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Sweden's New Trade Deal Boosts Pay and Cuts Working Hours

Pay 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.
Sweden's New Trade Deal Boosts Pay and Cuts Working Hours

Industry Alarm: 3 out of 10 below the Poverty Line

Seven 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.
Industry Alarm: 3 out of 10 below the Poverty Line

The entire LO is prepared to strike for part-time employees

A 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.
The entire LO is prepared to strike for part-time employees
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