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– This is a group that has come out of that very well.
On Thursday, it was announced that the 2,000 OsloMet employees with a fixed salary would receive a fixed supplement of NOK 10,000 in December.
The payment of a total of NOK 20 million is a thank you “for the extraordinary work during the corona pandemic”.
– The supplement is intended as a recognition of the good effort and willingness to resolve of all employees, wrote Chancellor Curt Rice on the OsloMet website.
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– Peanut only
This creates strong reactions from many, especially considering that OsloMet is funded by the state with just over NOK 2.5 billion in the state budget. Among those who reacted was Bergensavisen editor-in-chief Sigvald Sveinbjørnsson.
On Facebook, he writes, among other things, that “The academic nobility, who has more easily escaped the days of the crown, take 10,000 crowns as a thank you to the crown in particular. It will be completely boring.”
Others also react to the bonus.
Among other things, Labor politician Tore Olsen Pran comments the news as follows to Romerikes Blad:
– Public employees have an exceptional privilege with their secure jobs, and I think the bonus shows a lack of understanding of the dire situation we find ourselves in. Thousands lose their jobs or are fired. It is very difficult now, and many cry to see that their life’s work is lost, he says.
Special
For Nettavisen, Sveinbjørnsson develops his criticism as follows:
– Is something special. Certainly there are more people who deserve an effort and a little extra payment, and I understand that this is a one-time payment. But this is a group of workers, Forskerforbundet, who in general have come out very well from this situation that has arisen. So this sounds bad to my ears, Sveinbjørnsson tells Nettavisen.
It points out that researchers, professors and academics have a safe job. At the same time, others, especially in the tourism industry, are experiencing layoffs, layoffs and that the companies they work for are at risk of bankruptcy.
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– They have not had to think that income in the future will be drastically reduced or that they may be laid off. Those who are in debt have experienced that the interest rate has dropped dramatically, and thus have gained greater purchasing power. The stresses like a home office and a challenging teaching situation are just peanuts compared to what many other groups have had to deal with in the situation we find ourselves in now.
At the same time, the editor emphasizes that something good can come out of this situation, even though he admits that the whole case surprised him a bit.
Read the response from the rector at OsloMet, Curt Rice below on the case!
– I myself did not participate in the negotiations. I can understand that they would like to resolve the salary agreement with a one-time payment, but there is a significant difference between a state institution and a private one. If it had been the latter, I wouldn’t have even raised my eyelids, but it’s something else when it’s a state-owned company. But something good can come out of this! When possible open things up again, when shopping for Christmas gifts be sure to shop locally. Think about how consumption helps us recover.
Sveinbjørnsson emphasizes that he wants to encourage those who receive the added gratitude to use the money in a way that benefits those who are now struggling.
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The Researchers Association also asked that all employees who were asked to work longer should be paid for all overtime, writes Vårt Oslo.
– I am satisfied with the fixed supplement of 10,000 crowns. I am not so happy with the results of the other negotiations, but so it is with the negotiations, says the chief shop steward of the Oslomet Researchers Association, Erik Dahlgren to the Khrono newspaper.
– He feels strong with the students.
In an email to Nettavisen, OsloMet Chancellor Curt Rice explains why employees have received this bonus.
He notes, among other things, that the teachers have done a very important job under demanding conditions.
“I am pleased that unions have supported the supplement for all employees who have gone out of their way this year. Being able to provide a supplement through ordinary salary negotiations is one of the tools I have to recognize and motivate employees, who are those who truly carry out OsloMet’s social mission We educate candidates for important jobs that keep society going, and we research and develop subject areas that form the foundation of our common welfare.
Without a doubt, these are difficult times for many. The business community is struggling and employees are laid off or lose their jobs. Many public employees make a formidable effort: health professionals keep Norway through the pandemic, and teachers make sure schools and kindergartens are open, so children get an education and the rest of us can go. to work. Many of them are educated at OsloMet.
I strongly agree with our students who have had to adapt to a lot of digital teaching after the pandemic broke out. Motivation and the learning environment have been severely affected, not least social life with limited opportunities to meet fellow students, professors, and the campus. I am pleased that the Minister of Research and Higher Education is now taking steps to improve the lives of students now during the pandemic.
In this situation, our employees have done an absolutely extraordinary job for our students. Teaching is digitized in record time, so students will receive a good teaching offer and will maintain progress in their studies. The lump sum of the employees is intended to acknowledge the diligent efforts, so that despite the crown we can keep the teaching and running of the university as well as possible under demanding and uncertain conditions. It is important for me to recognize this work and motivate more efforts for the next year, which will probably also be affected by the pandemic. “
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