Higher wages, holiday pay and pay when you are sick: How the Norwegian model works
Norway can serve as a model for other countries for developing and securing good terms and working conditions. We explain how the Norwegian model works.
Member benefits
Salary statistics and starting salary recommendation
Salary statistics and starting salary recommendation
NITO has the country's best salary statistics for engineers and technologists. It is your most important tool in negotiating your own salary.
Free legal assistance
Get the answers to questions about your working conditions, no matter how big or small, from one of the country's leading labour law communities.
- Can your boss order you to work overtime?
- When does travel time count as working hours?
- What rights do I have in a redundancy process?
Call us on weekdays between 09:00 and 15:00 or send us details about your case. The standard hourly rate for a lawyer is NOK 2,000-3,000. This service is free to members.
Ask a lawyer (in norwegian)
Read more about the lawyers of NITO (in norwegian)
Free initial consultation and discounted hourly rate for private legal assistance (in norwegian)
Insurance cover at membership rates
Good conditions and member price for NITO's insurances:
Overview of all NITO's insurances
As a NITO member, you receive a 30 % discount on all private insurance policies with Tryg.
30 % discount on private insurance (tryg.no) (in norwegian)
You will become a loyalty customer in the Tryg Pluss program from your first insurance policy purchase.
Read about Tryg Pluss (tryg.no) (in norwegian)
Low interest rates on loans
NITO members can take advantage of Nordea's (bank) best benefits and lowest mortgage rates.
You qualify directly for membership in Nordea's Premium or Premium Next (under 34 years) benefits programmes, regardless of income level.
A special interest rate is being offered to first-time home buyers (Førstehjemslån).
Read more about NITO's banking services (in norwegian)
Excellent pension savings plans
All NITO members and their spouses/cohabitants are offered excellent terms, negotiated with Danica Pension, for the NITO Egen pension savings account and private pension savings.
NITO Own pension account (in norwegian)
Savings, funds and pensions through Danica (in norwegian)
Free 24/7 medical assistance
As a NITO member, you have access to free round-the-clock medical assistance all year round. Tryg Legehjelp applies to both you and your closest family members.
Activate Tryg Legehjelp now (at tryg.no) (in norwegian)
Safe Medical Assistance – included in the membership (in norwegian)
Free employment contract review
Your employment contract determines many of the rights and obligations that apply in your new job. Send it to one of our labour law experts for a free review.
Read more about employment contract
Free career guidance and help with job applications (in norwegian)
Free career guidance and help with job applications
As a NITO member, you are entitled to free help with writing your CV and applying for jobs.
Check our learning moduls on your way to a new job (in norwegian)
Take control of your career, whether you are unemployed, laid off, recently graduated or have been active in the labour market a while.
Get free career guidance (in norwegian)
Book individual career guidance:
You also have access to our professional communities and networks.
Overview of NITO`s professional network (in norwegian)
Tailor-made courses for engineers and technologists
As a NITO member, you receive discounts on specialised courses, as well as access to courses and events that are free of charge.
You also have free access to e-books in a range of engineering and technology subjects, management, finance and communication.
Overview of NITO`s courses and events (in norwegian)
Free e-books and compendiums (in norwegian)
Discounts for members who are unemployed
Recently unemployed or laid off? NITO offers a number of schemes to help you.
Read more about membership fees and discounts
If you become completely unemployed, you can get NOK 15,000 in financial support per calendar year for skills-enhancing courses (in norwegian)
Student discounts and benefits
Membership throughout your studies for only NOK 350. You can save a lot of money by taking advantage of the discounts and benefits offered.
Membership in NITO Students includes, among other things:
- NITO Student insurance included in the membership
- Extra good insurance, banking and savings offers for students
- Safe Medical Assistance extended with online mental health care is included
- Free professional courses
- Social events at your place of study
- Free specialist books and compendiums
Other discounts: Hotels, sports equipment and more
Overview and how to get the discounts at My page (in norwegian)
- Free consultation and discount on private legal assistance and cases of occupational injury (in norwegian)
- Hotel accommodation/conferences (in norwegian)
- Half price on Extra at tu.no and digi.no (in norwegian)
- Appraiser for real estate in Norway – 10 % discount on rate services (in norwegian)
- BikeMember bicycle register (in norwegian)
- 20 % discount at Fjellsport.no (sport equipments) (in norwegian)
Free membership in Polyteknisk Forening
As a NITO member, it's easy to keep up with what goes on in Polyteknisk Forening (PF) (Polytechnic Society). Register to sign up for PF events.
Apply for membership at PF (in norwegian)
Under a cooperation agreement, NITO members are offered free membership in PF.
PF is a non-profit, knowledge-based members' network that was formed to promote sustainable technological and social development. PF arranges debates and theme events covering technology, society, and business and industry.
PF cooperates with NITO Student members by the network Next, a forum for students and young professionals aged between 18 and 30 years.
Read more about PF (in norwegian)
