Are you a public sector employee who has suffered an occupational injury? We assist public sector employees in obtaining the correct compensation following an occupational injury or occupational disease.
The Main Collective Agreement for Municipal and State Employees
As a municipal, county municipal or state employee (public sector employee), you are normally covered by the Main Collective Agreement (HTA). This insurance also applies in the event of occupational injury and occupational disease, but does not come in addition to compensation under the Occupational Injury Insurance Act. You are entitled to whichever compensation is highest overall in the individual case.
For municipal employees, the insurance under the HTA also applies during direct travel between home and the workplace and during business travel. For state employees, the insurance additionally applies in cases of occupational injury/occupational disease resulting from accidents occurring during direct travel between home and the assignment location (without the employee having visited their regular workplace) and during business travel.
This insurance provides compensation in the event of permanent medical disability of at least 15% and/or permanent loss of earning capacity, and most often covers medical expenses. For municipal employees, a social security decision granting permanent disability pension due to the occupational injury entitles the employee to coverage under the HTA. The social security decision is binding in relation to the HTA. If a temporary disability pension is granted, a specific assessment will be made regarding the permanence of the incapacity for work in determining whether compensation will be paid under the HTA. For state employees, the social security decision is not binding in relation to the HTA.
You are also entitled to interest on the amount from 2 months after the injury was reported. In that case, the National Insurance basic amount (G) at the time of the injury is applied. Alternatively, the G amount at the time of settlement may be applied without interest. The latter option will normally result in lower compensation.
Example
If an employee becomes 50% occupationally disabled, had an income of up to 7G (the National Insurance basic amount) at the time of injury, and is 40 years old at the time of settlement, this results in approximately NOK 950,000 in basic compensation, i.e. coverage for future loss of income, pension loss, tax disadvantage, and domestic work.
Many employers have extended the insurance coverage under the HTA to also apply during leisure time. In all such cases, there is a notification deadline of 1 year, and all matters mentioned in connection with occupational injuries in general regarding the preservation of evidence are equally important in these cases.
