Employment
The Employment Protection Act (LAS) and collective bargaining
The Employment Protection Act (LAS) governs dismissal, with a general priority based on length of service. Most terms are set by sector collective agreements rather than statute, and there is no statutory minimum wage.
Key rules
- Dismissal requires objective grounds, and redundancy order follows a last-in-first-out rule.
- There is no statutory minimum wage; pay comes from collective agreements.
- A 2022 reform loosened some rigidity around redundancy and disputes.
Governing law
- Employment Protection Act (Lagen om anställningsskydd, LAS)
- Co-Determination Act (MBL)
In practice
The 2022 LAS reform made it somewhat easier to end employment, in exchange for stronger transition and retraining support.