https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Swedish government has denied that it, or enterprise minister Maud Olofsson, had any knowledge of the golden parachute payment that led to the sacking of Vattenfall chair Lars Westerberg. https://www.thelocal.se/20110326/32830 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:37:00 +0100 32830 Sweden's National Anti-Corruption Unit (Riksenheten mot korruption) is to investigate whether to open a case against the board of energy firm Vattenfall, after revelations of the 12 million kronor ($1.9 million) golden parachute payment to the former CEO. https://www.thelocal.se/20110324/32782 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:06:00 +0100 32782 Lars Westerberg, the chair of the board of Swedish state-owned energy firm Vattenfall, is to be replaced after revelations concerning extra remuneration to the outgoing CEO. https://www.thelocal.se/20110318/32686 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:41:00 +0100 32686 The former CEO of Swedish pensions firm AMF Pension has agreed to reimburse his old employer following a bonus scandal that jeopardized the career of trade union chief Wanja Lundby Wedin. https://www.thelocal.se/20090623/20234 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:56:00 +0200 20234 Swedish pensions firm AMF Pension has concluded that ex-CEO Christer Elmehagen received a higher pension than that agreed and has demanded that he repay the difference. https://www.thelocal.se/20090419/18948 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:34:00 +0200 18948 Wanja Lundby-Wedin is to remain in her post as head of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO), but will endure a pay cut of around 40 percent. https://www.thelocal.se/20090407/18718 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:04:00 +0200 18718 Wanja Lundby-Wedin, head of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO) has resigned from the board of AMF Pension. The announcement was made after a meeting of LO's board on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090405/18688 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:00:00 +0200 18688 AMF Pension embattled former CEO Christer Elmehagen has reached an agreement with the firm's chairperson Göran Tunhammar to make public part of his controversial pension agreement. https://www.thelocal.se/20090402/18626 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:04:00 +0200 18626 The board of AMF Pension said late Sunday night that they had been misled about the size of former CEO Christer Elmehagen’s pension and requested that he pay more than 20 million kronor ($2.4 million) back to the company. https://www.thelocal.se/20090330/18540 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:20:00 +0200 18540 The head of the third largest district of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO), is calling for the organization’s national leader, Wanja Lundby-Wedin, to step down. https://www.thelocal.se/20090325/18436 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:09:00 +0100 18436 The head of Sweden’s main trade union group is facing a storm of media criticism following revelations that she approved a lavish pension package for former AMF Pension CEO Christer Elmehagen. https://www.thelocal.se/20090324/18412 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:03:00 +0100 18412 The vice-CEO at Swedish pensions firm AMF Pension, Ingvar Skeberg, has been sacked after revelations of malpractice. https://www.thelocal.se/20090317/18266 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:25:00 +0100 18266 Volvo Group’s plan to raise the salaries of 250 top executives is “insulting” according to Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. https://www.thelocal.se/20090302/17924 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:25:00 +0100 17924