Tag: Collective agreement
The government can breathe easy again after approval of the collective agreement
This year’s collective agreement has been approved by employers and trade unions this afternoon. It is an agreement that will usher in wage increases of between 8 and 12 percent over the next two years for 600,000 mostly skilled and unskilled tradesmen in the private labor market – and thus repair the dent in people’s […]
A strike by real estate professionals was avoided with a last-minute agreement
Annika Rönni-SällinenPAM’s chairman stated last night that the two-year collective agreement was not easy to accept, even though it will improve workers’ wages and conditions. “The negotiations were very difficult, and it was not easy to even accept this agreement. However, I am glad that we got euro-denominated wage increases for real estate professionals and […]
RAU and Palta are considering an agreement that could end the railway strike in Finland
Approval by both governments would end the strike that has halted the vast majority of train traffic – including all local and long-distance passenger traffic – in Finland since Monday, March 20. The state railway company VR is not operating any trains today despite the verdict. YLE wrote that the company’s spokesperson estimates that the […]
Finnair scraps plans to outsource cabin crew services on Thai and North American routes
The contract, valid until the end of 2025, also stipulates that the current cabin crew collective agreement will be extended by one year, until January 31, 2025. “We are happy that we have been able to find solutions together with our employees” said Johanna Karppi, Finnair’s people and culture manager. “The agreements with our employees […]
The German economy will stop in 2023
“When the gross national product contracted by another 0.2 percent in the first quarter, the economy will recover during the next year. Rising real wages from the middle of the year at the latest will support the German household, says ifo’s economist. Timo Wollmershäuser. Positive factors are the considerable increase in wages in collective agreements […]
No end to above-average inflation – Danmarks Nationalbank
Inflation will not return to normal next year, predicts a new Danmarks Nationalbank forecast. Last fall, its experts said they expected inflation to fall steadily in 2023 to the extent that in 2024 it would be little more than 1.7 percent — an estimate more or less in line with the so-called Vismænd (wise men’s), […]
Do signed union agreements also apply to the catering sector?
SVEIT, the association of companies operating in the catering market, believes that jobs in this sector are not covered by collective agreements. ASÍ’s lawyer says quite clearly that the contracts concluded with the Employers’ Confederation cover jobs in the restaurant sector. Aðalgeir Ásvaldsson, executive director of SVEIT, says the organization is unhappy about not participating […]
Strikes in grocery stores and logistics centers were suspended after the trade agreement
Annika Rönni-SällinenPAM chairman, expressed his satisfaction with the outcome of the “complex and difficult” negotiations. “We managed to negotiate an agreement that we can be satisfied with. Our long-term goal of wage increases in euros was realized. The euro-denominated wage increases will especially benefit low-wage earners, he commented press release late last night. “The negotiations […]
The longest collective agreement in the fishing industry was signed
Representatives of the Icelandic Seafarers’ Union and the Union of Fishing Companies (SFS) have signed new collective agreements. These agreements are to run for ten years. The new agreement puts emphasis on wage increases in line with those implemented by the Workers’ Federation (SGS), increasing pension contributions and increasing the safety and health of workers. […]
The engineering union, employers agree on a new collective agreement
The new agreement applies to more than 30,000 employees in the technology industry.
