How much of a pay increase can I demand?
- When you write a pay claim, you base it on the available framework in the local negotiations. On a general basis, we encourage you as a member to submit a demand that is somewhat above the framework.
Where can I find salary statistics?
- Relevant salary statistics are sent along with the pay claim form.
How do I argue for a higher salary?
- Base your arguments on NTNU's pay policy, attached salary statistics, and highlight your contributions and results. Be specific in your argumentation.
You are not expected to spend a lot of time submitting your salary claim; we only want a brief account of the work you have done during the year.
Who reads the pay claim?
- The negotiating delegation in Forskerforbundet at NTNU reads all submitted pay claims. The employer does not have access to these, but the negotiating delegation can use arguments from pay claims in negotiations with the employer.
Do I have to submit a pay claim every year?
- After the initial negotiations, we make an assessment of how the local settlement at NTNU is developing, and how the pot should be distributed.
If individual supplements are planned, we will inform you about this before the summer and invite you as a member to submit a pay claim. We work to ensure that our members have a steady salary development rather than giving high supplements to individual members.
What happens when the pot is negotiated locally?
- In recent years, the settlement has gone to local negotiations, and the entire pot is distributed locally at NTNU. The fact that the pot is negotiated locally does not mean that the general supplement is omitted, but that we at NTNU get to decide how the funds are distributed.
The funds can be distributed by giving:
- general supplements to all employees at NTNU.
- group supplements that provide salary adjustments for specific groups.
- individual supplements based on an agreed salary policy and transparent criteria. Individual adjustments can be used to reward responsibility, competence, and effort, and to equalize unfair disparities.
In recent years, approximately half of the salary pot has been given as a general supplement, the rest has been distributed as group and individual supplements.
Does trade union affiliation affect my salary development?
- Your trade union negotiates salary on your behalf and is in negotiation with the employer on how the financial framework should be prioritized and distributed.
We believe the most important thing is that you are organized so that your interests are taken care of. At the same time, the choice of trade union is important for how salary funds are prioritized and distributed.
What is Forskerforbundet's salary policy?
- Forskerforbundet shall work to ensure that members have a salary level that reflects their education, competence, responsibility, and effort.
Link to Forskerforbundet's salary policy.
How is the framework for local salary negotiations set?
- The framework for local salary negotiations at NTNU is determined in central negotiations between the state, represented by the state's director of personnel, and the four main confederations: Unio, Akademikerne, LO, and YS.
Forskerforbundet is part of Unio, and we put forward our demands through the Unio system. It is Unio's negotiating committee that adopts the final demands, which then apply to all of Unio's member federations, including Forskerforbundet.
The central negotiations are based on the front-runner industry, which means that salary growth in the state should be in line with what competitive businesses can tolerate.