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.

    (1) The contract of employment shall state factors of major significance for the employment relationship, including:
    1. a.
      the identity of the parties,
    2. b.
      the place of work. If there is no fixed or main place of work, the contract of employment shall provide information to the effect that the employee is employed at various locations or can freely decide on their place of work, and state the registered place of business or, where appropriate, the home address of the employer,
    3. c.
      a description of the work or the employee's title, post or category of work,
    4. d.
      the date of commencement of the employment relationship,
    5. e.
      if the employment relationship is of a temporary nature, its expected duration and the basis for the appointment, cf. Section 14-9,
    6. f.
      any provisions relating to a trial period of employment, cf. section 15-3, seventh paragraph and section 15-6,
    7. g.
      the employee's right to holiday and holiday pay, the provisions concerning the fixing of dates for holidays, and any right to other paid leave from the employer,
    8. h.
      the periods of notice applicable to the employee and the employer and procedure upon termination of the employment relationship,
    9. i.
      the pay applicable or agreed on commencement of the employment relationship, any supplements and other remuneration not included in the pay, for example, pension payments and allowances for meals or accommodation, method of payment and payment intervals for salary payments. The different elements must be specified separately.
    10. j.
      duration and disposition of the daily and weekly working hours. If the work is to be performed periodically or the daily and weekly working hours will vary, the contract of employment shall provide information to this effect, and stipulate or provide a basis for calculating when the work shall be performed.
    11. k.
      length of breaks.
    12. l.
      agreement concerning a special working-hour arrangement, cf. section 10-2, second, third and fourth paragraphs,
    13. m.
      arrangements for shift changes, cf. section 10-3, and arrangements for work exceeding the agreed working hours, including payment for such work,
    14. n.
      information concerning any collective pay agreements regulating the employment relationship. If an agreement has been concluded by parties outside the undertaking, the contract of employment shall state the identities of the parties to the collective pay agreements,
    15. o.
      the identity of the hirer if the employee is hired out from a temporary-work agency. The information must be provided as soon as the identity of the hirer is known,
    16. p.
      right to competence development that the employer may offer,
    17. q.
      social security benefits under the auspices of the employer as well as the names of institutions that receive payments from the employer in this regard.
    (2) Information referred to in the first paragraph (g) to (k) and (m), (p) and (q) may be given in the form of a reference to the Acts, regulations or collective pay agreements regulating these matters.
    (3) If the employer has not stated that the employment relationship is temporary, cf. first paragraph (e) and section 14-5, it shall be assumed that the employee is permanently employed unless otherwise is considered highly probable.
    (4) If the employer has not stated the scope of the post, cf. first paragraph (j) and section 14-5, the employee's claim regarding the scope of the post shall be used as a basis unless otherwise is considered highly probable.

  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