Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Sweden: trade unions ready to negotiate fresh collective agreements in 2020 Sweden: trade unions ready to negotiate fresh collective agreements in 2020 Sweden’s social partners are readying themselves to negotiate new collective agreements for most of the sectors at the start of 2020. Caution hangs in the air because even if the government is being headed by a Social-Democrat PM, Stefan Löfven, who had led the IF Metall union, the fact is that it is a ruling coalition including both the Liberal Party and the Centre Party, and as such LO union president Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson is wary that this new government’s policy will only deepen inequalities and worsen industrial relations. Through . Published on 07 November 2019 à 15h18 - Update on 07 November 2019 à 16h22 Resources At confederal level, and after collaboration with its own members and other confederations, LO, the primary union confederation has just formulated a set of joint demands that includes: A 3% increase in salaries, An extra SEK 783 (€75) (at least) per month for those on low salaries (€2,500 gross per month), An improvement in conventional pensions, Stronger protection again sexual harassment, Greater opportunities for those struggling in the labor market. This represents a general framework of recommendations because the real negotiations take place at branch level before deployment through to company level.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels