Local salary negotiations 2021
The local salary negotiations have now started and the employer and the unions at NHH have agreed on the tie schedule and guidelines for the salary negotiations. Efforts and results over the last 24 months will form the basis of individual performance evaluations (assessments).
Employees who have already been granted a pay rise in 2021 or who commenced their employment in 2021 will in general be excluded from this year’s local salary negotiations. We will give further information about which groups and individuals that will not be considered for further salary increases this year, after 14.9.2021.
Local guidelines and priorities
All criteria in NHH's salary policy will be emphasized in the local salary negotiations.
Employees in teaching and research positions will be subject to an overall assessment based on:
Good research, teaching and dissemination results. In addition, academic engagement that promotes the best interests of the academic community and NHH will also be emphasized.
Employees in technical/administrative positions will be subject to an overall assessment based on:
- Quality of work, including effort, results, effectiveness and efficiency
- Takes initiative or contributes to development and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of tasks and processes
- Takes independent initiative to development within their own area of responsibility
- Has completed relevant skills/ competence development
Assessments of employment position codes for technical and administrative roles will be partially based on the document “Veiledende stillingsbeskrivelse av stillingsinnhold og kvalifikasjonskrav (teknisk/administrative stillinger)” (‘Advisory description of content of and qualification requirements for positions (technical/administrative positions)’ – in Norwegian only).
Employees with managerial tasks will also be assessed based on section 2.2.4. of the local salary policy.
Central guidelines and priorities
The principle of equal pay for male and female employees has been continued in the new basic collective agreements, together with the principle of equal pay for equal work.
The main rule in the agreements is that all employees with salaries in the state collective bargaining area at the effective time of the annual local negotiations are covered by the negotiations. The following groups will also be included in the local salary negotiations:
- Employees on paid leave of absence will be covered by the local salary negotiations.
- Employees who are in unpaid parental leave, cf. the Working Environment Act Section 12-5
- Employees who at the time of effect are on unpaid leave, regardless of reason, of up to one month's duration
The following groups will not be included in the local salary negotiations:
- Employees who are on unpaid care leave in accordance with the basic collective agreement section 20 (7).
- Hourly paid employees
- Employees who, before the date of implementation for the salary increase, have resumed work after unpaid parental leave,
Basic collective agreements and financial scope
There are two basic collective agreements for state employees; one for members of unions connected to LO Stat, Unio and YS Stat, and one for the members of the Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations (Akademikerne). NHH will conduct separate wage negotiations for these two groups.
THE FEDERATION OF NORWEGIAN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (AKADEMIKERNE)
At the central negotiations effective from 1 May 2021, the parties agreed that a total of 3,35% of the total calculated salary costs would be subject to local negotiations. There is no general, centrally administered salary increment for members and the employer will not contribute with additional funds.
Salary increases will take effect from 1 May 2021.
LO STAT, UNIO, YS STAT, Non-union
This group covers employees in the groups:
• The Norwegian Civil Service Union (NTL), affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO Stat)
• The Norwegian Association of Researchers (Forskerforbundet) and the Union of Education Norway (Utdanningsforbundet), Norwegian Union of Librarians (Bibliotekarforbundet), all affiliated to the Confederation of Unions for Professionals (UNIO)
• Parat, affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Vocational Unions (YS Stat)
• Non-union employees
At the central negotiations effective from 1 May 2021, the parties agreed on a general salary increment for all employees, by increasing the value of the scales.
The parties further agreed that a total of 1,8% of the total calculated salary costs would be subject to local negotiations. This is in addition to the collective salary increase negotiated centrally. The net effect is the same as for the Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations (Akademikere).
Salary increases will take effect from 1 July 2021.
Completion and announcement
The wage negotiations will be completed by 5 November 2021. The parties have agreed that managers with personnel responsibility will inform their employees on the results of the individual salary negotiation.
The employer will provide general information about the wage negotiations via Paraplyen.
Contact
Sylvi Larsen, Secretary for the wage negotiations committee at NHH