regarding healthcare/ workers Comp. I unfortunately got labeled Bamby ( as well Dundee).
I was leaving to work early in the morning and slipped and broke my wrist on the ice. I was confused and didn’t know where I stood. I went too work and thought I could just wing it,( apparently I’m folklore now at my company lol) but it was physical work and my boss asked what was wrong with my hand? “ I said “ I took a fall again and snapped my wrist “ he laughed and said “really?” I took my glove off, my hand was black from bruising and very swollen, quite impressive as the boys all commented. You have to remember I was in a foreign country on a working visa and had no idea about my rights? And I definitely didn’t want a workers comp claim as I made it clear it was done outside work hours. My big boss rang me and said we are taking you to the hospital , so I went very embarrassed and worried. Exrays blah, blah the doctors said there’s a break in my wrist and wrote me off for 3 months???????? I said “no way, I can’t sit around that long, it will be fine in a couple off weeks?” My big boss laughed and said “ Relax, your in Norway now our company fully pays for you for 2 weeks then the government covers your full pay till your fully cleared to work, go and relax and have a beer mate”I was so grateful, I took off the plaster after a couple weeks and returned to work, all good. I know many Swedes abuse this privilege and go back to Sweden and sit on work care. I was never disappointed with the Norwegian hospitality and treatment regarding anything I encountered. I have many more great examples in 2 & 1/2 years living there.
Also my Norwegian bank, gave me free travel insurance for when I traveled home to Oz. Way better than those dodgey independent ones.
respect all.
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