Without a collective agreement, the employer may ask you to work overtime without compensation. Moreover, there is no legal minimum wage system in Sweden that allows employers to set wage levels as low as they wish. A collective agreement protects you from these issues. The employer is bound only by law and is not required to provide workers` benefits; such as extra holidays, additional parental allowances or advantageous insurance related to retirement and health plans, to name but a few examples. All workers are legally entitled to five weeks of paid leave per year. You may be entitled to additional leave under your collective agreement or employment contract. A collective agreement runs until a 12-month period or until it is replaced, when the union or employer begins to negotiate before the expiry date. Collective agreements are agreements between employers and registered unions that cover workers in the employer`s workplace. Non-union members can bargain collectively with an employer or employer, but their negotiation cannot end with a collective agreement that is only identical or very similar individual employment contracts. A framework for a collective agreement and a number of proposed contracts. A collective agreement expires on the previous expiry date or three years after it comes into force. Sweden has a long tradition of democracy, inclusion and transparency. The Swedish model is the concept in which employers and trade unions work together to maintain good working conditions.

The model is a cornerstone and is appreciated in the same way by both parties. For example, if your employer has entered into a collective agreement, your decision to join us will never be called into question and you should not fear reprisals. Under the collective agreement between Finansf-rbundet and BAO (an employer-banking organisation), a regular working week should not exceed 37.5 hours. This collective agreement applies to almost 90 per cent of our members. The bargaining power between employers and workers is not the same in many labour relations. Workers may decide that their interests are best represented by unions and collective bargaining. When a union represents workers in a workplace, a collective agreement can be negotiated. Your employment contract should provide information about your work schedules, which are usually governed by the Working Time Act, but which may also be affected by a collective agreement. 2) Occupational pension: the pension you receive if you work for a collective agreement. Apart from the above requirements, the parties decide what is stipulated in the collective agreement (unless the employment agency is invited and agrees to set the terms of the contract).

This agreement can be used to expedite the conclusion of the contract for dangerous deliveries or services when certain items, quantities and prices are not known at the time of the contract`s implementation, but a considerable number of requirements should be acquired by the contractor. The transmission of tariff conditions to individual employment contracts. If you get sick, you are entitled to a statutory sickness benefit (by the employer) and after 14 days you can claim sickness benefits (by Furs-kringskassan). If you are facilitated by a collective agreement, you are probably entitled to an additional percentage to supplement sickness benefits. Employment contracts contain more information about individual contracts. Collective agreements indicate the date on which they come into force.