The trade union Kommunal called off a strike when it accepted the mediators' offer to end the dispute with the SALAR and Sobona employers’ organisations. The new agreement includes higher salaries (SEK 985 or € 98) in line with labour market trends with an individual guarantee and sets out steps towards long-term solutions for salary processes and sustainable working hours. The employers also confirmed their intention to work out a new collective wage agreement, taking a holistic approach to sustainable working hours and taking measures to improve the work environment. The agreement runs for 12 months and covers approximately 550,000 employees and local negotiations are already under way to set specific pay rises.
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