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Factsheet for measure NO-2020-45/1664 – Updated – measures in Norway
Country | Norway , applies nationwide |
Time period | Temporary, 01 November 2020 – 30 June 2021 |
Context | COVID-19 |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Supporting businesses to stay afloat
– Direct subsidies (full or partial) |
Author | Aasmund Arup Seip, FAFO and Eurofound |
Measure added | 06 January 2021 (updated 27 July 2021) |
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.
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:
The Brønnøysund Register Centre will administer the scheme. NOK 480 million (€45,8 million) has been set aside for the scheme.
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
27 June 2021 |
After a proposal by the Government in the revised national budget 2021, that scheme was extended until June 2021. |
No information available yet.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Posted workers
Migrants or refugees in employment |
Applies to all businesses | Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
Public support service providers |
National funds
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | Consulted | Consulted |
Form | Any other form of consultation, institutionalised (as stable working groups or committees) or informal | Any other form of consultation, institutionalised (as stable working groups or committees) or informal |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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.
The social partners are supportive of the measure.
Citation
Eurofound (2021), Grant for additional costs for entry quarantine, measure NO-2020-45/1664 (measures in Norway), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/NO-2020-45_1664.html
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