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Stakeholder Interaction and Measures for Reduced Sick Leave in Norway
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| Presenter(s):
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| Morten Nordberg, Office of the Auditor General of Norway, morten.nordberg@riksrevisjonen.no
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| Knut Arne Vgeskar, Office of the Auditor General of Norway, knut-arne.vageskar@riksrevisjonen.no
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| Abstract:
The Office of the Auditor General has evaluated how the public authorities follow up persons on sick leave. Norway has one of the highest sick leave rates in the OECD. One of the Government's main goals is to prevent sick leave and increase the number of employees who return to work. To reduce permanent exclusion from the labour force, early implementation of medical- or vocational rehabilitation, or graduated benefits, might be required. This demands that the relevant stakeholders, such as the Norwegian Parliament, the Government, the Labour and Welfare Service, employees, employers and medical doctors, work together. It is also important that the measures and actions implemented have the desirable effects. This requires that the investigation must take into account the plurality of stakeholder's values and issues. This paper will elaborate the methodological challenges faced when evaluating this national program, and will also share the main findings of the audit.
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Different Stakeholders Interest in Public Performance Audit: The Norwegian Case
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| Dag Henning Larsen, Office of the Auditor General of Norway, dag-henning.larsen@riksrevisjonen.no
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| Helge Strand Sttveiten, Office of the Auditor General of Norway, helge-strand.osttveiten@riksrevisjonen.no
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Yearly, The Office of the Auditor General of Norway send about 15 performance audit reports to the Norwegian parliament. There are several stakeholders to these performance audits: The Norwegian parliament, the central government of Norway, media and the general public.
These stakeholders have different positions and expectations regarding performance audit reports. The Office of the Auditor General of Norway collects audit evidence from the ministries and their underlying departments and reports the findings to the parliament. Independence from the ministries is an important condition for doing this work. At the same time, the Auditor General of Norway has as a vision to make a better public sector. This is not necessary a dilemma, but must considered when collecting and reporting audit findings. How far should the auditor go in interacting with the ministries, and how can a fair and balanced audit be communicated to the public?
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