Chemical-technical agreement sets kr 232 floor plus kr 6.50 rise

The 2026-2028 agreement for chemical-technical industry (Kjemisk teknisk industri, avtale 106) between Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon with Norsk Industri on one side and Landsorganisasjonen i Norge with Forbundet Styrke on the other applies from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028Styrke and continues year by year unless terminated in writing on two months' notice; it was signed in Oslo in July 2026. It covers operators in production, laboratory work, transport and storage, assembly, maintenance, the parts warehouse, cleaning, the canteen, guard duties and standby service, plus related control, inspection, facilitation and coordination, including part-time staff. A general kr 6.50 per hour applies from 1 April 2026Styrke, the remaining changes from 22 May 2026Styrke; leavers before adoption get no rises, with no recalculation of pre-adoption overtime and shift supplements.

No adult worker is paid below kr 232 per hour for a 37.5-hour weekStyrke, a rate the parties renegotiate against wage growth inside agreement area 106, normally with effect from 1 April. Seniority adds kr 3.00 per hour after one year of service, kr 3.50 after three years, kr 2.40 after five years and kr 2.00 after seven years. Job, competence, trade, training and inconvenience supplements are agreed locally. Where the parties cannot agree a skilled-worker's rate, a fagtillegg closes the gap to at least kr 15 per hour above the unskilled rate; a second relevant fagbrev, relevant fagskole or relevant bachelor's degree counts as half a supplement. Personal supplements for special knowledge or responsibility are set with the elected representatives.

Day working time averages at most 37.5 hours per week, ending at 12.00 on Christmas, New Year, Easter and Whitsun eves unless agreed otherwise locally; shift weeks average 36.5, 35.5 or 33.6 hours, with paid handover overlap where it extends the day. Washing time is settled locally and strictly limited. Afternoon shifts pay kr 23.35 per hour and nights kr 38.81; ordinary Sunday shifts add kr 99.46, and the listed New Year, Easter, Ascension, Whitsun, 1 May, 17 May and Christmas shifts add kr 222.16 on top, with kr 62.05 per holiday shift worked on an ordinary weekday. Overtime pays 50 percent up to 21.00 and 100 percent after, 100 percent on Saturdays and days before holidays after ordinary hours and on Sundays and holidays until 22.00, plus holiday pay compensation for movable holidays and 1 and 17 May; same-day overtime of at least two hours triggers a meal or kr 114 in meal money.

From 1 January 2027 employers must advance (forskuttere) sick, nursing and parental benefitsStyrke on detailed conditions: only where the worker qualifies for sick pay from the employer and NAV pays benefit after the employer period (ftrl. section 8-17(1)(a), (d) and (e)); the amount advanced is limited to what NAV refunds; advances run for at most four months per calendar year including the employer period; only for employees with at least six months of continuous service; with notice no later than one month before advances stop and repayment of erroneous advances. Better firm-level schemes are not weakened. Employer and employee can agree competence measures of up to 7.5 hours a year at ordinary pay where the employee aims to complete and contributes leisure time; workwear and footwear are provided as needed, prescription safety glasses where ordinary glasses under goggles do not protect, and the local parties draw up a dyslexia-friendly workplace action plan where either side asks.

The rules are in the 2026-2028 agreement for Kjemisk teknisk industri (avtale 106) between Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon with Norsk Industri on one side and Landsorganisasjonen i Norge with Forbundet Styrke on the other, which also governs duration and second-year wage negotiations.