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Norway·Tariffavtaler (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 Oy · Published 2 September 2026

Payroll & Labour

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.Lovdata

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 maintenanceLovdata. 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 reimbursesLovdata, and the reimbursement belongs to the employerLovdata.

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.Lovdata

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.Lovdata

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.Lovdata

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.

Sources

  1. Glass og keramisk 2026–2028

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