Employment protection age limit extended from age 70 to age 72 in Norway

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According to existing legislation, Norwegian employers were free to fire older workers at age 70. In an attempt to foster longer working lives and as an adaptation to the recent pension reform, standard employment protection has from 1 July 2015 been extended from age 70 to age 72. The government has expressed its intention to raise this age limit further.

Author: Axel West Pedersen