The Norwegian Civil Service Union (NTL) organizes employees in the state sector, enterprises with public ties, students, and apprentices. With a membership in NTL, you gain access to a range of benefits, such as support in work-related issues, legal advice, and insurance.
For young members under 35, NTL Ung offers exciting activities and networking opportunities, specifically tailored to students and young workers.
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Become a part of NTL today and gain support, security, and community in your working life.
As an NTL member, you have skilled union representatives, a strong trade union, and LO behind you if you experience problems in your employment relationship.
NTL organizes courses and conferences on working life and labor policy. And best of all: courses, travel, and accommodation are free for NTL members.
As an NTL member, you can apply for an educational grant for course fees, books, and materials through one of our funds.
In NTL, you get Norway's best home contents insurance, travel insurance, and legal insurance through LOfavør, as well as many other great offers on mortgages, holidays, and leisure.
As an employee, you pay 1.1 percent of your gross salary in membership dues. In addition, there are premiums for collective insurance. Usually, your employer deducts both the dues and the insurance premiums directly from your salary each month.
As a student member, you only pay 250 kroner for your entire period of study for up to five years. This amount includes both LOfavør contents insurance and legal insurance from HELP. If you study for more than five years, you will pay for the insurance after this period.
Read more about the student membership
Dual members pay 1.1 percent of their gross salary from the employment relationship in the NTL-organized business. This normally applies to you if you have a part-time position in addition to other work.
As an apprentice, you only pay 42 kroner per month. This amount covers your membership, LOfavør contents insurance, and legal insurance from HELP. As an apprentice, you have the same rights as regular members of NTL.
If you become unemployed or laid off, you only pay a fixed monthly affiliation fee plus your insurance premiums. It is important that you notify NTL if your situation changes, so that we can adjust your membership.
As a pensioner, you do not pay any membership dues, but you cover your own insurance premiums.
Members who become pensioners from January 1, 2024, retain their home contents insurance under the same terms as active employees, but receive an annual invoice. For those who became pensioners before December 31, 2023, the union pays for the insurance until LO's free offer for those over 75 takes effect. A prerequisite for this is that you have been a member and paid for the insurance for ten consecutive years as an active employee or pensioner.
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Self-employed individuals pay 1.1 percent of five times the National Insurance basic amount (5 G) in membership fees.
Insurance premiums are adjusted annually. You can always find an updated overview of current prices for contents, travel, and legal insurance on our own insurance pages.
Your insurance policies start as soon as you have submitted your application, provided that your membership is approved by us.
To have full rights in the organization, you must have paid the first membership fee. This means that you can vote in elections or be elected to a position in NTL as soon as the payment has been registered.
If you are switching from another LO union to NTL or vice versa, for example when changing jobs, NTL can arrange the transfer so that you avoid any gaps in your membership or insurance coverage.
Let us know when you sign up or cancel your membership, and we will arrange the transfer in cooperation with the other union.
We no longer issue physical membership cards.
When you join NTL, you can download your digital membership card in the LOfavør app. There, you will also find detailed information about your insurance policies. You can read more about the membership card on our website.
The vast majority of members have their membership dues deducted directly from their salary. If you change jobs, you must therefore notify NTL as early as possible so that we have time to arrange the deduction agreement with your new employer without any interruption in your membership.
Students, retirees, and others who are not currently employed pay via eFaktura or invoice by email. This also applies to employed members who, for various reasons, are not covered by a payroll deduction scheme.
If you live with someone who is a member of NTL, you may be covered by some of our schemes. Read more about this here.
If you switch to NTL from a union outside of LO, and you have a notice period in your old union, you will receive a membership fee exemption from NTL for up to three months. The exemption is intended to cover the notice period.
This is a one-time benefit for newly enrolled members. You cannot apply for a refund of membership fees for an enrollment that took place a long time ago.
To be granted the exemption, the documentation must be sent to NTL as soon as possible after your enrollment date in NTL.
We need the following documentation:
Send the documentation to NTL at kont@ntl.no.
The exemption does not apply to insurance premiums for travel insurance. If you want travel insurance with your membership, you must pay for it from day one.
If you have two jobs and one is within NTL's area while the other is outside, you can become a dual member. This assumes that you are already a member of another LO union related to your other employment. As a general rule, you should be a primary member of the union where you have the largest percentage of a full-time position.
Remember to notify NTL if you become a pensioner, disabled, or receive work assessment allowance (AAP). This is important so that we can register the correct membership status and ensure that you pay the correct membership fee.
Read more about the terms and conditions, and what you need to remember to do: Terms for pensioners, disabled, and AAP recipients.
To resign from NTL, you can do the following:
The resignation is effective either from the last day of the month you leave your job, or from the end of the current quarter, depending on the situation.
Note: The resignation must be sent directly to the membership fee department, not to local branches or other organizational units.