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Norway, hassle-free

Hire employees in Norway, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Norway. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.

The average onboarding time frame in Norway is 2 days with Deel.

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Hire employees in Norway. No entity needed.

Usually, to hire in Norway, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.

Norway also treats contractors differently than full-time employees, so misclassifying a contractor could lead to fines. Deel lets you hire employees in Norway quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more.

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All the necessary benefits for Norway
built right in

Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Norway within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard.

Occupational Injury Insurance
Pension
Public Health Insurance
Social Security
Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)

Our quickstart guide to hiring in Norway

Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Norway

Minimum Wage Requirements

There is no general minimum wage in Norway. There are specific minimum wages introduced in certain industries.

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax rate is 22%. Income tax is calculated using a flat tax rate.

Employer Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 18.7% of the employee salary.

Pension plan - 4% up to a maximum salary of NOK 1,423,440
Employer Social Security (ER SS) -14.1% of the sum of gross salary and pension plan

Annual payments:

Vacation bonus - 12% of the employee’s annual total compensation
Vacation bonus Employer Social Security (ER SS) - 14.1% of the vacation bonus

Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours

Overtime payment is mandatory. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 10 hours of overtime per week, and 25 hours every 4 weeks. For additional hours, employees are paid:

140% of salary per hour of overtime during weekdays
200% of salary per hour of overtime during night shifts and weekends

Standard working hours are 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 hours per week. The standard workweek is from Monday to Friday.

Maternity Leave

Pregnant employees, who have worked for a minimum of 6 out of the last 10 months, are entitled to paid maternity leave. The number of combined parental leave days for leave depends on the option chosen by the employee:

49 weeks at 100% average salary (up to 6G (6G is equal to an annual salary of NOK 638,394 (as of May 2021); or
59 weeks at 80% average salary

NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) will be responsible for this pay.

Out of the entire length of leave, the mother has a right to maternal quota:

15 weeks (if 49 weeks chosen) at 100% average salary
19 weeks (if 59 weeks chosen) at 80% average salary

The first 5 weeks must be taken immediately following the birth, with the remaining taken immediately following this or saved for later.
The employee can extend leave for 1 year without pay.

Paternity Leave

Employees who have worked for a minimum of 6 out of the last 10 months are entitled to paid paternity leave. The number of combined parental leave days for leave depends on the option chosen by the employee:

49 weeks at 100% average salary (up to 6G (6G is equal to an annual salary of NOK 638,394 (as of May 2021); or
59 weeks at 80% average salary

NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) will be responsible for this pay.

Out of the entire length of leave, the father has a right to paternal quota:

15 weeks (if 49 weeks chosen) at 100% average salary
19 weeks (if 59 weeks chosen) at 80% average salary

Fathers can take the parental quota from the 7th week onwards, after birth, or choose to wait until a later date. The quota can be taken consecutively, divided up, or combined with partial work.
The employee can extend leave for 1 year without pay.

Parental Leave

Parents, who have worked for a minimum of 6 out of the last 10 months, are eligible for a combined leave of 49 or 59 weeks. The number of days for leave depends on the option chosen by the employee:

49 weeks at 100% average salary (up to 6G (6G is equal to an annual salary of NOK 638,394 as of (May 2021); or
59 weeks at 80% average salary

NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) will be responsible for this pay. This period of leave is divided into the maternal quota, paternal quota, and joint leave (explained in sections below).

After employees have used 15 weeks or 19 weeks of maternal and paternal quota, they are entitled to a joint/shared period which is the shared parental benefit. This can be divided equally, or taken entirely by the mother or father. However, if the father/co-parent wants to take benefit of the joint period, the mother must be occupationally active in work, education, or similar.

Sick Leave

There is no maximum number of days for sick leave. Employees can receive sickness benefits for up to 1 year. This leave is paid at different rates and by different payers depending upon length:

Termination Requirements

Terminations must respect complex rules and the rules of an employee’s employment country. The off-boarding is always handled by the Employer with the primary stakeholders. It may include ad-hoc fees as well as required or recommended steps on specific termination cases.

Terminations in Norway can be complex. There is no at-will termination in Norway for employers outside the probation period, and termination must be done for just cause.

Compliant terminations include:

Voluntarily by the employee
By mutual agreement
Termination without notice is only permitted if the employee is guilty of a gross breach of duty or other serious breaches of the contract of employment
Termination during probation shall be based on the employee’s lack of suitability for the work or lack of proficiency or reliability
Termination with notice shall be objectively justified on the basis of circumstances relating to the undertaking for the employer or the employee
By the expiration of the contract

Notice Period

The minimum notice period is one month but the notice period increases based on length of employment.
Probation period - 14 days notice period

Up to 5 years of employment - 2 months notice period
Up to 10 years of employment - 3 months notice period
From 10 years of employment onwards, the notice period is:
- Minimum 4 months after the employee is less than 50 years old
- Minimum 5 months after the employee is 55 years old
- Minimum 6 months after the employee is 60 years old

For an employee, after 10 years of employment, they shall give be given 3 months prior notice

Severance for Employees

In Norway, there are no statutory requirements for severance payments. During the notice period, the employee is still entitled to salary payments and additional contractual benefits in accordance with terms of employment.

Paid Time Off

Full-time employees are entitled to 25 working days of paid time off (PTO) a year. PTO accrues monthly at 2.08 days per month.

Part-time employees are not entitled to PTO. They are allowed to take time off but are not paid a salary for it. They receive holiday money (either at a rate of 10.2% or 12% depending on the company's period 10.2% is the minimum by law) at the end of the year after earning.

Public Holidays

Norway celebrates 12 national holidays. National public holidays include:

New Year’s Day
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Labor Day
Constitution Day
Ascension Day
Pentecost
Whit Monday
Christmas Day
St Stephens’ Day

Onboarding

Onboarding takes 2 business days after the client signs the SOW.

Employment Contract Details

Contracts must be in Norwegian or English and can be bilingual. They must be in writing and signed by both parties.

A contract must include:

Name of employee and employer
Workplace
Job description
First day of employment
Duration of employment
Probation period
Holiday entitlement and pay
Salary and any other supplements
Working hours
Length of breaks
Special working-hour arrangement, pursuant to the provisions concerning reduced working hours, flexible working hours, etc.
Termination conditions

Probation Period

Employees hired using Deel have a probation period of 90 days, which you can extend up to 180 days. As of January 2022, it's Deel company policy to include probation periods in all employment contracts moving forward.

Probation periods help an employer and the employee ensure they're a hiring match, allowing a company to quickly decide if it's a fit and the employee to see if the job aligns with their career goals.

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Hiring in Norway, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Norway. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing
international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.

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