The mark is set in the collective bargaining 

The parties in the industry have reached an agreement and set the so-called mark, which forms the basis for further negotiations in this year's collective bargaining round, also for the IT, telecom and tech industry. The result of the industrial negotiations was 6.4% over 24 months, 3.4% in year one and 3.0% in year two. 

- We have taken note of the mark, which we note is at historically high levels. The rate of wage increase now announced will be very challenging for companies of all sizes in the IT, telecom and tech industry. Companies in the industry are already having a tough time given the economic situation, uncertainty in the business environment and tough international competition," says Einar Humlin, head of negotiations at TechSverige. 

- Many companies in Sweden are facing major challenges - including in our sector, where we are seeing an increase in redundancies, falling employment and declining investment. 

- We note that the outcome of the industrial negotiations includes agreements on working time reduction. Reducing working hours is particularly worrying for our industry, where many companies live by selling time. 

- TechSweden's negotiations with our trade union counterparts are ongoing, and we are now entering a phase where we want to have a constructive dialog and where joint responsibility is crucial, concludes Einar Humlin.