Will Norway's Supreme Court rule on the part-time workers' rights case in 2026?

Norway's Supreme Court (Høyesterett) may take up a landmark labor rights case about part-time workers' right to extra shifts (fortrinnsrett for deltidsansatte). The case pits unions Parat and Fagforbundet against employer organizations NHO and Spekter. A lower court ruling established that part-time workers must be offered additional hours before employers can hire new part-timers — a decision NHO called 'unworkable for Norwegian businesses.' The case affects hundreds of thousands of part-time workers in healthcare, retail, and hospitality. If the Supreme Court upholds the ruling, it could reshape Norwegian labor law and shift the balance of power toward workers in the gig economy era. Resolves YES if the Supreme Court takes up and rules on this issue in 2026.