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.

    (1) The employer shall ensure that all personal injuries occurring during the performance of work are recorded. The same shall apply to diseases assumed to have been caused by work or by conditions at the workplace.
    (2) The records must not contain medical information of a personal nature without the consent of the person to whom the information applies. The employer shall treat as confidential any information in the records concerning personal matters.
    (3) The records shall be accessible to the Labour Inspection Authority, safety representatives, occupational health services and the working environment committee.
    (4) The employer shall keep a statistical record of absence due to sickness and absence due to a sick child pursuant to more detailed guidelines issued by the Directorate of Labour and Welfare, cf. section 25-2, first paragraph of the National Insurance Act.

  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

  21. Chapter 19. Penal provisions

  22. Chapter 20. Final Provisions