Here are the details of working in Norway !

I would like to write about working in Norway, which is the dream of many people from many countries.

First of all, if you come from a European country, you don’t need a work visa. You can find a job and come to Norway, or you can look for a job while in Norway.

If you want to come to work from a country outside of Europe, you need a work visa and the requirements for this work visa vary from country to country. (You can get detailed information from the embassy in your country.)

There is no clear monthly salary in Norway. Wages are hourly and you will be paid based on your total working hours. Hourly working wages of each job and workplace are different. Salaries are paid monthly as the sum of the total hours worked in a month.

You can choose the tax rate that suits you from the tax table. According to the table you have chosen, your salary is credited to your account after the tax deduction.

You have to be contracted from the first day of employment. Contracts made have percentage and hour guarantees. So, if your contract is 40%, it means you will get 40% working hours each month. Likewise, if your contract says 90 hours, it indicates that you will get 90 hours of work each month. Terms such as 40% or 90 hours are minimal. In other words, the workplace can write more hours than this if needed.

Working in 2–3 different jobs is also quite common in Norway. Of course, the tax you pay varies according to your job and working hours. However, under normal conditions (100% contracts), you can get 8 hours a day, 160 hours a month, but if you work for a maximum of 50 hours a month in your current job, of course you have the opportunity to work in another workplace.

The holiday pay shall be a minimum of 10.2 per cent of the holiday pay basis. Employees over the age of 60 are entitled to a minimum of 12.5 per cent.

Employees in Norway receive holiday money every year. The holiday pay is calculated on the basis of what you have received as remuneration (salary, etc.) in the year of earning. Not all payments are included in the calculation. For example, holiday pay shall not be calculated from payments relating to travel expenses, accommodation, holiday pay paid in the year of accrual, or the share of net dividends.

Employees in Norway can also get back some of the taxes they pay each year. But the refund of these taxes is very individual and varies. For example, someone who has worked long overtime during the year will not be able to receive a refund of tax. In fact, he may have to pay extra tax due to overtime.

Good luck to those who will come to work in Norway 🇳🇴