MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 8: The labour market and personal finances
part
Swedish word. In English: party (side in an agreement)
One of the sides in an agreement or a negotiation, for example the employers or the union.
Facts about the word
- The trade unions and the employers' organisations negotiate and sign collective agreements on pay and working conditions. Sverige i fokus s. 28
- In Sweden wages are set through negotiations between the social partners, not by the state. Sverige i fokus s. 28
- In 1938 employers and trade unions concluded the Saltsjöbaden Agreement, which laid the foundation for the Swedish model. Sverige i fokus s. 35
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A party is one side in an agreement. The social partners are the employers and the unions, not the Riksdag and the government, and it is not a celebration.
The word belongs to Chapter 8: The labour market and personal finances in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.