act and a provision that wages must be paid via a bank.

With COVID-19 giving rise to a host of novel workplace issues, Littler Global recently surveyed over 750 human resources executives and in-house counsel across Europe on their key concerns and strategies.

The Government will propose a budget resolution before the Parliament, ensuring that the temporary increased unemployment benefit rate is extended throughout 2020.

The Government proposes extending the lay-off period to 52 weeks from 1 November 2020.

The government has adopted changes in the period in which employers have a duty of remuneration when temporarily laying off employees. The duty of remuneration period will, from 1 September 2020, be ten days.

Employers' various prospects after temporary layoffs: Several employers have had to initiate layoffs in connection with the corona pandemic. A few months later, the employers are now in different positions.

The government has proposed a temporary arrangement where employers can apply for payroll support to bring their own laid-off employees back to work.

The gradual reopening of society that is happening these days means that for more employers it is appropriate to call laid-off employees back to work. In this regard, there are some factors employers should be aware of.

In February and March 2020, the European Court of Justice handed down two new judgements on transfer of ownership of undertakings.

The government has proposed to amend the rules for debt negotiation in bankruptcy legislation to help viable businesses affected by loss of income as a result of the coronavirus.

In order to deal with the financial consequences of the coronavirus outbreak, Stortinget (Parliament) has now also adopted amendments to the rules for laid-off employees in private pension schemes.

In recent weeks, the Government and Stortinget (Parliament) have implemented a number of measures to deal with the economic consequences of the virus outbreak. Stortinget (Parliament) has now adopted a temporary grant scheme for businesses.

We find that more and more people who contact us are particularly concerned about their own financial situation and what should and must be done in this regard. This applies to both businesses and individuals. Financial problems are therefore chosen as the theme of the day.

Several of our clients are employers and have asked us many different questions related to their role as an employer. Questions about infection prevention measures, working hours and layoffs are something everyone is particularly concerned about. Therefore, these three areas are selected as today’s topic.

Many of our clients are suppliers and customers and have questions related to contractual fulfilment and money requirements or questions about their own financial problems. This is exactly why we have chosen "Force majeure" and monetary claims as the theme of the day.