The state mediator is looking for a solution
The collective agreement between Efling and SA expired on November 1, 2022. So far, no agreement has been reached on a new agreement. The dispute between the trade union Efling and the Confederation of Employers SA means that the members of the trade union Efling have not received a pay increase. Most of the remaining […]
The trade unions signed a collective agreement in the private social sector
The Association of Nurses (SuPer), the Healthcare Trade Union (Tehy) and the Private Sector Trade Union (Erto) announced on Wednesday that they have reached a collective agreement in the private social sector. The trade unions are members of the negotiating organization Sote ry, which negotiates a collective agreement in the private social sector with the […]
The court fined Finnair for a cost dispute between the pilot and the cabin crew
The Labor Court has convicted the national airline Finnair of violating its collective agreements in a dispute concerning the daily allowance of a pilot and cabin crew. Last year, unions representing pilots and crew claimed the company had breached the terms of the agreement by unilaterally making changes to working hours and daily allowances. The […]
The Association of Nurses is preparing a mass redundancy plan
The SuPer Association of Nurses has begun preparations for a mass resignation campaign for healthcare workers in the event that a proposal to resolve an ongoing labor dispute is unsatisfactory. The union’s board agreed on the measures at Thursday afternoon’s meeting, but details such as the timing will be revealed later. Super chair Silja Paavola […]
UPM’s strike ends as a trade union, the employer approves the mediator’s proposal
The long-running labor dispute between the forest company UPM and the Paper Association has been resolved after both parties have agreed Leo Finlandmediator from the National Labor Conciliator’s Office. "I made a proposal that both parties were a little dissatisfied with," Finland said at a press conference on Friday afternoon. The four-year collective agreement will […]
The union will continue UPM’s strike until mid-May
The paper workers’ union announced on Thursday that it would continue the ongoing strike at UPM’s paper mills until 14 May, as no agreement has been reached on wages and conditions since the last round of negotiations. A proposal for a solution for UPM’s four business areas – pulp, specialty papers, labels and biofuels – […]
The Paper Association will continue to strike UPM until the end of April
The Paper Workers’ Union announced on Thursday that UPM’s mill workers will continue the ongoing strike until the end of April unless an agreement is reached with the company on a new collective agreement. The strike was due to end by mid-April, but negotiations between the forest company and the union on wage and working […]
The strike at UPM’s mills will continue until mid-April
The Paper Association announced on Wednesday that UPM’s mill workers will continue their ongoing strike until 16 April because no agreement has yet been reached on working conditions. The operation was due to end on 2 April. The union has negotiated a new collective agreement with UPM that defines wages and conditions in the paper […]
The Paper Association will continue the strike in April
The Paper Workers’ Union announced on Thursday that the strike at UPM’s mills will continue for three weeks. This means that unless there is a breakthrough in collective bargaining, the industrial action will continue until April 2 at 6 p.m. The strike began on January 1, 2022, and the union has since been locked in […]
Union: UPM’s strike continues until March
The Paper Association announced on Friday that employees at UPM’s mill will continue their strike until March 12 if they cannot reach an agreement with the company on a new collective agreement before then. The strike began on January 1, 2022. The union has been negotiating with UPM on the details of an agreement governing […]
More summer vouchers for young people in Helsinki this year
In 2022, all 9th graders living in Helsinki or studying in the 10th and Valma grades, as well as 1st year high school students living in Helsinki, will receive a € 325 summer work voucher to help them find a summer job. The Helsinki summer work voucher can now be applied for electronically for the […]
In the technology industry, a strike was avoided when the parties settled a labor dispute
The agreement was found last night, a couple of hours after the two social partners had found a common tone in the collective bargaining negotiations for workers in the design and consulting sectors, with the help of a part-time mediator. Leo Finland. Jorma MalinenTrade Union Pro chairman said in a press release yesterday that wages […]
The Confederation of Finnish Industry has approved a technology agreement, a 2 percent pay rise
The Board of the Confederation of Finnish Industry has approved the result of the collective bargaining negotiations in the Finnish technology industry, which includes the metal, electronics and IT sectors. The parties to the labor dispute reached an agreement in negotiations mediated by the National Conciliator on Tuesday night Vuokko Piekkala. The board of the […]
