Well over a thousand Norwegians are currently on strike abroad. Apollo informs news that just under 1,200 of their Norwegian customers are on strike in Greece alone. Ving says that their number is «several hundred». At the same time, more people will start working after the holidays. The couple Børre Arntzen and Anne Marie Bjørgeengen were both to have their first working day on Monday, in Bodø. But both are still in Alicante, Spain. – I must have a “home office” from the hotel room, says Børre Arntzen. 40,000 kroner to get the children home He is a debate editor in Avisa Nordland, and got a thumbs up from the employer to have a home office. – I am very happy that I have a job that I do not have to line up physically, because then it would have affected the employer – and no one wants that. His wife Anne Marie, on the other hand, had to take an extra holiday week from her job in Nordland County Municipality. The family is in Spain with both children and grandchildren. And Arntzen says it has cost the shirt to find new tickets to get the youngest home. – We have hardly dared to count on it. The first pool with two children and two grandchildren costs 40,000 kroner just for travel. The couple has found a reasonable flight home next week – from Malaga – just over 450 km away. In the meantime, there will be hotel stays for about 1500 kroner a night. – It goes hard on the credit card. We cross our fingers that SAS does not go bankrupt, because it is almost as if we can go bankrupt too. Employee is responsible – If you as an employee do not get to work in time after the holiday, it is your responsibility. Neither the employer, the authorities nor NAV are responsible for the consequences of such an incident. That’s what Margrethe Meder says, who is a lawyer and department director at NHO. If you yourself do not control the reason why you can not get to work is something you do not control yourself, such as strikes, storms or volcanic eruptions, it rarely has serious consequences. Margrethe Meder, lawyer and department director at NHO. Photo: NHO – You will typically not be able to be fired, just because you do not arrive on time. On the other hand, if you do not show up for work, you are also not entitled to a salary. You are also not entitled to compensation for loss of salary if an unforeseen situation arises, Meder says. – Nevertheless, it is important to emphasize that most employees and employers, however, have a dialogue about such things and find good solutions: Extended vacation, unpaid leave, time off or the like. It is our impression that most people find out. If you experience that you risk not being able to come to work as agreed, you must tell your employer. – Let us know as soon as you know it, or as soon as you think that difficulties may arise. – Is it reasonable for an employee to bear that risk? – It is unfortunately the type of consequence that can arise both from a strike and other unforeseen events – some third parties can be affected completely unjustifiably. Has a half-packed suitcase Another who is “stuck” in warmer regions, more specifically Crete, is Charlotte Sanden. She was actually supposed to start working again at Lindex in Leknes on Monday, but the trip home on Saturday was canceled. – We were first told to wait for a phone call in the hotel room, but I asked nicely if they could write down my mobile number. I still have nothing to complain about in that sense, but the uncertainty about when we will leave is the only thing to postpone the situation. Charlotte Sanden and her two daughters Nikoline Sanden Høyen (center) and Leonora Sanden Høyen (left) Photo: Private She says that she is most of all worried that colleagues who were going on holiday may now not be able to go because she cannot get home . – That I’m left down here is not exactly ideal, no. – You may risk having to take extra vacation or go on unpaid leave, have you talked to your employer about this? – No, I think we will find out. We have a good dialogue. Now she is mentally prepared to return home to Norway. – We have a half-packed suitcase, so we can just slam it shut and leave when we are told about it.
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These are your rights if the strike prevents you from attending work – news Nordland
