Laws, agreements and guidelines

There are a number of laws, agreements, guidelines and regulations that regulate the activities at Uppsala University, as it is a public-sector university. On this page you can find central collective agreements, local collective agreements and also local guidelines.

Laws

Some of the laws and ordinances that are relevant for those who work at Uppsala University are:

Annual Leave Act (government.se)Discrimination Act (do.se)Employment (Co-Determination in the Workplace) Act (MBL) (government.se)Employment Ordinance (only available in Swedish) (riksdagen.se)Employment Protection Act (LAS) (government.se)Higher Education Act (uhr.se)Higher Education Ordinance (uhr.se)Parental Leave Act (government.se)Public Employment Act (LOA) (government.se)Work Environment Act (government.se)Working Hours Act (government.se)

Central collective agreements

Saco-S signs agreements centrally at a national level with the Swedish Agency for Government Employers. What is stated in the central agreements provides a framework for what should apply in all governmental activities.

Some of the central agreements that are relevant for Saco-S and Uppsala University are listed below. Unfortunately, the agreements are only available in Swedish.

Agreement on fixed-term employment as postdoc (Swedish Agency for Government Employers)Agreement on fixed-term employment for adjunct teacher (Swedish Agency for Government Employers)Agreement on turn-taking for workers within the state (TurA-S) (Swedish Agency for Government Employers)Framework agreement on salaries etc. (RALS 2010-T) (Swedish Agency for Government Employers)Manager agreement (Swedish Agency for Government Employers)Pension agreement PA 03 (for employees born before 1988) (Swedish Agency for Government Employers)Pension agreement PA 16 (for employees born in 1988 or later) (Swedish Agency for Government Employers)Principal agreement (Swedish Agency for Government Employers)The State Job Transition Agreement (Swedish Agency for Government Employers)Villkorsavtal-T (Swedish Agency for Government Employers)Information in Swedish on agreements concluded by Saco-S centrally (Saco-S)

Local collective agreements

With the framework from the central agreements as a starting point, Saco-S Association at Uppsala University negotiate the conditions that will apply to the individual workplace.

Local agreements concluded between Saco-S and Uppsala University:

Local agreement on fixed-term employment of adjunct teachers Local collective agreement on active transition work at Uppsala University Local collective agreement on local transition funds at Uppsala University Local collective agreement on local group of managers at Uppsala University Local collective agreement on salaries for doctoral students Local collective agreement on standby Local collective agreement on supplements for unsocial working hours for technical and administrative employment with scheduled working hours Local collective agreement on teaching for researchers at Uppsala University Local collective agreement on teaching and working hours etc. for doctoral students at Uppsala University Local collective agreement on teaching and working hours etc. for teachers Local collective agreement on variable supplements in case of illness and vacation Local collective agreement on unsocial working hours supplement for teachers who hold employment at Uppsala University Local collective agreement on working hours etc. for exam guards with irregular working hours Local collective agreement on working hours for employees who work with operations, system development and support within the University IT Services Local collective agreement on working hours for technical and administrative employments Local travel agreement for employees at Uppsala University

Local guidelines and regulations

Local guidelines and regulations found at Uppsala University: