New case law – Collective Agreement Interpretation

A dispute has arisen regarding whether career advisors and coaches at an educational association are covered by a collective agreement for salaried employees or a collective agreement for study circle leaders and other leaders/teachers. The Labor Court found that only the salaried employees’ agreement applies to the employees in question and that the employer has therefore committed a breach of the collective agreement by not applying a provision regarding pension contributions included in the salaried employees’ agreement to the affected employees. The employer has therefore been ordered to pay general damages to both the employees and their employee organization.

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