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Table of content

Guidance cover page
  • Error messages (MAGNET/EDAG) and feedback List of error messages, feedback and how to make corrections
    • Overview of error messages (MAGNET/EDAG) Severity and how to correct mistakes
    • Feedback What is feedback
    • Replacement a-melding or new a-melding Two ways of submitting an a-melding when you have to make corrections
  • Organisation number Employer, pension company or others you're submitting the a-melding for
    • Organisation number for the main entity and sub-entities Which number should you use when submitting the a-melding
    • Organisation number in public sector Applies to public sector
  • Pension scheme arrangement (mandatory occupational pension scheme) Private arbeidsgiver skal oppgi pensjonsselskap eller pensjonskasse det er inngått avtale om sparing med
  • National identity number, D number or international ID (income recipient) Identifies employees, pensioners and others who receive salary and benefits
  • Employment Type of employment, start and end date, leave, change of payroll system, etc.
    • Type of employment Whether the employment is ordinary, maritime or other, and how to change in the event of an error
      • Ordinary employment Employee who receive salary (applies to the vast majority)
      • Maritime employment Employee who works at sea, on a vessel or a mobile installation
      • Exceptions for ordinary and maritime employment Examples of when you do not need to provide information about ordinary or maritime working conditions.
      • Pensions or other benefits Person who receives a pension and other benefits without being employed or on assignment
      • Freelancers, contractors and fee recipients Person who works on an assignment without being employed
      • Select the correct employment type When you're uncertain which employment type you should select
      • Change the employment type Examples of how to switch from one employment type to another.
    • Information on employment Start and end date, FTE percentage, leave and other information
      • Employment start date
      • Employment end date
      • Cause of end date
      • Percentage employment (FTE percentage)
      • Date of change in FTE percentage
      • Hours per week for a full-time position
      • Working hours arrangement
      • Date for change of salary
      • Type of appointment (permanent or temporary)
      • Wage seniority
      • Pay grade
      • Occupation code
      • Employment ID
      • Leave
      • Layoffs
      • Remuneration type
    • Special circumstances Changing payroll system, merger, acquisition etc.
      • Employment in the case of salary to employee who has left
      • Change of payroll system
      • Change jobs with the same employer
      • Demerger
      • Mergers
      • Acquisition, change of owner or transfer of enterprise
      • Municipality and county mergers
  • Salary and benefits Cash benefit, expense allowances, payments in kind, national insurance contributions, pension, etc.
    • Overview of salary and other benefits Descriptions of salary and other benefits you can use
    • Correcting errors in salary and benefits Incorrect amount or description, paid too much or too little
  • Deductions Trade union fees , premiums for pension schemes and other deductions
    • Trade union fees
    • Premium for pension schemes
    • Premiums for foreign pension schemes
    • National Insurance premiums and education and development fund premiums
    • Portacabin rent
  • Withholding tax How to state obligation to deduct withholding tax, calculate and pay advance tax deduction
  • Attachment of earnings How to state obligation to attachement of earnings, calculate and pay attachment of earnings
  • Employer’s national insurance contributions and financial activity tax How to calculate, what you have to specify and pay
    • Employer’s National Insurance contributions Calculation codes, rates, zones and payment
    • Employer’s Additional National Insurance contributions Calculation codes, rates, zones and payment
    • Financial activity tax on salary Applies to the finance and insurance sector
  • Special groups International, seafarers, tax-free organisation, withholding tax on pensions, net salary, Jan Mayen and Svalbard
    • Abroad Foreign employers with assignments in Norway
    • Foreign relations Norwegian employers with employees abroad or with foreign employees in Norway
    • Special allowance for seafarers For seafarers who require a special allowance
    • Tax-free organisation How to specify salary and benefits for employees in tax-free organisations
    • Withholding tax on pensions Tax on pension payments for persons who are not tax resident in Norway
    • Net salary For employers who have employees with net salary
    • Jan Mayen and the Norwegian dependencies For persons who are covered by the Jan Mayen Tax Act
    • Svalbard For persons who are covered by the Svalbard Tax Act
  1. The a-melding guide
  2. Employment
  3. Information on employment
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Type of appointment (permanent or temporary)

  • Updated: 24 February 2023

Type of appointment denotes whether the employee is employed on a permanent or temporary basis. This must be included in the employment contract. What you report in the a-melding must be consistent with this.

    Brief information about type of appointment

    Type of appointment describes the nature of the employee’s position in the employment relationship. The type of appointment can be permanent or temporary. State the type of appointment given in the employee’s contract of employment.

    If the employee has a permanent position, the employment relationship is continuous and not time-limited. In order to terminate a permanent position, the rules regarding termination of appointment must be followed. Generally, appointments should be permanent in order to create a stable and predictable framework for both parties in the employment relationship.

    If the employment is temporary, the employment relationship is determined for a limited period or for a specific assignment, and this must be specified in the contract.

    Typical positions where the appointment is temporary are:

    • Seasonal work
    • Part-time work
    • Project-based work
    • Temporary replacement
    • Fixed-term appointments

    Read more about temporary appointments on the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s website (in Norwegian only)

     

    Example of permanent types of appointment

    Kine works in an administrative position in a municipality. She has a permanent, full-time position in the municipality.

    Janne works for a staffing agency. She has a permanent FTE position of 80% at this agency. She is leased out to another employer as an Executive Officer for a period of 6 months. Janne has a permanent FTE position of 80% at the staffing agency, even though the Executive Officer assignment lasts 6 months.

