Norway guarantees equal pay for work of equal value — assessed on expertise, effort, responsibility and working conditions, even across different professions — and requires employers with 50 or more staff to map pay by work of equal value every two years. The EU Directive is not yet incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Equal pay for work of equal value assessed on expertise, effort, responsibility and working conditions; biennial pay-mapping.
Compensable factors referenced: Expertise/competence, effort, responsibility, working conditions.
Norway does not name a specific evaluation method, but its equal-value standard means that when pay claims arise, jobs are compared on factors like skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions. A documented, analytical job evaluation gives employers the evidence base courts and regulators look for — without one, equal-value comparisons happen on someone else's terms.
PointFactors implements the analytical, factor-based methodology referenced by pay equity laws worldwide.
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Last reviewed: 2026-06-11