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Labour Law and Working Life

Labour law (labour and employment law) is a comprehensive legal discipline interlinking with a number of different fields of law. Contract law pertaining to employment contracts as well as collective agreements is the cornerstone, but labour law also encompasses elements of public law as well as additional aspects of private law, conflict of laws, European law and international law.

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Labour Law Group

The Labour Law Group (Arbeidsrettsgruppen) is the Faculty of Law’s research group for labour law and working life. The overall responsibility for the academic field lies with the Department of Private Law, and is managed by the Labour Law Group’s leadership.

For further information about research, teaching, teaching subjects, events etc., see The Labour Law Group's webpages.

Published Nov. 12, 2009 4:01 PM - Last modified Oct. 16, 2019 1:58 PM