NorwayTariffavtaler (Lovdata)
Glass and ceramics agreement adds benefit advances from 2027
The 2026–2028 agreement sets an adult minimum of NOK 220 an hour and requires qualifying benefit advances from 1 January 2027, with limits linked to Nav reimbursement.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 2 September 2026
Employers covered by the Glass og keramisk 2026–2028 collective agreement must advance sickness, care and parental benefits on specified conditions from 1 January 2027. The new provision applies to new cases after that date.Lovdata The agreement also sets the adult minimum wage at NOK 220 an hour.
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The agreement is between NHO and Norsk Industri on the employer side and LO and Forbundet Styrke on the employee side. It runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028Lovdata and covers specified operator work, including production, laboratory work, transport, storage and maintenance
Lovdata. Its scope also includes part-time employees, and it can be made applicable as a collective agreement in staffing agencies supplying work within that scope.
The benefit-advance obligation covers employees with at least six months of continuous employment in the business.Lovdata The social-security conditions for entitlement must remain satisfied.
Lovdata The amount advanced is limited to what Nav reimburses
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Advances are limited to four months during the calendar year, including the employer period for sickness benefits, unless the business has a better arrangement.Lovdata Existing better agreements or arrangements must not be reduced.
Lovdata The employer must notify the employee at least one month before advances cease.
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The obligation ends if Nav rejects the benefit application, employment ends, or the employee fails the information, cooperation or other obligations needed to secure ongoing reimbursement.Lovdata A medical certificate from a doctor outside the EEA triggers the advance obligation only once Nav has confirmed that the certificate entitles the employer to reimbursement.
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Incorrect or unjustified advances must be repaid under a written repayment agreement.Lovdata Employees must disclose other employment or secondary work in connection with sick leave.
Lovdata The third paragraph of § 4.6, prohibiting differential treatment in sickness-benefit advances, is excepted from the delayed commencement.
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The higher minimum wage does not automatically increase pay already at or above that floor, including local supplements.Lovdata
The requirements are set out in Glass og keramisk 2026–2028, TARO-329, particularly §§ 1, 3.1.1 and 4.6.
Check pay against the NOK 220 adult minimum. Prepare eligibility, Nav reimbursement, employee notice and repayment routines for benefit advances from 1 January 2027, preserving better existing arrangements.