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LO announced on Friday that they are rejecting the final offer in negotiations. Soon after, the Confederation of Swedish Companies and PTK, the cooperative union organization that organizes salaried employees in the private sector, said they were willing to say yes to the deal.
However, the negotiations, with the announcement of LO, did not end in the agreement that the government expected. Eva Nordmark says she will invite social partners for talks next week.
– Both the Swedish business community and PTK say they need time to analyze this new situation, and I respect that. Please respect it. It is clear that it is important for us to have a broad base among the social partners for changes in the labor legislation, but it is a new and difficult situation, he tells the TT seconded reporter.
There is nothing like that prevents negotiations from continuing, if the parties so wish. But since LO, the message has been that they are not prepared to move on, explains Eva Nordmark.
If the social partners do not agree, the issue must be handled by the government, according to the January agreement. An investigation into the, the employment protection law, is now under consultation and will be the starting point if negotiations have once and for all reached the end of the road, explains Eva Nordmark.
– I think it is interesting to dialogue with the parties about the new situation. What is important to me as the Minister of Labor and Social Democrat is that we are going to present a proposal that will increase flexibility for employers and at the same time increase safety for employees, says the Minister of Labor.
Eva Nordmark calls Jonas Sjöstedts Threat of a declaration of censorship, if the government enacts the investigation into law, for “political gambling” and says it has no intention of taking a position on the matter.
– You have threatened to distrust. At the same time, I can say that Sweden is in a serious situation, we have a pandemic, we have a great crisis in the Swedish labor market and then throw Sweden into great uncertainty, I think it is irresponsible, he says.
Eva Nordmark is clear that no government message will arrive over the weekend.
– I know that the parties have said that they need time to analyze this new situation and I believe that many need a good night’s sleep now so that we can take new steps on Monday again, he says.
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