In Norway, trade unions have much greater influence than in many other countries. The trade union federations enter into national collective agreements with the employers. A collective agreement is an agreement between an employer’s federation and a trade union federation concerning pay and working conditions. The pay and working conditions are usually better in workplaces that are bound by collective agreements than in most companies that are not. The size of your salary and other benefits depends on the terms agreed in the collective agreements. The level may vary from one industry to another.
