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Employment and pensions

Sometimes only the best will do. Norwegian employment regulation is in constant flux and becoming ever more complex. Finding the right solutions requires deep insight into the legal landscape, from national developments between the authorities and the social partners to international influences from EEA law and public international law.

A misstep can mean more than lost opportunities; it can lead to workplace challenges, costly proceedings and reputational damage.

Having the right advisers at your side provides assurance and real value. For over 30 years, Arntzen Grette has been at the forefront of Norwegian employment and pensions law, supporting employers across all sectors, both public and private. Our team has extensive experience in complex downsizing and restructuring processes, high-stakes dispute resolution, and both individual and collective employment law, including collective bargaining and negotiations.

The firm has the combination of extraordinary competence, willingness to turn every stone and look at things from different angles and a human touch and ability to see the big picture.

Chambers Europe, 2025


We provide strategic and operational support in areas such as:

  • Litigation and dispute resolution before the courts
  • Organisational change, restructuring and redundancies
  • Transactions, business transfers and post-merger integrations
  • Whistleblowing cases
  • Pensions
  • Executive transitions and dismissals
  • Collective labour law
  • Incentive schemes
  • International employment and mobility
  • Personnel matters, workplace conflicts and sickness absence cases
  • Forms of engagement – hiring of labour and use of consultants
  • Non-compete and restrictive covenants

News

8 October 2025

The new EU Pay Transparency Directive – is your business ready?

The gender pay gap in the EU remains at around 13–14%, with little progress over the past decade. In Norway, the gap is approximately 12%, and the differences become even more pronounced when looking at overall income and pension accrual. According to the EU, a large reason for this persistence is the lack of pay transparency: without insight into how salaries are determined, employees cannot easily detect or challenge unfair differences.

What we have done

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Arntzen de Besche assists KMC Properties AS in transaction

Storm Real Estate ASA (OSE: STORM) announced on 17 November that the company has entered into an agreement for the purchase 100 % of the shares in KMC Properties AS (“KMC”) for approximately NOK 1 billion (NOK 1,076 million). KMC is a privately owned real estate company, owned 53 % by EBE Eiendom AS, a company controlled by the Bekken and Thoresen families, and 47 % by the Witzøe family's investment company, Kverva Industrier AS.