The technology industry reaches a contract agreement, the threat of a strike is fading
In the Finnish technology sector, which includes the metal, electronics and IT sectors, it seems that the threat of a strike has been avoided. The parties to the labor dispute reached an agreement in negotiations mediated by the National Conciliator on Tuesday night Vuokko Piekkala. The agreement has yet to be approved by the Board […]
The Confederation of Finnish Industry and technology industry employers will find a common tone in the cost-benefit analysis
The social partners did not want to comment on the details of the agreement, as it has yet to approve their decision-making bodies. The Confederation of Industry warned last week, in an attempt to break the deadlock in the negotiations, that some 40,000 of its members were ready to begin a two-week strike at 300 […]
Streets and schools remained cold in Kouvola when UPM strike removes 80% of heat supply
The city of Kouvola has reduced the ventilation and heating of some facilities to cope with UPM Kymi’s biopower plant, which normally produces about 80 percent of the city’s district heating. UPM Kymi’s strike began on Saturday, but the city’s district heating will not be interrupted despite the plant’s closure, as the backup power plants […]
Increase in wages and taxes
As of January 1, the wage increases agreed in collective agreements entered into force and the tax relief for natural persons increased. On the other hand, some taxes and fees for the state and many municipalities have also increased. The tax on alcohol, tobacco and fuel increased as usual by 2.5%. The fee for a […]
UPM mill workers will go on strike on 1 January
UPM mill workers will go on strike on 1 January 2022, the Paper Federation, the Trade Union Pro and the Electricity Trade Union announced today. The unions and UPM’s management had tried to reach an agreement on the proposed collective agreement under the leadership of a national mediator. According to the National Mediator’s statement, the […]
UPM Finland faced strikes in the middle of negotiations
Trade Union Pro on Friday said UPM has rejected all its invitations to continue negotiations, leaving employees without a common agreement on working conditions, salary base and salary increases at the turn of the year. UPM has also not shown a willingness to comply with the old terms and conditions after the termination of the […]
UPM employees joined the threat of eviction
The trade union Pro has said that members of the forest industry giant UPM will leave their jobs on New Year’s Day if the company does not agree to a new collective agreement. The strike will last for three weeks, as will the Paper Association’s imminent strike at UPM’s premises in Finland. The current collective […]
UPM employees will go on strike if there is no agreement between the union and management
According to the Paper Association, UPM employees can start the strike from January 2 if no agreement is reached with the company on a new collective agreement. The union’s bosses announced the threat of a strike on Tuesday after a meeting at which they approved contracts with seven other companies, including the giant Metsä Group. […]
Paperiliitto, Metsä signed a collective agreement
The Paper Association and the forest company Metsä have announced that an agreement has been reached on a company-specific collective agreement. President of the Association Petri Vanhala wrote in a press release that he was pleased with both "spirit and outcome" discussions. "Negotiations between Paperiliito and Metsä Group lasted quite a long time, but they […]
The Confederation of Finnish Industry calls for an overtime ban
Industry unions have announced a ban on overtime on pay and conditions due to ongoing controversy. They will also reject requests to change shifts if the request comes from management. The Confederation of Finnish Industry, which represents Finnish light and heavy industry workers, announced on Friday that the ban on overtime will take effect on […]
Krumspring still challenges unions
One of the things that occupies the trade union movement 150 years after its founding is “the solo self-employed”. The solo self-employed – or false self-employed, as the trade union movement calls them – are people who work for companies in, for example, the delivery industry and the cleaning industry, but are not employees. In […]
Finnair disputes with pilots about changes in working hours and daily allowances
The Finnish national airline Finnair and the Finnish Airline Pilots ‘Association dispute the changes made by the company to pilots’ working hours and daily allowances. The airline is also the subject of a similar dispute with the ACP of the Transport Workers’ Union, which represents cabin crew. "We currently have disagreements with Finnair on two […]
FACTS: Nurses can look forward to this after surgery
The nurses had actually said no thank you. But now it still ends up that a mediation sketch from the Conciliator becomes reality. On Wednesday night, it emerged that the government will end the conflict, which has plagued health care for ten weeks, by elevating the sketch to a law. The parties ended up in […]
Regions after surgery: Now we have to get rid of the hump of operations
