Working Environment Act

  1. Chapter 1. Introductory provisions

    (1) The Ministry may issue regulations concerning work performed at the home of the employee and the extent to which the Act shall apply to such work.
    (2) The Ministry may provide in regulations that the provisions of the Act shall wholly or partly apply to an employee who performs work in the home or household of the employer.
    (3) Special provisions may be laid down in regulations issued pursuant to this section.

  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.

    (1) The chief executive of an undertaking may be appointed for a fixed term.
    (2) Appointment for a fixed term may be agreed upon when deemed necessary as a result of an agreement with a foreign state or international organisation.

  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

  21. Chapter 19. Penal provisions

  22. Chapter 20. Final Provisions