TechSverige has reached a new collective agreement for IT/Tech
TechSverige has today signed a collective agreement with Unionen, Sveriges Ingenjörer and Akavia for employees in the IT/Tech agreement. The new collective agreement extends over 24 months.
The agreement covers around 1,000 IT and tech companies and 55,000 employees, and runs from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027.
- It is positive that we have agreed on a new collective agreement that provides long-term and predictable conditions for our member companies, says Einar Humlin, head of negotiations at TechSverige.
The value of the agreement provides for wage increases of 5.5%, divided into two wage revisions: 3.0% on April 1, 2025 and 2.5% on April 1, 2026. The basis for wage increases under the agreement is the individual company's economic and market conditions. The total value of the agreement is 6.4%, of which 0.5% corresponds to a day off through a reduction in working hours and a further 0.4% is set aside for flexi-pension.
Companies with TechSverige's IT/Tech agreement will have greater flexibility and the opportunity to adapt to the needs of the business with the new agreement. The night work ban will be removed and it will be possible for all companies with the collective agreement to conduct night work. It also introduces the possibility for companies to move the date of the wage review to a date other than April 1. The agreement also provides the opportunity to get relief from the MBL obligation for smaller companies that do not have a trade union club, which further simplifies the processes for employers in IT and tech.
- "We are pleased with the increased flexibility we have gained in the agreement. The new agreement means that companies with TechSverige's IT/Tech agreement now have a general exemption from the night work ban in the Working Hours Act. This enables night work, something that companies without collective agreements do not have access to. "It is also gratifying that we have achieved flexibility in the date of the wage review, which has been requested, especially by companies that are part of an international group," says Einar Humlin.
The negotiations have been conducted in good dialogue but have also been tough, with the parties standing far apart in parts and with a benchmark for wage increases that in the industrial negotiations ended up at historically high levels. During the negotiations, TechSverige has sought constructive solutions to high demands in order to create stability in the labor market, flexibility for companies and competitiveness.
A reduction in working hours has been a key demand from the unions in this year's collective bargaining. Although TechSverige has consistently opposed such regulation, in the final stage we had to accept limited wording on working time reduction - equivalent to one day per year starting in 2026. As the unions' demand was ultimate, the issue was resolved with a compromise that protects companies from conflict, limits the scope of the regulation and gives some freedom of action in implementation.
- Through this agreement, we have taken responsibility for contributing to stability in the labor market and long-term rules with a focus on flexibility, an important prerequisite for the development and competitiveness of IT and tech companies, says Åsa Zetterberg, CEO of TechSverige.