Documentation of Employment
Documentation of Employment
Documentation of employment
You must attach a copy or your employment contract and termination notice for any
employment during the last six months before the last time your employment hours
were reduced.
If you do not have a certificate of termination, you must attach the form entitled
«Bekreftelse på sluttårsak / nedsatt arbeidstid (ikke permittert)» (Confirmation of
cause for termination), NAV 04-08.03 under Form and application.
You do not have to document your income unless NAV specifically asks you
to.
If you have worked a varying number of hours, or less than 6 months, you must
document all your working hours in the last 12 months.
If you request it, you can instead have your working hours calculated as an average
of all hours you’ve been employed the last 36 months. If you wish to have your
working hours calculated by this method, you will have to document your working
hours for the last 36 months prior to the first day you were wholly or partially
unemployed.
You should only request to have your working hours calculated on the basis of the
last 36 months, if you believe this will result in the highest weekly working hours on
average.
If you have received parental or sickness benefit, it is important that you document all
work carried out in the last 4 weeks immediately prior to the period you received
parental or sickness benefit.
1. the lay-off is justified within the framework of the collective wage agreement
2. the lay-off is caused by a lack of work or other circumstances beyond the
employer's control
3. the employer has tried everything that can reasonably be expected of him to
avoid lay-offs
If you work according to an availability schedule, you must also document the
following
If the confirmation from the liquidator/trustee does not specify your termination and a
declaration that the estate in bankruptcy will not assume the rights and obligations as
a party to the contract of employment, this must be documented:
Please be aware that several of these types of documentation can be included in the
same document.
Submit your proof of service. It must clearly specify the period of service.
Pupil or student
If you, in the last six months, have been or is a pupil or student
Submit your severance agreement, which must specify the period for which
you are receiving severance pay or the total amount of Your severance
payment, as well as your regular monthly salary at the time
your employment was terminated.
If you are receiving severance pay from the Severance Pay Scheme, you
must attach documentation showing your ordinary pay and the amount of your
severance pay.