Originally Posted by
CPH-Flyer
Is there actually a provision that emposes a penalty on the employer if employees don't take their vacation. Not as in the employer blocks the employee from taking vacation, but as in the employee just does not request or take holidays. We have the same basic obligation in Denmark, and actually also here in Japan, but in reality there are no sanctions if employees don't take their vacation. I am curious about how it works in Norway.
I don't recall our company ever getting any warnings, or concerning communications. But maybe everyone in the Norwegian branch were just veyy good at taking their days....
As someone who went into the year with 49 vacation days (for the current year) I had a chat with my HR about this...
If I understood correctly, the employer is obligated to make you take your holiday, and in Norway, if they don't make you take it off, they technically have to pay out your vacation days (except 10 which can be rolled over, paid out the day you quit).
I do not think
Arbeidstilsynet would sanction the employer but I understood that the unions may throw a stink (and again if I understood correctly, it is just a bunch of admin...). I am not unionized (lower level employees in my firm are) but understood they will still cause an issue if they find out employees aren't taking time off/get paid out/work more than scheduled hours + fair overtime (as I am looking to hire an employee who'd have to work a lot more than the 37.5hr week)