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Norway

Norway guarantees 25 working days (4 wks 1 day) per year (Holidays Act §5), 30 days for 60+. Vacation pay = 10.2-12% salary. Parental leave (foreldrepenger) up to 49 wks 100% or 59 wks 80%.

Authority: Holidays Act · NAV · National Insurance Act
Leave
25 working days (30 if 60+)
Vacation pay
10.2-12%
Public holidays
10
Parental
49 wks 100% / 59 wks 80%
Sick
100% 12 months (NAV)
Framework
Holidays Act
01

Annual paid leave

Holidays Act §5

Holidays Act §5: 25 working days (= 4 wks + 1 day with Saturday counted). Accrued in year N-1 = feriepenger (10.2% standard, 12% for 60+). Taken in year N.

TypeDurationPayConditions
Annual25 j ouvr.100% feriepengerFerieloven
60+30 j100% (12%)Ferieloven
Vacation pay10.2-12%100%Année N-1
TerminationFeriepenger acquis100%
Official sources: Holidays Act Lovdata
02

Public holidays

10 holidays

10 holidays. If Sunday, no recovery. Working a holiday = 100% premium (Saturday 50%).

DayDateStatusNote
1 januarNyttårsdagTous
March-AprilSkjærtorsdagTousHoly Thu
March-AprilLangfredagTousGood Friday
March-April2. påskedagTousEaster Mon
1 maiArbeidernes dagTousLabour Day
17 maiGrunnlovsdagenTousConstitution
MayKristi himmelfartsdagTousAscension
May-Jun2. pinsedagTousPentecost Mon
25 desember1. juledagTousChristmas
26 desember2. juledagTousBoxing Day
Official sources: Government
03

Sick leave

100% 12 months · NAV

No waiting period. First 16 days: 100% employer (sykepenger §8-19). Beyond: NAV 100% (cap 6G ≈ NOK 711,720 2024).

ScenarioWaitingPayCap
Days 1-160 j100% employeurFolketrygdloven §8-19
Day 17+100% NAV (cap 6G)Max 12 mois
Official sources: NAV Sick leave
04

Maternity, paternity, parental

49/59 wks · reserved 15+15

Foreldrepenger: 49 wks at 100% OR 59 wks at 80%. 15 wks reserved mother + 15 wks reserved father + 16 wks shareable (49-wk option). Beyond: unpaid leave (max 12 months).

TypeDurationPayConditions
Parental49 sem (100%) / 59 sem (80%)100/80% NAVFolketrygd
Mother quota15 sem100/80%Réservée
Father quota15 sem100/80%Réservée
Shared16 sem100/80%Partage
Official sources: NAV Parental
05

Special leaves

Pleie · Omsorg

Pleiepenger (seriously ill child) up to 1,300 days at 100% NAV. Omsorgspenger (child <12) 10 days/year. CLA leaves.

TypeDurationPayConditions
PleiepengerJusqu’à 1 300 j100% NAVEnfant grave
Omsorgspenger10 j/an100%Enfant <12
Marriage / bereavement1-2 jVariableTariffavtale
Official sources: NAV

Information current as of last update. This guide does not replace local legal advice. For specific situations, consult a labor lawyer in the relevant country.

Centralize Norway absence management

Illizeo applies Holidays Act + NAV (49/59-wk Foreldrepenger, 12-month sykepenger, pleiepenger).

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