Posted drivers in Norway engaged in goods and passenger transport

• Special rules for some types of transport
• Employers must submit posting declaration
• Documentation requirements

Posted drivers engaged in goods or passenger transport are entitled to most pay and working conditions afforded to Norwegian drivers during the posting period (utsendingsperioden).

In addition, employers must submit a posting declaration (utsendingserklæring) by the beginning of the posting period, at the latest.

For other types of transport beyond those mentioned below, the general rules for posted workers apply. The general rules also apply if you are posted to Norway by a foreign staffing enterprise (bemanningsforetak) to work for a Norwegian transport enterprise.

Special rules for some types of transport

Goods transport

For goods transport, special rules apply if the vehicle has a maximum authorized mass exceeding 3,500 kg.

These rules apply when a foreign enterprise posts a driver to Norway to perform the following types of goods transport:

• transport where both the loading and unloading of goods takes place in Norway (cabotage) (kabotasje)
• transport between Norway and another country (third country transport) (tredjelandstransport), if
• neither country is where the employer is registered
• the transport is not a so-called “supplementary activity” (tilleggsaktivitet)
• the initial or final road transport leg is part of a combined transport, unless the road transport leg in itself constitutes a “bilateral transport”

Minimum wage for freight transport by road

Minimum wage and other statutory pay and working conditions apply in the freight transport sector.

Check the current minimum wage rates

See Regulations concerning working time for drivers and others in road transport (lovdata.no)

Passenger transport

For passenger transport, special rules apply if the vehicle is intended for more than 9 persons (including the driver). 

These rules apply when a foreign enterprise posts a driver to Norway to perform the following types of passenger transport:

• transport where the passengers both embark and disembark in Norway (cabotage) (kabotasje)
• passenger transport between Norway and another country (third country transport) (tredjelandstransport), but not if passengers embark
• in the country where the enterprise is registered and disembark in a country that is not Norway
• and disembark in the country where the enterprise is registered.

The employer is responsible for covering the employee’s travel, accommodation and food costs during the posting period.  

Minimum wage for passenger transport by tour bus

Minimum wage and other statutory pay and working conditions apply in the passenger transport sector.

Check the current minimum wage rates

See Regulations concerning working time for drivers and others in road transport (lovdata.no)

Employers must submit a posting declaration

All employers must register their posting of drivers to Norway, even if the enterprise is not registered in an EEA country.

Register the posting by submitting a posting declaration (utsendingserklæring) by the beginning of the posting period, at the latest. 

Both employers registered in the EEA or United Kingdom and employers registered in other countries must submit a posting declaration.

As the employer, you are responsible for making sure the information provided is accurate. If anything changes, e.g. if the posting is completed with a different driver than originally intended, you must make all necessary changes and updates to the registration.

Submission of posting declaration for enterprises registered in the EEA and United Kingdom

If the enterprise is registered in an EEA member state or the United Kingdom, the posting declaration must be submitted via the Internal Market Information System (IMI):

Submit posting declaration (postingdeclaration.eu)

FAQ about submitting posting declarations through IMI (postingdeclaration.eu)

Submission of posting declarations for enterprises outside the EEA and United Kingdom

If your enterprise is registered outside of the EEA or United Kingdom, you must submit your posting declaration directly to the Labour Inspection Authority, either via e-mail or via mail.

Documentation requirements

The driver must be able to present documentation in Norway

In case of roadside inspection in Norway, the employer must make sure the driver has in-vehicle access to certain documents, to present for inspection.

Read more about which documents that must be available for presentation in Norway (lovdata.no)

The employer is responsible for making sure the driver is able to present documentation. These documents cannot show whether the driver is afforded Norwegian pay and working conditions. The Labour Inspection Authority will therefore, in some cases, request additional documentation afterwards.

The employer must be able to forward additional documentation

The Labour Inspection Authority may request that you forward additional documentation of the employee’s pay and working conditions.

For enterprises registered in the EEA or United Kingdom, the Labour Inspection Authority will send this request through the IMI system.

If the enterprise does not have access to IMI, the documentation must be forwarded to the Labour Inspection Authority via eDialogue or mail.

Read more about which types of additional documentation may be requested (lovdata.no)