Agreement on the corporate agreement – now the local negotiations start
Akademikerne and NITO have agreed with Samfunnsbedriftene on updates to the company agreement. For NITO's members, this means some improved rights, and that it is now ready for negotiations locally in the companies in the autumn. This is where NITO's members have their salaries determined.
The vast majority of NITO members on the corporate agreement belong to group 2. This means that wages are determined in local, collective negotiations, not through centrally determined supplements. The central settlement sets the framework, and here Akademikerne and NITO won approval for several important demands.
The most important thing: The dispute provision has been retained
The most important thing for Akademikerne and NITO in these negotiations was to prevent a change in the dispute provision in the event of a break in local negotiations for group 2. It succeeded. The provision has been retained, and union representatives thus still have a strong tool if negotiations locally stall.
The dispute clause is absolutely central to the balance of power in local negotiations. Without it, there is a risk that the employer can dictate the outcome if the parties do not agree. That we managed to keep it, that's the most important victory in this match.
Oddvar Steinhaug (pictured), head of NITO Samfunnsbedriftene
The company's situation is the starting point
A new provision has been included in section 3.3.2 of the agreement. It states that the local negotiations for group 2 shall be based on an overall assessment of the enterprise's situation and need for relevant expertise. The provision clarifies some overarching frameworks for the negotiations and thus links them to the enterprise's local conditions.
Other changes to the agreement
- Pay review after parental leave: Salary development during the parental leave period must be a topic in the salary discussion when the employee is back at work.
- Accelerated negotiation deadline: The deadline for conducting local negotiations was set two weeks earlier, to 1 November.
- Life Phase Policy: The provision on senior policy measures has been extended to apply to life-phase policy.
- The unorganised are not a party to the negotiations: It is specified in the appendix on good negotiation practice that unorganised employees are not a party to the negotiations. They have neither the right to negotiate nor the right to represent.
What about the pay increases for group 1?
In the central negotiations, a pot of 1 per cent was set aside for local negotiations for group 1, and the financial framework is close to the frontline profession and the KS result.
Next steps
Now the baton has been passed on to the local union representatives. Remember that the deadline for carrying out the negotiations is set for 1 November, two weeks earlier than before. It is a good idea to contact your employer early on to arrange start-up.
Signed protocol Akademikerne - Samfunnsbedriftene, corporate agreement 2026
Appendix to the minutes 2 June 2026
NITO and Akademikerne
NITO is not a member of Akademikerne, but collaborates on wage negotiations in the state and municipalities. This means that we are part of their negotiating delegations, and our members are covered by Akademikerne's collective agreements with the state, KS (the local government sector) and the City of Oslo (which is a separate collective bargaining area). The same applies to the corporate agreement with Samfunnsbedriftene.