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The conflict between the LO Handels union and the Svensk Handel employer party has been over wage increases and investments in low-wage groups.
– There will be slightly higher minimum wages and it is a real investment in our low wages, said contract secretary Per Bardh at a press conference.
In total, it will be 1,354 crowns. throughout the term of the deal, Handels writes in a press release.
According to Handels, the largest salary increase will be for those who earn the least and investing in those with the lowest salary means that those with a full-time salary of 25,000 kroner a month will receive a 0.5 percent higher salary increase. For an adult with no prior industry experience, this means a 5.5 percent salary increase, according to Handels.
An employee with no industry experience and currently on minimum wage (SEK 21,814 per month) can receive a 1.2 percent higher salary increase.
“The important question of some time it will finally be reviewed by the unions and employers jointly. It follows from the agreements for employees in private shops, warehouses and e-commerce that were concluded today between Handels and Svensk Handel, “it is further written in a press release.
The new agreements apply from November 1 to March 31, 2023. The last year can be rescinded. Full-time employee salaries will be increased in two steps for a total of SEK 1,354 until March 31, 2022:
774 SEK as of November 1, 2020.
SEK 580 as of April 1, 2022.
The strike would have affected some 5,000 employees and began at 10 am tomorrow.
