the 4,500 employees at the employment exchange were given notice during the Wednesday morning of the dismissal. The reason is a reduction in the financial appropriations.
the Saco, the Swedish confederation of unions, were prepared for the notice, but not on the large scale. Now, they require, in a press release, clear answers from the government regarding the authority’s future.
the organisations will begin immediately.
– It is important that it becomes a transparent process, so that it is clear to the employees in accordance with the principles that the cutbacks are implemented, ” says Anders Lindström, deputy’s head of negotiations at the Swedish SSR, in the press release.
with the authority in the future is still unclear. According to januariavtalet to the comprehensive reform and a new system with stand-alone players introduced.
– We find ourselves several years ago in a major reorganization that has not yet finished. Now we do not know at all what will prevail in the future, ” says Helén Justegård, chairman of Saco-S at the employment service, in the press release.
– It naturally creates concerns and the need for information is great. We are also concerned that this mess is going to affect the job-seekers, ” she concludes.
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