Norway - Final consultation over municipal agreement - January 21, 2010

Unions and employers in the municipal sector have drafted a new four-year agreement on employment and working conditions. The agreement includes a number of changes and new elements covering equality, tackling discrimination, climate change and measures to reduce sickness absence. There is a brief period for final feedback up to 1 February.

English: http://www.epsu.org/cob/335

Norwegian: http://www.fagforbundet.no/forsida/tariff/?article_id=46086

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