Sweden - 23% of employees in private sector lack collective agreement - December 31, 2023

In the report ‘Coverage of collective agreements and white spots’ Professor Anders Kjellberg from Lund University has investigated how many people are covered by collective agreements in various industries. According to his report, approximately 23% of all employees in privately owned companies work without a collective agreement. But the degree of coverage differs greatly between different industries. For white- collar workers, the percentage is lowest in companies dealing with game development, tech in the financial industry, IT, media, advertising and PR, as well as law firms and audit firms.

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