In Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, national mediation offices play a key role in facilitating the conclusion of collective agreements. In several of these countries, they also support the coordination of wage settlements across sectors. A new OECD report compares these five institutions and draws lessons for the Nordics and all other OECD countries.
Seen from outside the region, the five systems look much alike. The report finds they differ more than expected, and that what makes them work owes less to the formal powers mediators hold than to the wider bargaining system they sit in.
The launch in Stockholm will bring together mediators, social partners, researchers and policy makers to discuss the role and the challenges of mediation in the Nordic countries, and what the Nordic experience means for other OECD countries.
The report has been prepared with the support of the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Swedish Mediation Office (Medlingsinstitutet). The launch event is organized together with the Swedish Mediation Office and Engineers of Sweden, Unionen, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) and Swedish Agency for Government Employers (SAGE).
