Complaints about several Norwegian insurance companies have been filed because Polish construction workers were refused compensation or could not be insured properly when working in Norway.
The companies' decisions have left Polish workers in a legal bind.
Norwegian law requires all workers to be insured, but the regulations for workers from new EU member states are not quite clear, Stein Haakonsen from the Norwegian Financial Services Association told Aftenposten.
Mr Haakon...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.