On behalf of the patients, the Danish Regions are pleased that there is now a prospect of an end to the nurses’ strike, as a legislative intervention from the Folketing is under way. This is what the Danish Regions, which is the employer for just over two thirds of the Danish nurses, writes in a […]
New agreement should take the top of sky-high fees for on-call doctors
This happens after a critical documentary on DR1 has focused on the fact that some doctors can earn more than 30,000 kroner on a single shift. – This will take the top of earnings, says Bo Libergren (V), deputy chairman of the regions’ pay and tariff board, and chief negotiator behind the agreement. In the […]
A three-day strike by Finland’s largest infrastructure company could cause traffic problems
Employees of the infrastructure company Destia must start a three-day strike on Tuesday, according to the Public and Welfare Trade Union (JHL). A statement issued by the union on Monday said Destia’s plans to cut workers’ wages and reduce collective agreements would cost each of the company’s around a thousand employees at least hundreds or […]
Train traffic mostly returns to its tracks
Passenger and freight train traffic returned to the whole of Finland on Saturday, although partial cancellations were still possible according to VR, the state railways. The suspension of work stopped almost all local and long-distance trains in Finland on Friday. The protest was due to an alleged breach of contract. Drivers allege that VR has […]
Many trains will stop on Friday in the locomotive drivers ’strike
On Friday, May 21, the locomotive drivers of the state railway company VR in Helsinki, Riihimäki and Oulu must walk away from work 24 hours from midnight to midnight. After the strike was announced Thursday night, VR told Yle that it could not yet say how the protest would have on Friday’s train service. According […]
SF: Political intervention can create professional equality
Now SF has also signed up under these tabs. SF was previously against political intervention, as it was believed that the Danish model, where it is the employer and employee who resolve the wage conflict internally, should solve the problem. On Thursday, the Folketing will vote on a citizens’ proposal in which it is desired […]
More young people want a secure labor market
Young people think that a secure labor market is becoming increasingly important, as shown by the results from this year’s youth barometer. Since 2018, the proportion of young people who think that permanent employment is very important has increased by 30 percent. Those who think that collective agreements are very important have increased by 23 […]
After the Paradise Hotel alarms – the union calls for a roundtable discussion
The trade union Scen & Film will invite production companies and TV channels to roundtable discussions after the reporting of sexual harassment and poor working environment in Paradise Hotel. Peter Mild, chairman of the film & television department within the union, points out that the union will focus on getting more collective agreements in the […]
Sweden demands an exception in the issue of European minimum wages
Yesterday, the consultation period for the controversial proposal on European minimum wages expired and more than 800 amendments have been received. Swedish EU parliamentarians demand that Sweden be granted an exemption from the directive. “It will be difficult to get a majority to stop the proposal and the only way to preserve the Swedish collective […]
Foreign-born receive a lower pension
Foreign-born people who have retired in recent years have on average just over SEK 5,000 less to live on each month than domestic-born people. It shows figures that the Swedish Pensions Agency has produced for Ekot. The difference is largely due to the fact that foreign-born have not had time to work together until their […]
The demand from eleven countries: The EU should not get involved
Sweden and ten other EU countries are now doing something in common ahead of the EU’s social summit in early May and demand that the EU not get involved in issues relating to the labor market and social security systems. According to the European Commission, it has, among other things, proposed minimum wages that Sweden […]
DF and support parties are pushing for higher nurse salaries
It is time to put an end to the civil service reform of 1969, which placed nurses on a lower pay scale than, for example, teachers and police officers, and to pay nurses more. This is the opinion of the Radicals and the Danish People’s Party, which according to Jyllands-Posten will put pressure on the […]
DF and Radicals push for higher nurse salaries
It is time to put an end to the civil service reform of 1969, which placed nurses on a lower pay scale than, for example, teachers and police officers, and to pay nurses more. This is the opinion of the Radicals and the Danish People’s Party, which according to Jyllands-Posten will put pressure on the […]
Crisis agreement is activated: “Care of the most seriously ill must be secured”
During the morning, the Regional Board decided to turn to Sweden’s municipalities and regions, SKR, for activation of the so-called crisis situation agreement. This means that the region as an employer can deviate from collective agreements, relocate and increase working hours for nurses and assistant nurses. According to regional director Anna-Stina Nordmark Nilsson, the regional […]
