Employment Law Scandinavia

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1 Employment Law Scandinavia Sweden and Norway 25 October 2016 JSB Group Limited 2016 WINNER 2014 Queen s Awards for Enterprise: International Trade

2 Administration notes Purpose Get an overview of the employment law framework in Sweden and Norway. Timings and registration Please report to reception on arrival. Registration will be open from 8:30am. Please aim to arrive at the venue by 8:50am at the latest to complete registration. The seminar will begin at 9am and finish at approximately 5pm. Preparation Please complete the online pre-course questionnaire and return to us as soon as possible before the seminar commences. Lunch and refreshments Refreshments will be provided throughout the day, along with a buffet lunch. A vegetarian lunch option will be available but please let us know if you have any other special dietary requirements on your pre-course questionnaire. Smoking policy It is illegal to smoke anywhere within the venue premises. Access requirements and special facilities Delegates with any special requirements should contact Jade Wysocki on before the seminar. Dress code The dress code for this programme is smart/ casual. Messages Please note that it will not be possible to interrupt the seminar to pass on messages, and we remind you that all mobile phones should be switched off during the seminar. Employment Law Sweden and Norway 2 JSB

3 Terms and conditions Payment Unless otherwise expressly agreed by JSB, payment either by cheque, BACS or credit card must be received within 14 days from the date of invoice, or five days before the event to which this invoice relates, whichever is earlier. Please make cheques payable to JSB Group Ltd. It is a condition of attendance that the event fee has been pre-paid. In the event of late payment we reserve our statutory right to interest at the rate of 8% above base under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act Cancellations, transfers, substitutions and refunds The above requests must all be made in writing. Cancellations The following charges apply if you cancel: 29+ days before an event = 20% of the event fee days before an event = 50% of the event fee 1-14 days before an event = 100% of the event fee Transfers Transfers made 15+ days prior to an event will be charged at 20% of the event fee Transfers made 1-14 days prior to an event will be charged at 50% of the event fee The transfer option only applies to delegates who are transferring to a different date for the same event Delegates must specify their choice of transfer date at the time of transfer The option to transfer can only be used once, after which non-attendance will be treated as a cancellation and all outstanding invoices will be due The original event invoice must be paid in full prior to a transfer invoice being issued If you would like to make a substitution, please call us on and we will be happy to help you. Substitutions can be made at any time without incurring a penalty. Employment Law Sweden and Norway 3 JSB

4 Venue details Grange Holborn Hotel Southampton Row London, WC1B 4AR Telephone: Fax: Website: By rail The hotel is easily accessible from all Central London mainline stations and taxis are available outside the stations. If you wish to travel to the hotel using the underground please visit this is the Transport for London website and is a valuable tool for planning your journey. Attached is a tube map that you may find useful along with a street map. By underground The nearest underground station is Holborn Station (Central and Piccadilly Line). Exit the station to the right hand side at the top of the escalators. Cross the road and walk up Southampton Row. The hotel is on the 2nd junction and is approximately a three minute walk from the station. By air The Heathrow Express runs direct to London Paddington in just 15 minutes (20 minutes from Terminal 5), with a train every quarter of an hour. The Gatwick Express runs a similar service into London Victoria. Light rail services (DLR) run regularly from London City Airport. By car We recommend using Google maps or a sat-nav to plan your individual journey, please use the postcode WC1B 4AR. The hotel does not have a car park attached to the building but roadside parking is available. There is parking available at Bloomsbury Square car park (WC1A 2RJ). Accommodation We have not been allocated any special rates with the hotel for this event, but if you wish to book a room at the venue please go to the website where you will be able to take advantage of any promotional rates. Alternatively we suggest the following web links for locating suitable accommodation: Employment Law Sweden and Norway 4 JSB

5 Speaker biographies Dino Kalamujic Dino Kalamujic is a Senior Associate in DLA Piper s Employment group. He has extensive experience of matters relating to termination due to redundancy and personal reasons, dismissals, loyalty issues, organizational change and negotiations with trade unions. In addition, he has considerable experience of employment matters appertaining to merger and acquisitions and transfer of assets. Dino has been working with employment disputes in the Swedish Labour Court as well as in various Swedish District Courts. He regularly assists clients in drafting employment contracts for managing directors and key employees. Per Benonisen Per Benonisen is a partner at law firm DLA Piper in Oslo and is head of the firm s department of employment, pension and benefits. He specialises in all areas concerning employment particularly, larger downscalings, reorganisations, individual terminations, elaboration of employment contracts for employees and managers. Per has also acted as external examiner at the University of Oslo. He has worked as a specialist consultant for the work environmental department in Norway. For many years, Per has spoken at several international and national conferences on Scandinavian employment law. He is co-author of the book: Arbeidsret.no (Damn), En kommentar til norsk arbeidsret and Scandinavian Employment Law (Thomson). Per speaks the Scandinavian languages and English. Employment Law Sweden and Norway 5 JSB

6 Seminar programme Registration and coffee 09:00 10:00 11:00 11:45 Overview of the legal framework in Sweden Sources of law Regulation of the employment relationship Terms and conditions of employment Essential terms and conditions with focus on country specific issues (remuneration and benefits, working hours, holiday, parental leave, non-compete clauses, absence etc.) Termination due to the employee s affairs Reasons to terminate Procedural advice Notice periods Compensations Termination without notice Termination due to the Company s affairs Redundancy Selection and procedural advice Termination agreements 12:30 Lunch 13:30 14:15 15:15 Overview of the legal framework in Norway Sources of law Regulation of the employment relationship Terms and conditions of employment Essential terms and conditions with focus on country specific issues (remuneration and benefits, working hours, holiday, parental leave, non-compete clauses, absence etc.) Termination due to the employee s affairs Reasons to terminate Procedural advice Notice periods Compensations Termination without notice 16:00 Termination due to the Company s affairs Redundancy Selection and procedural advice Termination agreements End of day two Employment Law Sweden and Norway 6 JSB