Employment, Benefits and Pensions

Whether you are looking for employment law advice on a major acquisition or restructuring, support in collective negotiations, or facing tricky labour disputes, we can help. As a go-to team for the largest matters, we have particular experience in crafting custom-made incentive plans, amending pension schemes and handling litigation. 

We treat all parties with respect, working to appreciate their concerns and crafting practical solutions. However, if problems can’t be resolved amicably, we fight hard for our clients’ interests. This combination of diplomacy and toughness has seen us instructed in many important labour, employment and pension matters.  

We have one of the most experienced teams of specialists within employment law in Norway, and we are consistently recognised as leading the field by independent legal guides. Several of our partners are also recognised individually. 

Selected matters:

• Provided the employer’s association Spekter and its federation companies with comprehensive legal advice and litigation services, including representing Spekter in a dispute concerning layoffs in the aviation sector (Avinor) and representing Spekter in the Supreme Court in a precedent-setting case regarding the termination of employees and the extent to which an employer is obliged to offer alternative positions within the undertaking. 

• Assisting several of the Aker group companies in matters relating to both “internal” and “external” reorganisations, and on an ongoing basis regarding all aspects of employment law, such as handling/follow-up of “lack of performance” employees, advising on sick leave, incentives/bonus schemes and numerous other key matters. 

• Represented Norwegian Air Group in relation to changes to its corporate business model and restructuring exercises, including adapting to new legislation impacting its business model, and assisted the company on several occasions with collective bargaining negotiations and handling industrial disputes.