Factsheet for measure
NO-2020-45/1664
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Updated
– measures in Norway
Grant for additional costs for entry quarantine
Tilskudd for merkostnader til innreisekarantene
Background information
Many companies in Norway, including in the shipbuilding industry and in the construction industry, are dependent on foreign labour to maintain normal operations. For these companies the quarantine rules entail large costs. The government has established a compensation scheme to help companies with additional expenses for implementing entry quarantine, to maintain production despite strict quarantine measures.
Content of measure
A compensation scheme has been established for companies that sustain additional costs when it provides a suitable place to stay for hired foreign labour during quarantine instead of using subsidised quarantine hotels. The scheme will initially apply for the period 1 November 2020 to 28 February 2021. Such companies will receive a standard amount per employee per day in quarantine of NOK 1,000 (€96) under the following conditions:
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The company must have had employees or contractors who were subjected to entry quarantine in the period for which a grant is applied for;
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Quarantine stays carried out at quarantine hotels are not covered;
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As an employer or client, the company must have been responsible for the quarantine stay;
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The quarantine stays must have been carried out at a suitable place of residence in accordance with the infection control rules.
The Brønnøysund Register Centre will administer the scheme. NOK 480 million (€45,8 million) has been set aside for the scheme.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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27 June 2021
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After a proposal by the Government in the revised national budget 2021, that scheme was extended until June 2021.
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Use of measure
No information available yet.
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
Public support service providers
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Consulted
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Consulted
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Form
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Any other form of consultation, institutionalised (as stable working groups or committees) or informal
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Any other form of consultation, institutionalised (as stable working groups or committees) or informal
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Social partners jointly
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Main level of involvement: Peak or cross-sectoral level
Involvement
Social partners have been consulted regularly during the design and implementation of the measure. A union and an employers’ associations have together asked the government to amend the quarantine regulations and to shorten the quarantine period, as the quarantine not only lays a burden on the workers but also bring a stop to many business operations
case NO-2020-44/1613
. The present compensation scheme may partly be the government’s response to the challenge.
Views and reactions
The social partners are supportive of the measure.
Sources
