Absence for you who are a union representative at NTNU and for employees who want to attend a course organized by a trade union.

Norsk Tillitsvalgt ved NTNU

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As a union representative at NTNU, you are entitled to paid leave of absence to perform your duties. This includes, among other things, right to participate in labour union meetings, training initiatives and conferences. You do not automatically get paid time off for all events related to your position of trust. In cases of doubt, the employer and the labour union must decide together whether the event qualifies as time off from work.

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Union representative at NTNU

As a union representative at NTNU, you are entitled to paid time off when exercising your duties. You may also be granted time off to attend union meetings, training initiatives and conferences.

How to register your absence

Log in to the Self-service portal - Choose English in the upper right corner

Go to "Request for absence" and "Create request".

To register time off for

• exercise your duties: choose absence code "Basic Public Agr. §37, 1-2"
• use all or part of your full-time equivalents for union representative work in large and/or difficult areas, select the absence code "Basic Public Agr. 37,3 610"
• Participate in union meetings etc.: choose absence code "Basic Public Agr. §38 630".

The form will be received by your manager for approval.

If you are not a union representative

Employees who do not hold office also have the opportunity to attend organisational courses organised by trade unions. To register such an absence, you must first request that this type of absence is made available to you in the Self Service Portal:

1. Submit NTNU Hjelp form to change absence quota . Comment that the absence is due to a trade union activity, and that you are not a union representative.
2. When you receive a response in NTNU Hjelp, check that you have the quota "Time off pub.serv/org.wor 620" available in the Self-service portal.
3. Submit an absence request in the Self-service portal. Choose the absence type "Time off pub.serv/org.wor 620"..

Sources (in Norwegian)

Hovedtariffavtalen chapter 9

Contact

Do you have questions about this leave? Contact the Service Center for Payroll and HR.