Interrupted in December 2013 negotiations over the “omställningsavtal” agreement, between the PTK (federation of private sector administration employees) and the employers confederation Svenskt Närinsgliv are due to restart soon with the goal of reaching an agreement in the autumn. Announced on June 05, the decision to resume talks lies in the worry due to the dire state of the economy. Even if the parties’ demands remain unchanged the spirit of negotiations has moved towards pragmatism.
Specific expectations. On June 05 announcing the official decision to reopen talks, Ann Lundberg Westermark, head of agreements and negotiations at PTK explained, “We have discussed it together and believe that conditions are ripe for negotiations to restart. The “omställningsavtal” agreement covers rules over hiring, redundancy, and redundancy priorities. It applies to roughly 32,000 businesses and 850,000 workers. It applies both to union members and non-union members. It gives workers...
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