The union TCO judged that one of the new rules introduced by the unemployment insurance reform is particularly unfavourable for women working part-time. The union organization referred the matter to the European commission because it judged that this measure violates the directive on equal payment between men and women. (Ref 070120)
A new step was taken in the fight opposing the Swedish union organizations to the new centre-right government, in place since last autumn. The union TCO – the majority of the 1.3 million members being state employees – referred the matter to the European commission because it judged that Fredrik Reinfeldt’s government violates the European directive aiming at reducing discriminations between men and women. TCO is particularly mad at the measures adopted by the new parliament before Christmas: s
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