The agreement keeps the brand – Today’s Trading

The Swedish Trade and Commercial Employees Union has on Sunday afternoon agreed on a new collective agreement for employees in private stores and warehouses. The agreements include wage increases of 590 crowns while the lowest wages will be increased by 500 crowns.

The agreement is for one year from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017.
The cost is the mark set by industry partners .

– we have done what we should and delivered the second mark for the female-dominated sectors. I am glad that we in this way ensures that low-paid women who form a large part of our membership does not fall behind in wage growth, says Susanna Gideonsson, ‘Union of Commercial Employees Union.

In his press release writing Handels contract negotiations also focused on securing jobs and limiting certain time – and part-time employment. Here, the parties have agreed for the ambition of the norm must be full time and those employed on general temporary should have a length of at least 14 days.

– I am glad that we in this way creates safer conditions for our members. We are not there yet, but we have a long way, says Susanna Gideonsson.

In a press release from the Swedish Trade commented on the agreement of the president Karin Johansson :

– We are pleased to reach an agreement that keeps the brand. We have also increased the scope for local wage formation and held back increases in starting salaries. There have been important points for us, says Karin Johansson, President, Swedish Trade.

The starting salary does not rise to the same extent as other wages but increased by 85 per cent of the contract pay increases ie 500 crowns.

both agreements imposed increased opportunities for local partners to work with a workplace and employee near the local wage.

the ability to locally workplace determine how the wage increase should be distributed increases by the so-called pot becomes larger relative to the centrally determined distribution.

the Swedish trade writes in its press release that the parties have had the ambition to agree on a new collective agreement for warehouse and e-commerce, but they are not yet really has come into the net.
“in view of the short contract period will therefore continue the work between the parties with a view to a new agreement in 2017,” writes the Swedish Trade.

the new collective agreements for store – and warehouse employees includes about 200 000 workers.

the collective agreements in brief:

Salary increases of 590 per month for full-time employees.

minimum wages will be increased by $ 500 per month for full-time employees.

the standard for positions will be full time and permanent.

Adjust temporary employment. Employment in the public fixed term may not be shorter than 14 days.

Increased influence over working hours for employees.