The question of reduced working hours is high on the agenda for several trade unions. It is the most important issue for the members right now, says the chairman of the Swedish Association of Health Professionals, Sineva Ribero.
BusinessAbout staff and gaps to be filled implies a lot of overtime work. Healthcare personnel at several of the country's larger hospitals have to toil hard to get the operations to work this summer, according to the union. I see a high risk of exhaustion, says specialist nurse Ann-Marie Karmborg.
SwedenThe dissatisfaction among nurses is great since the Swedish Association of Health Professionals concluded a new agreement with SKR. But according to the union, there were no alternatives to the settlement. The members would have been without a collective agreement for at least six months otherwise, says Annelie Söderberg, chief negotiator at the Swedish Association of Health Professionals.
BusinessTwo-thirds of the regions report that the staffing in maternity care looks better or is unchanged compared to last summer. Just over a third report that it has become worse. However, over half of the regions do not have enough midwives to ensure staffing, according to a survey by TT.
SwedenThe Swedish Association of Health Professionals has demanded damages of at least 150 million kronor, as they believe that protective work has been misused by the regions during the strike. This is reported by the newspaper Dagens Samhälle.
BusinessA new agreement is in place and the healthcare strike is cancelled with immediate effect. I am most pleased that those who work in rotation will now receive a reduction in working hours, says the Chairman of the Swedish Association of Health Professionals Sineva Ribeiro to TT.
BusinessThe healthcare conflict is over. Both parties have accepted the mediators' latest offer, which includes, among other things, some reduction in working hours. "Our conflict has yielded results," says Sineva Ribeiro of the Nurses' Association.
BusinessThe mediators in the healthcare conflict have called the Swedish Association of Health Professionals, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) and Sobona to new meetings. But when an offer will come is still unclear.
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