Family First

Flexible work hours  

Employees have a flexible work week of 40 hours per week, including 30min paid lunch break. The hours are flexible, and you can choose to work more some days or periods and work shorter days or take an extra day off at a later stage. As long as you deliver and are present for meeting, we will not micromanage your time. 

Parental leave

As a member of the National Insurance Scheme in Norway you are entitled to 49 weeks of parental leave. 18 weeks mandatory for mom, 15 weeks mandatory for dad and 16 weeks than can be shared between the parties at will. Parental leave is 100% paid. Zivid covers the difference between what the state covers and your fixed salary. You will get paid through Zivid as usual during all types of paid leave.  

Sick leave to care for children

You are entitled to paid time off for caring for sick children (“omsorgsdager”). How many will depend on your family situation.  

Work in Norway

Pension

Zivid pays a defined contribution of 5% of your income to your pension fund (“innskuddsspensjon”). In addition to this the government pays an amount equivalent to 18.1% for salaries up to 7.1 G. (approximately 755K in 2021- this is a index regulated value that changes every year).

Vacation

At Zivid you have 5 weeks (25) days of vacation each year. Your right to holiday is absolute, but your right to holiday pay is an earned right and calculated as 12% of last year's earnings. The holiday pay will be paid out instead of salary in June the following year. There are many ways to structure how and when we do this, so discuss your needs with HR.  

Public holidays

In addition to the public holidays applicable in the country you are employed, all employees have Christmas Eve (December 24th) and New Year’s Eve (December 31st) as paid days off regardless of local regulations. 

Sick leave

In Norway, you get paid sick leave from day 1. Zivid covers the difference between what the state covers and your fixed salary for the first 12 months. You will get paid through Zivid as usual during all types of paid leave. 

Norwegian language course

Snakker du norsk? If you want to learn the national language, Zivid will support you financially. Compensation for completed Norwegian classes is granted for non-native Norwegian-speaking employees enrolled in courses during employment.

Zivid Perks

Stock options and investment 

All employees will be offered a stock option agreement when signing a permanent employment contract with Zivid. In addition to stock options, all employees are welcome to invest in the company when we have capital rounds. As of today, we are 30%+ employee-owned.

Relocation

We support employees moving to Norway from abroad with financial and practical help related to relocation. We have relocated many talents to Norway and have good experience in safely guiding you through all the steps and hoops of relocation.

KPI bonuses

When the company reaches its goal, everyone shares a bonus.

Great catered lunches

Our cantina is awesome and in our opinion Oslo’s best. The food is homemade, healthy, freshly made, and varied, and the chefs cater to all diets and allergies.

Fully stocked kitchen

In Zivid you will never have to go hungry. Our kitchen is stocked with a variety of food, snacks, fruits, and soft drinks ++ at all times. During summer we even have a dedicated ice cream fridge! The kitchen is the heart of the office where you always find someone to chat with over a cup of coffee or “second lunch” to tackle that 2 o’clock dip.

Cool People, Cool Events

Company retreat

Once a year, we gather all employees from all locations for a 4-days trip of fun and team building. 

Social events

We enjoy each other's company on and off work. Our social committee organizes monthly events for people to mingle in addition to spontaneous movie nights, BBQs, and other celebrations.

Sports

We have weekly sporting activities such as climbing, running, cage ball, and squash. Everyone is encouraged to participate.

Playtime

Once a year we have a week-long hackathon called Playtime where you get to work on a pet project of choice, culminating in a Friday party where everyone presents their successes and failures to the rest of the team.

Language

We are a global company with customers and employees from all over the globe, therefore the official language is English and all internal and external communication is done in English.