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The rule today is that an agreement can be entered into for temporary employment for up to 12 months for up to 15 % of the employees. It is this general access to temporary employment that will probably disappear. In other cases, where it is defined as temporary work, project employment, seasonal work, etc., you will most likely still be able to hire temporarily. A consultation opinion is expected in the area before Christmas with an expectation of a clarification during Q1 2022.
There will still be a need and opportunity to hire personnel after the regulations are tightened. The expectation is that there will be austerity in construction, especially around Oslo, in addition to an expectation that it may become more difficult for companies without a collective agreement to hire labour.
But the staffing market covers all industries and the whole of Norway. Building and construction accounts for only about 20 % of all letting in Norway, according to industry statistics from NHO. At the same time, the political battle over demands for a collective agreement to hire labor has not been decided.
We at Veksthuset Personal have been fortunate enough to be able to influence directly into the Storting. In November, we received a pleasant inquiry from the Labor and Social Committee in the Conservative Party by parliamentary representative Anna Molberg. The inquiry concerned a possible company visit to learn more about us and our industry, to ensure increased expertise in further negotiations in the Storting. We proudly agreed to a meeting and it resulted in a productive conversation about the staffing and recruitment industry together with parliamentary representatives Anna Molberg, Henrik Asheim, Aleksander Stokkebø and two advisers from the Labor and Social Committee.
Some of the points we visited were how we feel that, right in line with the media image, we contribute to increased seriousness in working life, i.a. in the form of broad expertise in employment law and HSE. We further pointed out how we feel that many businesses, especially in the SME segment, are dependent on a collaboration partner to gain access to the necessary workforce (potentially weakened competitiveness in the event of excessive austerity). We further signaled that we welcome more controls, as an alternative to further tightening. We also expressed concern about the increased use of foreign companies due to a tightening for Norwegian staffing companies, and asked questions about how the foreign companies should be able to be checked regularly.
It is positive that those who will continue to work on this process are inquisitive and we hope our input provided some new perspectives and examples for further negotiations.
We at Veksthuset Personal AS are well prepared for the changes that may come. We have an internal quality system, which ensures orderly conditions for our employees by, among other things, that the bulk of our employees who are hired out are permanent employees with us. We have a well-developed internal control system for professional safeguarding of our employees and their conditions. This means that our customers can be sure that hiring from Veksthuset Personal AS is safe and that all our employees have orderly working conditions.
- For many companies, being able to procure labor at short notice is an important part of their competitiveness. Here, staffing agencies play an important role as strategic partners. We strongly believe that this will also apply after the regulations are tightened.
