Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Article 8 of the Convention. Consultations with employers’ and workers’ organizations. The Committee notes that the Government’s report does not reply to earlier observations made by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) alleging lack of consultations with the social partners prior to the adoption of the new regulations on overtime. It therefore again requests the Government to specify whether the provisions of the new Working Environment Act (WEA) of 2005 on overtime regulations have been the subject of full and genuine tripartite consultations. It also requests the Government to discuss in the future with employers’ and workers’ organizations any problems arising out of Chapter 10 of the WEA on working hours and take the steps which may appear necessary to this end.

The Committee is raising other points in a request addressed directly to the Government.