The Norwegian Working Environment Act entitles employees to submit reports about censurable conditions or behaviour. Are you an employee and have you experienced harassment, discrimination and errors or deficiencies that could be a danger to life or health? If so, you are also obliged to tell your employer or safety representative. You make your own decisions about how and to whom you will submit your report.
Employees at UiO
- Are entitled to submit reports and are encouraged to report censurable conditions or behaviour at UiO.
- Employees can submit reports either verbally or in writing to their line manager or their line manager’s manager.
- In writing by using the reporting system for employees.
- Employees can also submit reports via their safety representative, union representative or another adviser.
- There are no requirements relating to how one should submit a report. Reports can be submitted by text message, e-mail, in the post and by phone, etc.
PhD candidates
- Are entitled to submit reports and are encouraged to report censurable conditions or behaviour at UiO.
- PhD candidates can submit reports either verbally or in writing to their line manager or their line manager’s manager.
- PhD candidates who are employed at UiO can submit written reports by using the reporting system for employees.
- PhD candidates who are not employed at UiO can submit written reports by using the Speak Up system for students.
- PhD candidates can also submit reports via their safety representative, union representative or another adviser.
- There are no requirements relating to how one should submit a report. Reports can be submitted by text message, e-mail, in the post and by phone, etc.
Students at UiO
- Are entitled to submit reports and are encouraged to report censurable conditions or behaviour at UiO. As a student you can report issues by using our Speak Up system. Please refer to our website for more information about your reporting options and our support personnel.
External parties
- May also submit reports about any censurable conditions or behaviour at UiO.
- For this group of people, our reporting procedures will apply wherever appropriate.
Other ways of reporting
Employees, PhD candidates and students can always submit reports externally to official supervisory authority or other public authority. They should always try to submit their report internally at UiO or to a supervisory or regulatory authority before notifying the public.
Contacts at UiO
- Occupational Health Service Unit
- Department of Personnel Support
- Your safety representative (Norwegian)
- Your trade union representative
- Unit for Heath, Safety and the Environment
- Internal Auditing Unit
Supervisory authorities
- The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority (arbeidstilsynet.no)
- The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (datatilsynet.no)
- The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (dsb.no)
- The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision (helsetilsynet.no)
- The Norwegian Competition Authority (konkurransetilsynet.no)
- The Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (dsa.no)
- The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime in Norway (okokrim.no)
Are you unsure about which rules apply? The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s helpline responds to all calls about the working environment on phone no. +47 815 48 222.