170 hours overtime – Anders is denied assistance compensation
Despite 170 hours of overtime, Anders Storm Malmgren is denied assistance compensation from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. He is part of his wife Cicki’s assistance team and when sick reports increased during the pandemic, Anders covered up for sick assistants. Working more than 48 hours a week violates the collective agreement, therefore no compensation […]
Bill: Tech giants have to pay for news use
It must cost technology giants such as Facebook and Google to use content from Danish media and musicians on their platforms. This is how it sounds from Minister of Culture Joy Mogensen (S), who wants to ensure Danish artists payment from tech giants with a new bill. It will be presented on Friday. – The […]
The union sawed sour cream for labor immigration
There is new criticism of the system of labor immigration from the union Sveriges Ingenjörer, which believes that the certification system that the Swedish Migration Board uses for employers opens up for cheating and should be scrapped. “There are major shortcomings when it comes to supervision, control and security,” says union president Ulrika Lindstrand. The […]
Settlement increases government employees’ salaries by 4.42 percent over three years
On Saturday night, the state and representatives of government employees have agreed on a new collective agreement for the next three years. This is stated by the Ministry of Taxation in a press release. The 195,000 employees in the state can look forward to a wage increase if the settlement ends up being approved out […]
Settlement gives state employees 4.42 percent more pay over three years
On Saturday night, a collective agreement has fallen into place for the 195,000 employees of the state. This is stated by the Ministry of Taxation in a press release. The three-year settlement contains a financial framework of 6.75 percent. It provides a pay rise of 4.42 percent to employees over three years. – Despite the […]
The crisis agreement is activated in the Kalmar County Region
Earlier on Monday, P4 Kalmar reported that Region Kalmar County wanted Sweden’s municipalities and regions, SKR, to activate the existing crisis agreement. SKR has now chosen to activate the crisis situation agreement, which means that nurses and assistant nurses can work more without violating the collective agreement. Regular working hours are extended to 48 hours […]
2020 goes down in history as a strike-free year
Despite the fact that 2020 was a major agreement year with hundreds of negotiations on new collective agreements, there were no strike days, according to preliminary statistics from the Mediation Institute. The strike history shows that Sweden has become increasingly peaceful in the labor market compared with other countries. During the last 10 to 15 […]
Construction: The parties agreed – the strike was called off
There will be no strike in the construction industry, it is clear since both the union and the employer side accepted the mediators’ offer. The new agreement gives the union better control over the work environment, says Byggnad’s chairman Johan Lindholm to Ekot. The trade union Byggnads and the employer party Byggföretagen have agreed on […]
Bid to Byggnads och Byggföretagen
It is moving in the negotiations in the construction industry to try to avoid a strike breaking out on Friday. Tonight, unions and employers have received an offer from the mediators, Ekot experiences. The parties, Byggnads och Byggföretagen, are now analyzing the bid and will reportedly respond no later than 1 pm tomorrow, Thursday. If […]
Port conflict decided in court – “Violates the collective agreement”
A ruling in the Labor Court today states that the employer did not need to sign an agreement with the Port Workers’ Union on schedule changes in the port of Gothenburg. Thus, AD goes on the employer’s side in a dispute about the value of the collective agreement. – As we see it, this issue […]
The care association demands that Storuman activate crisis situation agreements
Storuman is one of the municipalities that had the largest number of infected people in one and the same accommodation last week, according to a survey conducted by Ekot. The Healthcare Association now demands that the municipality activate a crisis agreement between the association and Sweden’s municipalities and regions, SKR, due to the current situation. […]
Agreement for the Hotel and Restaurant Union ready
Visita has signed a new collective agreement with the Hotel and Restaurant Union. The agreement means that the threat of conflict is gone and that cost increases are in line with the rest of the labor market. After long and tough negotiations, Visita and the Hotel and Restaurant Union (HRF) have signed a new collective […]
Trade warns of strike
The wage negotiations between Svensk Handel and the LO union Handels have stalled, and now the union is announcing a strike. As of Friday next week, just over 5,000 commercial employees will go on strike unless the parties agree on new collective agreements. These are employees in stores, in warehouses and in e-commerce. Trade has, […]
