Policy Document

Labour and Welfare Act

Year

2006

Country

Norway

Topic

Work & Retirement

Subtopic

Activation Policies 50+

Main implications

The aim of the reform is to consolidate all the social security and employment offices in a common state agency in which the employees of the Labour and Welfare Service and the municipal social services would work together to find solutions for unemployed people and assist people to stay in their jobs longer. The evaluation of the reform is not yet completed.

Benefits & Requirements

Read the Law

Full Text Source in English

https://www.nav.no/en/Home

Original full text source in native language

https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/asd/org/etatstyring/underliggende-etater/arbeids_og_velferdsetaten/id1511/

Author

Anders Gravir Imenes
External Consultant

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Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2016): Policy: "Labour and Welfare Act " (Information provided by Anders Gravir Imenes). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].