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Engineers of Sweden provides deeper knowledge about the union in English

If you’re not raised in Sweden, it is far from obvious how the trade unions and the Swedish labour market model work. Therefore, Engineers of Sweden has developed the English parts of the website to also include cultural aspects of the trade unions work in Sweden.

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August: News from Ingenjören in English

These are the differences in salaries between women and men • Large differences in gender distribution at consulting companies • These are the countries with the best work-life balance • Scania wants to make it easier to come out as trans

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June: News from Ingenjören in English

Dismissed on suspicion of security risk • “Digital surveillance in the office is more common than you think” • Do you need to ask the union a question? Try the chatbot Vektor • Large differences in group sizes at government agencies

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May: News from Ingenjören in English

Increasing unemployment figures • How to include colleagues with autism and ADHD • This is how much engineers who are managers earn • Sweco engineer on being given notice of strike • Are you lacking training in AI? You are not alone • 9 quick steps for salary negotiations

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April: News from Ingenjören in English

Ericsson engineers: Strategic shift or show for the President? • New agreements in place: Salary increases and reduced working hours • IT and telecom receive shortening of work time

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March: News from Ingenjören in English

Salary increase for engineers • Northvolt engineers: “Not surprising, but unreal” • Working time reduction varies between engineers • Technical specialists are lagging behind managers in salary • Scania's R&D engineers will soon find out who their boss will be • AI expert shares five keys to a better promt

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The English guide to Saco Salary Statistic

Members of Engineers of Sweden have access to Saco Salary Statistic (Saco Lönesök). The statistics are available only in Swedish. But here's a guide in English how to use it.

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February: News from Ingenjören in English

Salary statistics • Engineers of Sweden website now autotranslated into English • Consultants may be entitled to permanent employment with the client • Wellness Allowances vary between differens employers • Engineering company in Malmö is testing shorter working hours • The Engineer Imprisoned by the Stasi

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January: News from Ingenjören in English

Read about what could become the key issue in the negotiations between unions and employers that have just begun. Don’t miss new videos explaining how pensions and insurance work in Sweden. And see where in Sweden engineers have the highest salaries. Welcome to Ingenjören's first news summary in English.

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Polhem Prize awarded to Yubico – The Hackers’ Worst Enemy

Jakob and Stina Ehrensvärd, founders of the cybersecurity company Yubico, have been awarded this year’s Polhem Prize by Engineers of Sweden. Their YubiKey, designed to protect against data breaches, is now used by the largest tech companies in the U.S., large corporations and governments around the world and helps to secure critical infrastructure.