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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
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If you have to change the employment type

  • Updated: 18 December 2018

Examples of how to switch from one employment type to another.

    Brief information on changing the employment type

    If you have specified the wrong employment type but have not received an error message (MAGNET/EDAG) concerning this in the feedback (A03), you can correct the error by submitting a replacement a-melding or by submitting a new a-melding.

    If the employment type has changed since the last a-melding, you must follow the procedure for changing the employment type which is described under submitting a new a-melding.  

    If you have received an error message (MAGNET/EDAG), see error messages

     

    Important information

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

     

    Replacement a-melding

    If you opt to submit a replacement a-melding, you must replace all a-meldings in which you have specified the wrong employment type.

    A replacement a-melding is a new, complete a-melding which replaces the previously submitted a-melding in its entirety.

    In order for a new a-melding to replace a previous a-melding, you must ensure that the new a-melding includes a reference to the old a-melding (via the message ID) and concerns the same period.

     

    New a-melding

    If you opt to submit a new a-melding, the information that must be provided in the new a-melding will depend on the employment types you are switching from and to. Use the table below to see which option you should select.

    This also applies when the employment type has changed since the previous a-melding. You implement the change in the next a-melding which you submit.

     

    From To Option
    Ordinary employment Maritime employment A
    Ordinary employment Freelancers, contractors and fee recipients, etc. A
    Ordinary employment Pension or other non-employment benefits B
    Maritime employment Ordinary employment A
    Maritime employment Freelancers, contractors and fee recipients, etc. A
    Maritime employment Pension or other non-employment benefits B 
    Freelancers, contractors and fee recipients, etc. Ordinary employment A
    Freelancers, contractors and fee recipients, etc. Maritime employment A 
    Freelancers, contractors and fee recipients, etc. Pension or other non-employment benefits B 
    Pension or other non-employment benefits Ordinary employment C 
    Pension or other non-employment benefits Maritime employment C 
    Pension or other non-employment benefits Freelancers, contractors and fee recipients, etc. C 

     

    Option A

    When you alter the employment type, you terminate one employment and create a new one with a new employment ID, a new start date and other mandatory information linked to the employment type concerned. You should do this in the next a-melding which you submit.

     

    Example

    Fatima works for an oil company. She started working for them on 3 August and the company stated that she is in ordinary employment. In November, the company discovers that it has given inaccurate information. Fatima is in maritime employment.

    A-melding for November

    Income recipient Fatima
    Employment ID 10
    Employment type Ordinary
    Employment start date 3 August
    Employment end date 3 August
    Cause of end date The employment should never have been reported
    Percentage employment (FTE percentage) 0

    In addition, they provide the other mandatory information which applies to ordinary employment (the same information as was given in previous a-meldings), and all other mandatory information for the month. 

    Employment ID 20
    Employment type Maritime
    Employment start date 3 August
    Percentage employment (FTE percentage) 100

    They also enter the other obligatory information. 

     

    Option B

    When you change the employment type to pension or other non-employment benefits, you must end the employment which is incorrect. You should do this in the next a-melding which you submit.

     

    Example

    A pension company has reported that William started working for them on 5 January and that he is in ordinary employment. In May, they discover that they have given inaccurate information. William is not in employment; he only receives a pension.

    A-melding for May

    Income recipient William
    Employment ID 10
    Employment type Ordinary
    Employment start date 5 January
    Employment end date 5 January
    Cause of end date The employment should never have been reported
    Percentage employment (FTE percentage) 0

    In addition, they provide the other mandatory information which applies to ordinary employment (the same information as was given in previous a-meldings), and all other mandatory information for the month.

    Employment type Pension or other non-employment benefits

    They could also not specify the employment type (only applies to the employment type ‘pension or other non-employment benefits’).

     

    Option C

    When you change the employment type from pension or other non-employment benefits to a different employment type, you must specify a new employment with the correct employment type. You should do this in the next a-melding which you submit.

     

    Example

    Kari works for an insurance company. The company has reported that Kari receives a pension, and that the employment type is pension or other non-employment benefits. In May, they discover that they have given inaccurate information. Kari is in ordinary employment.

    A-melding for March

    Income recipient Kari
    Employment ID 10
    Employment type Ordinary
    Employment start date 5 January

    They also enter the other obligatory information. 

     

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