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            <title><![CDATA[Unionen wants wage increases similar to previous years and shorter working hours again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Approximately 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:27:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Employers want to end reduced working hours in Swedish wage talks, union says it surprises them]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedish 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:20:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Employers Concerned Over Increased Labor Immigration Wage Requirement]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite the government and SD having backed down somewhat on the wage requirement for labor immigrants, several employer organizations believe that the requirement is too high.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:12:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heidelberg Quarry in Gotland Approved for 30 More Years, Boosting Preparedness]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The limestone quarrying outside Slite on Gotland will be allowed to continue for another 30 years, the Land and Environment Court has ruled. The verdict is welcomed by industry organizations and the company itself. It is important from a preparedness perspective, says Heidelberg Materials' vice CEO in Sweden Karin Comstedt Webb.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 11:54:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Industry Reaches 6.4 Percent Wage Agreement Over Two Years]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An agreement is clear on a two-year industrial agreement that will be guiding for the entire labour market. The level is at 6.4 per cent.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:22:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA["Shorter working hours not a political issue"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Reduced working hours are not a matter for politics. This is claimed by representatives of the Industrial Employers and Ikem ahead of the autumn's collective bargaining round. They must keep out, says Per Hidesten, CEO of the Industrial Employers.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 08:02:38 GMT</pubDate>
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