The Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs considered a private member's bill from MPs Amalie Gunnufsen, Anna Molberg, and Haagen Poppe proposing changes to employment and alcohol laws to make it easier for young people to enter the workforce. A majority from the Labour Party, Socialist Left Party, and Red Party recommended rejecting the proposal, while a minority from the Progress Party and Conservative Party put forward alternative proposals to loosen working hour rules and age restrictions.
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The Storting calls on the government to return by June 2026 with a proposal to relax working hour limits for young people under the employment law, making it possible to work more and more attractive to employ young workers. (Progress Party and Conservative Party)
The Storting calls on the government to examine options for allowing, within Norway's international obligations, some additional exceptions to permit more young people under 15 to work more than two hours on school days. (Progress Party and Conservative Party)
The Storting calls on the government to return by June 2026 with a proposal to amend the alcohol law to allow persons of legal age to sell, distribute, and serve alcohol in category 3. (Progress Party and Conservative Party)
The Storting calls on the government to return by June 2026 with a proposal to amend the tobacco control law to allow persons aged 16 and over to sell tobacco products. (Progress Party)
The Storting calls on the government to return by June 2026 with a proposal to amend the employment law to remove working hour restrictions for young people aged 15–18 that limit night work. (Progress Party)
The Storting calls on the government to return by June 2026 with a proposal to amend the employment law to allow work on consecutive Sundays as desired by the employee. (Progress Party)
The Storting calls on the government to return by June 2026 with a proposal to amend the alcohol law to allow persons aged 16 and over to sell, distribute, and serve alcohol in categories 1 and 2 when supervised daily by a person over 18. (Progress Party)
The Storting calls on the government to return by June 2026 with a proposal to eliminate special opening hour restrictions for businesses. (Progress Party)
The Storting calls on the government to propose an amendment to the employment law permitting more young people aged 15–18 in more sectors to work until midnight. (Conservative Party)
The Storting calls on the government to propose an amendment to the employment law to allow work on five consecutive Sundays. (Conservative Party)
The Storting calls on the government to propose an amendment to the alcohol law to allow persons of legal age to sell, distribute, or serve alcohol in category 3 when supervised daily by a person over 20. (Conservative Party)
The Storting calls on the government to propose an amendment to the alcohol law to allow persons aged 16 and over to distribute alcohol in category 1 when supervised daily by a person over 18. (Conservative Party)
The Storting calls on the government to propose eliminating the County Governor's approval scheme for tourist municipalities and allow municipalities themselves to decide whether to permit Sunday shopping throughout or parts of the municipality. (Conservative Party)
The Storting calls on the government to appropriately present proposals to create more opportunities for young people to enter the workforce by establishing additional youth job programmes. (Socialist Left Party)
Document 8:61 S (2025–2026) – Private member's bill from MPs Amalie Gunnufsen, Anna Molberg, and Haagen Poppe on making it easier for young people to enter the workforce – is rejected.