Working Environment Act

  1. Chapter 1. Introductory provisions

  2. Chapter 2. Duties of employer and employees

  3. Chapter 2 A. Whistleblowing

  4. Chapter 3. Working environment measures

  5. Chapter 4. Requirements regarding the working environment

  6. Chapter 5. Obligation to record and notify, requirements to manufacturers, etc.

  7. Chapter 6. Safety representatives

  8. Chapter 7. Working environment committees

  9. Chapter 8. Information and consultation

  10. Chapter 9. Control measures in the undertaking

  11. Chapter 10. Working hours

  12. Chapter 11. Employment of children and young persons

  13. Chapter 12. Entitlement to leave of absence

  14. Chapter 13. Protection against discrimination

  15. Chapter 14. Appointment, etc.

  16. Chapter 14 A. Agreements restricting competition in employment relationships

  17. Chapter 15. Termination of employment relationships

  18. Chapter 16. Rights of employees in the event of a transfer of ownership of undertakings

  19. Chapter 17. Disputes concerning working conditions

  20. Chapter 18. Regulatory supervision of the Act

    (1) Any person wishing to erect a building or perform construction work for which an application must be submitted pursuant to the Planning and Building Act, and that will or may foreseeably be used by an undertaking subject to this Act, shall obtain prior consent from the Labour Inspection Authority.
    (2) The Ministry may by regulation issue further provisions concerning the obligation to obtain prior consent from the Labour Inspection Authority pursuant to this section, the information that may be required and the conditions that may be imposed for granting such consent.
    (3) The Ministry may by regulation provide that prior consent is not necessary for specific working premises or buildings if this is unobjectionable in relation to the working environment.

  21. Chapter 19. Penal provisions

  22. Chapter 20. Final Provisions