Employment Law

In today’s business landscape, employees are a company’s most valuable asset. With rising expectations from employers and evolving regulations both nationally and internationally, employment law has become a complex field where errors can have significant repercussions for both managers and the business as a whole.

At our firm, we pride ourselves on having Norway’s leading employment law experts and a robust team dedicated to providing practical and effective solutions tailored to our clients’ needs. For a number of years, the team has been named Norway’s best by, among others, Prospera (Kantar Sifo) and Advokatundersøkelsen (Finansavisen), and is also ranked Tier 1 and Band 1 in Legal 500 and Chambers Europe.

Our Services

Labor law compliance: Advice, assistance with procedures and guidelines, incident management, etc.

Recruitment processes and employment contracts

Employee representation schemes

Protection of trade secrets and non-compete clauses

Management changes

Change processes, restructuring and downsizing

Personnel matters, labor disputes and sick leave cases

Whistleblowing cases

End of contract negotiations and individual dismissals

Employment law assistance in connection with transactions, mergers and acquisitions, in collaboration with our M&A team, including business transfers and integration processes

International employment matters

Supervision cases with the Labor Inspection Authority

Data protection in working life, in collaboration with our data protection team

Personnel security

Discrimination and harassment cases

Pension law advice

Collective labor law

Procedure and dispute resolution before the courts

Digital Employment Law Portal

We have created a client portal to house all our digital employment law products. As a subscriber, you’ll gain access to expert guidance and essential documents for a wide range of HR and workplace processes.

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Our experts assist businesses and managers across the entire spectrum of employment law, committed to delivering practical advice and finding optimal solutions for each unique business.

Employment law often involves problem-solving, risk management, and navigating conflicts of interest between employers and employees. Staying current with knowledge and experience is crucial, as mismanagement can severely impact the work environment, internal culture, and operations. Our expertise, size, and team composition provide our clients with cutting-edge insights, capacity, and experience-based advice on all types of employment law matters, whether they involve individual cases, large projects, negotiations, disputes, or ongoing guidance.

Effective employment law advice often requires coordination with other areas such as M&A, tax, ESG, and privacy. Our interdisciplinary approach integrates employment law expertise with Wiersholm’s other legal disciplines to ensure comprehensive advice tailored to each company’s commercial situation and needs. Our goal is to be the best partner for managing complex issues that demand cross-disciplinary coordination.