Right opens to remove the age limit in the workplace – Dagbladet.no

The day after the government announced that the new age limit of 72 years will be introduced from 1 July, went Conservative party congress in to consider removing it entirely.

Young Conservatives also received majority support for the proposal to consider raising special retirement age in the workplace. Both proposals were adopted against the editorial committee.

Young Conservatives got solid support from Senior Conservatives debate ahead of the vote.

Raised

Age Limit in the workplace, not to be confused with age, was raised from 70 to 72 years in connection with the disputed changes in the Working Environment Act that Parliament treated earlier this month.

The government announced Friday that these changes take effect 1 . July.

– I’m happy. We need a speedy implementation of good and important initiatives that provide greater flexibility in the workplace, and more people the opportunity to try their hand at work and to work longer, said Labour and Social Affairs Robert Eriksson (FRP).

He could not know that the government his partner the day after would take a decision that opens to remove this age limit altogether.

Critical

The coalition opposition and social partners are skeptical that the age limit be raised so quickly.

– That this proposal hurry introduced, will make the new provisions in practice can shift departure time for some . It is problematic, said Vibeke Hammer Madsen CEO of the parent organization active for Friday’s news. Real however pleased with the introduction of other changes in the Working Environment Act.

At the congress in Right also considering raising special retirement age, opens the way for firefighters, police officers and others who have special age limits in the future may have the opportunity to to stay longer in the job.

Norwegian requirements

These decisions were made when congress Saturday mornings treated called a large decree on labor, knowledge and social policy called “The Norwegian Dream.”

It takes including calls for increased use of wage subsidies, adjustments in transitional benefits, increased focus on mental health and a requirement that all children must master Norwegian when they start school.

Conservative ordførerkandidat Yngve Brox got moreover congress with them on a formulation that public enterprises should be actively working to recruit people with disabilities.

The party also went on to improve cooperation between the counseling on the secondary school as well as increased emphasis on school psychologists.

(NTB)