Kommunal wants to make changes to the las proposal
Today, Minister of Labor Eva Nordmark announced that the government will adhere to the agreement between the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and PTK in the work of changing labor law. The question is still to what extent the government will meet LO, which of course said no to this agreement. Kommunal’s chairman Tobias Baudin: – […]
Swedish wages will not be affected by European minimum wages
The European Commission today presented its controversial proposal on European minimum wages.But the Swedish collective agreement model will, according to EU labor market commissioner Nicolas Schmit, not be affected. – I assure you that the Nordic collective agreement model will not be affected at all by our bill, says Nicolas Schmit. That all employees should […]
FACTS: How the EU Minimum Wage Directive works
* Collective agreements concluded by the social partners are the best way to ensure a good and fair wage – and good working conditions – for the citizens, the proposal states. Therefore, the directive seeks to promote these. * Countries that have a high coverage rate of collective agreements generally have better terms and better […]
Government critical of EU proposal on minimum wage
The government is very critical of the European Commission’s move forward with the plans for a directive on minimum wages in Europe. The proposal presented tomorrow has Ekot taken note of and Minister of Labor Eva Nordmark is concerned. – I am strongly critical of the EU getting involved in wage formation, it is actually […]
Wage increases for millions of employees are now being determined
This week, it will be decided how large the wage increases will be. But unions and employers are far apart, says, among others, IF Metall’s union president Marie Nilsson. – Very far, says Marie Nilsson about the distance to the other party. How do you see the possibility of agreeing? You do not have that […]
SKR on Kommunal’s requirements: Worrying
The employers’ organization Sweden’s municipalities and regions are cooling off in the face of the new demands that the trade union Kommunal has handed over today ahead of the resumed negotiations on a new collective agreement. – If you look at Kommunal’s overall requirements, it is worrying to say the least because it is on […]
The forest industry is freeing up space at the central negotiating table
The stakeholder argued that the national system of inter-organizational consultation has proved incapable of taking into account the different needs of companies in different market and economic situations, operating environments and individual production facilities. Hämälä said that the group will abandon the negotiation process and transfer responsibility for terminating employment conditions to companies and their […]
New demands from Kommunal in the contract movement
Today, the largest LO union Kommunal comes with new demands in the collective bargaining movement. Abolished qualifying period deductions in the event of illness and retroactive salary are new requirements that Kommunal will pursue. Now that the wage negotiations are restarting, Kommunal also sees the chance of getting more secure employment, something that the union […]
Swedish concerns about EU wage cuts
Tomorrow, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will give her big annual speech in the European Parliament. The Swedish parliamentarians will listen particularly carefully to what she says about European mini-salaries. Despite promises from the Commission that the Swedish system of collective agreements will not be affected, there is a great deal of concern […]
The EU will not force Sweden to introduce minimum wages
The EU Commission wants to introduce statutory minimum wages, but EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen goes out today and says that the law should not be mandatory for countries with a functioning collective agreement model, such as in Sweden. – I note that von der Leyen still gives us promises, but has still […]
215,000 employees can earn by not saving up for retirement
215,000 employees who are not forced to save up for retirement can achieve a gain of up to several hundred thousand kroner over their lives compared to those who have to save up. It shows new calculations from the pension scheme ATP, writes Jyllands-Posten on Saturday. The group typically consists of employees in small private […]
Lidl raises the salaries of all 750 warehouse employees in Finland
Demand for logistics workers is growing, especially in southern Finland, where most of the largest logistics centers are located, according to Lidl. “The most prominent employees from the customer’s perspective are in the store, but skilled and motivated warehouse workers play an equally important role in the store’s operations. We want the best people to […]
FACTS: Holidays are now earned month by month
The new holiday law will enter into force on Tuesday, 1 September 2020. It provides the opportunity – unlike before – to take paid leave within the same year as it is earned. The Holidays Act was introduced, among other things, to live up to EU rules. Read more here: * As an employee, you […]
