… in that the social partners can agree to opt out of it and trade unions can bargain for improved conditions for the … bargaining process. Unions such as the Swedish TradeUnion Confederation and the Municipal Workers Union have long … half a million new co-workers. This has led to a more open attitude to full-time employment by the Swedish Association …
… guidelines adopted by the Council of the European Union and in the European Pact for Gender Equality … and practice. The European social partners – the European TradeUnion Confederation (ETUC), BusinessEurope (formerly … policies. There is a firm principle that there can be no trade-offs between the quantity and quality of employment. …