    Example of temporary position in the same sub-unit

    Peder has a permanent position at a gas station. His manager at the gas station is taking parental leave as of 1 May and Peder is going to fill in her position while she is on leave. Peder also gets a salary increase during this period.

    As of 1 May, employers must still report this as a permanent position, but they must change the occupation code and the date of the most recent salary change.

    A-melding for mai:
    Enterprise 1
    Income recipient Peder
    Employment ID 5
    Employment type ordinary
    Employment start date

    1 January

    Employment end date  
    Type of appointment Permanent
    Occupation code General Manager 1210127
    Date of the most recent salary change 1 May

    They also enter other mandatory information.

     


    A permanent employee that functions in a temporary position/replacement for another person

    An employee who has a permanent position can function in another temporary position or as a replacement for another person for a period for the employer. How this should be reported in the a-melding depends on whether the temporary position is within the same sub-unit or in another sub-unit under the same main unit. If the temporary position is within the same sub-entity, the employee must still be reported as having a permanent position. However, if there’s a change in occupation code and/or salary, this must be changed. If the temporary position results in the employee changing sub-entity, the employee must be reported to be on leave from the permanent position and a new temporary employment must be created for the temporary replacement with a new start date and employment ID.

     

    Examples of temporary types of appointment

    Knut works at a garden centre and has an employment contract that lasts from April to July. Knut works at the garden centre every year. This is seasonal work, which is limited to part of the year. The employer lists Knut’s type of appointment as temporary.

    Anne has a project-based work appointment to build a specialised software system and give the employers advice and guidance on how to use this solution. The employment contract is limited to two years. The employer lists Anne’s type of appointment as temporary.

    Example – gets a temporary position in another sub-entity

    Main entity 1 has two enterprises, sub-entity A and sub-entity B. Bente has a permanent position as sales consultant in sub-entity A, where she has worked for many years. From 10 August, Bente will function as the general manager for sub-entity B. The temporary position has a duration of 10 months. After this, she will return to her permanent position in sub-entity A.

    They must terminate Bente’s employment with sub-entity A and create a new employment for her in sub-entity B. This must be registered in the a-melding for August.

    A-melding for August:
    Main entity 1
    Sub-entity A
    Income recipient Bente
    Employment ID 19
    Employment start date 1 February
    Employment end date  
    Cause of end date  
    Description of leave Other non-statutory leaves
    Leave ID 2
    Start date of leave 10 August
    End date of leave 10 June


     
    Sub-entity B
    Income recipient Bente
    Employment ID 25
    Employment start date 10 August
    Employment end date  

    They also enter other mandatory information.

    Diagram. Specify the end date in the sub-entity that Lise is leaving. Specify the new employment and new start date in the sub-entity that Lise is joining. The text in the article explains this in more detail.
    Model: what employment information should you add or change when an employee changes job from one sub-entity to another but remains with the same employer.

     

    Is it mandatory

    Yes, you must state the type of appointment for all ordinary and maritime employment relationships.

    You must not specify type of appointment for freelancers, contractors and recipients of royalties or for pensions or other non-employment benefits.

     

    When you must submit reports

    From and including 2021, you must state the type of appointment when you report the employment relationship, and you must repeat this every month up to and including the month you end the employment relationship.

     

    Changing type of appointment

    If an employee changes their type of appointment, you can report the new type of appointment the month it changes.

    Example

    Fatima has worked part-time at a florist in June, July and August. From and including 1 September she receives and accepts an offer of a permanent position at the florist.

     

    A-melding for August:
    Income recipient Fatima
    Employment ID 10
    Employment type ordinary
    Employment start date

    2 may

    Employment end date

    31 august

    Percentage employment (FTE percentage) 100
    Type of appointment Temporary

    They also enter other mandatory information.

    A-melding for September:
    Income recipient Fatima
    Employment ID 10
    Type of appointment ordinary
    Employment start date

    2 May

    Employment end date  
    Percentage employment (FTE percentage) 100
    Type of appointment Permanent

    They also enter other mandatory information.

     

    Correcting errors

    MAGNET_EDAG-114B
    Invalid value for this calendar month
    MAGNET_EDAG-114
    Ivalid value
    MAGNET_EDAG-187-4 
    Employment information is incorrect
    MAGNET_EDAG-187-7 
    Employment information is missing
    MAGNET_EDAG-273
    Employment information is missing
    MAGNET_EDAG-275
    Employment information is incorrect
    MAGNET_EDAG-291
    Employment information is missing
    MAGNET_EDAG-299
    Ivalid value

    See also an overview of all error messages

    If you have reported the wrong type of appointment but have not received an error message (MAGNET/EDAG) concerning this in the feedback (A03), you can correct the error in the next a-melding. You do not need to correct previously submitted a-meldings.

     

    Important information

    If you use a payroll system, please contact your system supplier if you are unsure how to correct reporting in your system.



    What do we use the information for

    Information concerning type of appointment for ordinary and maritime employment relationships is transferred to the Aa Register. NAV distributes information concerning employment relationships from the Aa Register to private and public sector companies and organisations that are permitted to receive this information. Examples of such organisations are the Norwegian Tax Administration and the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority. NAV also uses the information for statistics on types of appointment.

    Information about types of appointment allows NAV to adjust and improve their case processing, public employment service and follow-up of the people receiving benefits.

     

    Applicable regulations

    These regulations are only available in Norwegian.

    • A-opplysningsloven

    • A-opplysningsforskriften

    • Folketrygdloven § 21-4

    • Forskrift om AA-registeret § 6

    • Arbeidsmiljøloven § 14-9

    • Statistikkloven § 10

     

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