Lars Strannegård, vice-chancellor of the Stockholm School of Economics and Business Administration, will become CEO of the foundation responsible for Princess Estelle's sculpture park on Djurgården in Stockholm.
EntertainmentWarehouse workers at Elgiganten's logistics warehouse in Jönköping were paid incorrect wages. Now they are to be compensated - including for bowling.
BusinessCEO salaries in the largest retail companies increased by an average of SEK 39,500 per month last year. The average salary increase for the top executives was 12 percent, while retail workers received 3.9.
BusinessThe Stockholm School of Economics is dropping its stricter requirements for prospective students after just one admissions round. The effect was not what the school had expected.
SwedenEmployees at Clas Ohlson's warehouse in Insjön in Leksand municipality have until October 14 to sign a new agreement. Otherwise, the company threatens with termination, reports the newspaper Arbetet.
BusinessThe S-congress decides that working hours need to be shortened for everyone. First and foremost, the issue should be resolved through negotiations between the labour market parties. However, regulations and other measures may also be required.
SwedenThe Civil Servants' Union Unionen is issuing a strike warning to a free school consortium, some vehicle inspection centers, and the Stockholm School of Economics.
BusinessPay rises, shorter working hours and overtime compensation for part-time employees. This is what the new collective agreement entails, which the trade union Handels has negotiated with the employer organization Svensk Handel.
BusinessThe Social Democrats want to completely abolish the sickness benefit deduction. It is completely unreasonable and unfair, says S leader Magdalena Andersson.
SwedenThe gap is increasing between what part-time employed working women and full-time employees earn. On average, it differs by 5,400 kronor per month, according to an LO report. The union is pushing for it to become more expensive to hire on shorter terms.
BusinessThe year started strong for the fashion trade and particularly well did the shoe sales, according to the Swedish Trade Style Index for January 2025.
BusinessAt least 1,300 kronor more per month and higher compensation for part-time employees who work more than what the contract states. The employers want to freeze the starting salaries.
BusinessSeven out of ten in retail trade work part-time. Three out of ten thus have such a low salary that they fall below the poverty line. That figure must come down, believes the LO union Handels, which is prepared to go on strike over the issue. One way to achieve this could be to make it more expensive for each hour worked, says chairperson Linda Palmetzhofer.
BusinessA special focus on part-time employees, primarily in trade, is a new demand as LO coordinates in the wage movement. But one union, Seko, stands outside, in disappointment over shorter working hours not being included in the coordination.
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