FOB sets skilled construction workers' hourly floor at NOK 276.48

Employers bound by Fellesoverenskomsten for byggfag (FOB) 2026–2028 must apply an hourly minimum of NOK 276.48 for skilled workers with a trade or journeyman's certificateLovdata. The agreement between NHO/NHO Byggenæringen and LO/Fellesforbundet runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028Lovdata and covers the building work specified in § 1-1, including offshore work under the offshore agreement in bilag 15.

The floors for workers without a trade or journeyman's certificate are NOK 250.63 without industry experience and NOK 260.45 with at least one year's experience; workers under 18 receive NOK 169.91. Foreign trade certificates approved by Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse count as Norwegian certificates. The adult overtime calculation base is NOK 347.60 per hour under § 2-3.

Meal money is NOK 114 where a worker who has completed ordinary hours is ordered to work at least two hours' overtime that day, unless the employer supplies foodLovdata. Shift supplements are NOK 35.00 for the second weekday shift and NOK 55.94 for the third, and NOK 138.22 after 13:00 on Saturdays and after ordinary hours on days preceding public holidays. Shift supplements are paid only for shift work lasting at least six consecutive working days; other shift work is paid as overtime.

For daily travel without overnight stays, the § 7-1 bands of 7.5–15, 15–30, 30–45, 45–60 and 60–75 kilometres carry NOK 122.20, 202.60, 238.20, 273.00 and 310.10 where workers arrange their own transport, and NOK 76.00, 127.30, 152.10, 177.60 and 203.90 for drivers and passengers where the employer provides free transport. Young workers and apprentices receive 85 percent of the first scale or 70 percent of the second. No allowance is paid below 7.5 kilometres, and none is paid for maintenance, refurbishment, repair or comparable work on the client's premises where the worker is promised in writing at least two years' work there. For plumbers reporting directly to a site, a daily allowance covers travel beyond five kilometres from the firm to the site and back, with hourly travel-time rates of NOK 144.75 for plumbers, NOK 135.35 for unskilled workers and NOK 110.75 for apprentices.

Piecework percentages and monetary factors are stated as at 1 August 2026Lovdata: 153.03 percent for sheet-metal work, 25.66 percent for painting, 28.85 percent for masonry and 14.03 percent for plumbing, with monetary factors of at least NOK 270.69 for roofing, at least NOK 258.98 for carpentry (tømrerfaget), NOK 264.55 for insulation workers, at least NOK 308.76 for concrete work and at least NOK 2.24 for landscaping.

Offshore, the hourly supplement is NOK 109.92, night work attracts NOK 61.09 except for hours paid with overtime percentages, and approved rope-access time attracts NOK 62.05. When unforeseen events prevent planned departure from the platform after the stay, waiting pay is individual hourly pay plus an hourly amount equal to the offshore supplement, for up to 12 hours per dayLovdataLovdata; hours worked reduce payable waiting timeLovdata. The previous rule paid 80 percent of hourly earnings excluding all supplementsLovdata.

Each employer must make sure every worker knows the firm's tjenestepensjon provider and how to follow what is paid in and the basis for paymentLovdata. Where the employer provides an electric car, the employer and representatives must discuss charging arrangementsLovdata, and the employer must cover the worker's electricity costsLovdata. Workers in permanently adapted work (VTA) with disability benefit as their main income are exempt from the OU schemeLovdata: the firm pays no premium for themLovdata and deducts no employee shareLovdata.

Legal basis: Fellesoverenskomsten for byggfag 2026–2028 §§ 1-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-15, 6-3, 7-1, 7-3, 7-4 and bilag 1 and 15.