Employers say the pace of wage increases must slow. The unions say no, and today will present their joint demand ahead of the upcoming collective bargaining round.
BusinessApproximately the same wage increases as in previous years and shorter working hours. These are the demands of the salaried employees' union Unionen ahead of this winter's major wage round.
BusinessThe strike notice against the gaming company King, which is behind Candy Crush Saga, has been withdrawn. The company has signed a collective agreement with Unionen and the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers, the unions announced.
BusinessSwedish industry is coming under increasing pressure from China. Therefore, the rate of wage increases must slow down in this winter’s major round of wage negotiations, according to employers. And reduced working hours “has come to the end of the road” - a statement that surprises the union.
BusinessIt took several years to develop – the support measure worth hundreds of millions of kronor that would help the long-term unemployed and those born abroad get a foothold in the job market. The result after two years: 84 jobs.
BusinessThe innovation companies and education companies within Almega have signed new collective agreements with Unionen and Sweden's Engineers. A threatened strike, which would have broken out next week, is thus cancelled.
BusinessThe Journalists' Union and the Union are issuing a warning of a strike at SVT in Stockholm. Surprising and reckless, says Maria Möller, Director of the Media Companies' Association.
BusinessThe impartial mediators have submitted their first bid to the industry's parties. The bid has been accepted by the employer side. The trade unions, on the other hand, reject the proposal and call it unacceptable.
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