Antje Dedering, federal director at Vårdföretagarna, says that it is a relief that they were able to avoid a conflict.
We are of course happy that an agreement is in place and that it is an agreement that also resembles the agreements that have been made on the rest of the labor market, she says to TT.
A key issue
Kommunals federal chairman Malin Ragnegård says that the agreement guarantees part-time employees' right to the same overtime compensation as full-time employees.
This has been the key issue that we have wanted to get through this round of negotiations, says Ragnegård to TT and continues.
I am also very pleased that we are raising the minimum wages in the agreement.
The new collective agreements apply until June 1, 2027 and affect employees in healthcare and care, as well as elderly care.
High tone
Although the parties are now agreed on an agreement, they do not spare each other's words and Vårdföretagen believes that Kommunal has acted in a way that "damages relationships and working climate".
We as parties on the labor market, we should be responsible and I think that blackening our member companies is not acceptable, says Antje Dedering.
Kommunal, on the other hand, does not agree with the criticism.
I think it's strange that you express yourself in that way. It's a very high tone from the healthcare companies, my task is to represent the members regardless of which organization they have, and to convey what they experience and react to different things that have come up in the media, says Malin Ragnegård and continues.
It's not to blacken, but to actually represent the members I am elected to represent.
