Trade union leave, FML
Leave for trade union representative assignment
Leave for trade union representative assignment is regulated in both the law (Law (1974:358) regarding a union representative’s position in the workplace, FML) and in a central agreement between the labour market parties (SAV-cirkulär 1984:A39).
The person locally appointed as a union representative has the right to leave of absence for the time necessary to complete the union assignment. The representative will often have a certain deduction of work hours for the union assignments (decided in annual agreements between the HR Division and the local trade unions) and the union work should generally be completed within this time. No wage deductions are made for the union-allocated time and the different departments/workplace will be reimbursed for the union time from the university’s joint budget.
Steps
An application for leave of absence should always be submitted for trade union assignments so that the employer may assess whether the leave should be approved with retained pay. The employee should support the need for leave by e.g. showing the summons to the meeting.If the union assignment concerns activities in the workplace (= the university), the union representative can be approved leave with pay. Examples of activities are information events, negotiations, participation in committees or training necessary for the assignment. It is also possible to get leave without pay for e.g. internal union issues such as union meetings, training that does not directly concern the union representative assignment as well as participation in a union activity that does not relate to the university.
In addition to what is stated in the law and in the agreement regarding trade union representatives, according to I Villkorsavtal/ Villkorsavtal-T (9 Ch, 2 §) a union representative has the right to pay during leave for union representative assignments for a maximum of ten days in a calendar year. This may include assignments such as chair person or secretary in a central or regional union organisation, representative during a conference, accountant etc. In such cases, the department/equivalent is compensated through the university joint budget. In other cases, the department/equivalent covers the cost.
Apply for the leave in Primula web.
Manual for employees, application for other types of leave
Contact
The Payroll UnitHR specialists