In English

PTK in brief, and a summary list of PTK’s mission.

A collective agreement is a written agreement between an employers’ organization and a trade union which regulates the various conditions in the labour market.

Contact details for us who work at PTK’s office. Feel free to contact us.

Two new, historic, Main Agreements on skills development, transition and employment protection were concluded in 2022 by the social partners as a result of national cross-sectoral negotiations. The Main Agreements have come into force on October 1st.

In the Swedish labour market model, the social partners – trade unions and employers – regulate working conditions and wages by means of collective agreements. The model generates good working conditions for employees and safeguards the competitiveness of companies.

The Swedish Labour Market Council for EU Affairs was inaugurated and set up in October 2018 by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Council for Negotiation and Cooperation, representing private-sector workers and employers in the Swedish labour market.

A handbook for employee representatives on Swedish company boards. Opens as a PDF.

PTK together with LO and Svenskt Näringsliv have formed the brand Avtalat for information on collectively agreed insurances. Here you can find English material about pension and insurance at Avtalat.

Here you will find a list of words and explanations that may be useful when writing about the new skills and transition support in the main agreement.