Minutes of the negotiations must be kept. If the parties do not agree, the dispute can be brought before either the relevant ministry or a court composed of the parties. The employer does not have managerial prerogative.
Examples of matters that should be negotiated:
- Area plan and reallocation
- Major internal organisational changes that result in redeployment of employees and equipment if the organisational chart changes, and the change is permanent
- Allocation of welfare funds
- Personnel regulations
- Salary
See section 19 of the Basic Agreement for the Civil Service (in Norwegian only)