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Department of Public Employer Policy

This page shows the event history for this unit.

Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

2003-01-06 00:00:00.0 * Founding by complex reorganization

Name
The Department of Employer's Affairs

Short name
Avdeling for omstilling og personalpolitikk (OPP)

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Division

Superior body
Ministry of Labour and Government Administration

Located
301 Oslo

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2004-10-01 00:00:00.0 New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
The Department of Employer's Affairs

Short name
Arbeidsgiverpolitisk avdeling

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2010-01-01 00:00:00.0 No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs

2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2017-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Maintenance by reorganization

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2024-01-01 00:00:00.0 New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2025-05-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Department of Public Employer Policy

Short name
APA

Tasks:
The Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance is responsible for government employer policy. The Department of Public Employer Policy manages and develops laws and regulations, agreements, administrative provisions, general conditions etc for the government's personnel and employer policy. This responsibility includes drawing up the framework for the execution and development of the function as employer in state entities.
Source: regjeringen.no, may 2025
https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/dfd/org/departments/Department-of-Employer-Policy/id1590/