Leave of absence

Family care leave

Family care leave is primarily granted in connection with the care for minors. It is a prerequisite that the absence from work is necessary in order to care for the child and that you have registered children under your care in the self-service portal, see user guide.

Care for other close persons may warrant compassionate leave or attendance allowance.

Two weeks of care benefits on birth/adoption

The father/co-mother is entitled to two weeks of paid leave in connection with the actual birth.
On adoption, both parents are entitled to two weeks of paid leave on assuming care of the child.
Use Paid birthcare leave 2 wk in the self-service portal.
Read more about parental leave.

Leave when your child or the child's minder is ill

Conditions

The right to leave in the case of a child’s illness is stipulated in section 20 of the Basic Collective Agreement as 10 working days per calendar year for each employee, and applies for children up to the age of and including the year they turn 12.

You may receive care benefit for:

10 days per calendar year if you are responsible for the care of one child.
12 days per calendar year if you are responsible for the care of two children.
15 days per calendar year if you are responsible for the care of three or more children.
20 days per calendar year if you have the sole responsiblitiy for the care of one child.
24 days per calendar year if you have the sole responsiblitiy for the care of two children.
30 days per calendar year if you have the sole responsiblitiy for the care of three or more children.

Upon application to NAV (nav.no) (Norwegian) you may receive the following benefits:

If your child has a long-term/chronic illness or a disability and this leads to a marked higher risk of your absence from work, you may in addition receive care benefits for 10 days for each chronically ill or disabled child up to and including the calendar year the child turns 18. If you have the sole responsibility for the care, the amount of days is doubled. By "chronic illness" is meant, for example, children with heart disease, arthritis, asthma, and serious congenital defects. The expression "long-term illness" is taken to mean illness of at least one year’s duration, and it must refer to the same occurrence of the illness.
Note: You must apply to NAV for extended care benefits yourself and submit the approval to your local personnel officer.

If you and the other parent of the child don't live together, the days of care benefit may be distributed between the two of you according to the contract stipulating the being together with the child (samværsavtale). You must submit a written statement to NAV concerning the distribution of child care in accordance with the contract stipulating the being together wit the child. NAV issues a statement to the employer about the distribution of care benefits.

You may transfer up to 10 days of care benefit to your new spouse or cohabitant provided the cohabitant relationship has lasted at least 12 months. UiO must receive a written notification of the transfer.

If you are a new employee and have started working, you also are entitled to salary during absence due to your child's or child minder's illness. You must, however, during the first four weeks of employment deliver a medical certificate as of the first day of absence.

If you have had a leave of absence from your employment for more than 14 days, the same rules apply: The first four weeks after resuming work, you must provide a medical certificate as of the first day of absence.

Attendance allowance and training allowance

If the child is in need of further supervision and care, you may be entitled to attendance allowance and training allowance.

Registration in the self-service portal

Leave is requested in the self-service portal with the type of leave Sick child, see user guide (dfo.no).
This type of absence can be used for entire days or half days.
Registration presupposes that children 12 years of age or younger under your care are registered in the self-service portal under User profile, see user guide (dfo.no). The ordinary quota for sick child days is automatically updated in UiO's payroll and personnel system SAP on transition to a new year.
For children older than 12 a copy of the grant letter from NAV must be sent to the Group for Absence and Reimbursement at the Payroll Office (GRUF). Such extended quotas are manually updated in SAP by GRUF in January every year on the basis of previously submitted documentation. If there is a new grant letter from NAV, a copy must be sent to GRUF.
The rules for the documentation of the child’s illness are the same as those for when an employee is ill. If an employee is absent from work more than three calendar days because of the illness of a child, the employer can request a medical certificate.
Read more about absence notification due to illness.

Leave for nursing mothers

Conditions

A nursing mother who is in a full-time position is entitled to paid leave from work of a maximum of two hours per day, cf. Basic Collective Agreement, section 19 (4).
For employees who do not work full-time, the following applies:
- A nursing mother who works between two-thirds of a day and a full working day is entitled to leave of a maximum of one hour each day.
- A nursing mother who works less than two-thirds of a day is entitled to unpaid leave pursuant to the provisions laid down in the Working Environment Act.
If the employee wishes to take leave with pay in order to continue to breastfeed after a period of nine months following the birth of the child, the employer can request confirmation from the employee’s doctor or a health institution that she is continuing to breastfeed the child.

Application and registration in the self-service portal

Send a written application (excel) to your personnel manager and enclose a certificate from doctor or health care centre.
Register leave in the self-service portal as working hours with the type ;Breastfeeding paid leave, see user guide (dfo.no).
Note! Leave for nursing mothers must be registered within ordinary working hours:
- From 15 May - 14. September: 08.00-15.00
- From 15 September-14 May: 08.00-15.45