Negotiation or not – What rules apply when a company’s shares change ownership?
Insights|November 28, 2025
In the November episode of the Hire & Fire podcast, our experts take a closer look at employers’ obligations to initiate consultations with trade unions ahead of major business decisions.
In this episode, Jenny Welander Wadström and Linnéa Ceréus discuss employers’ obligation to initiate consultations with trade unions ahead of decisions involving significant changes to the business. They explain the conditions under which the duty to consult under the Swedish Co-Determination in the Workplace Act (MBL) applies, and how employers should approach the duty to consult.
Based on the recent judgment from the Swedish Labour Court (AD 2025 No. 88), they also explore how the duty to consult works within group of companies, and whether a company must consult the with trade unions before its shares are transferred to new owners.
You can find the episode below and in your favorite podcast listening app. Please note that the podcast is in Swedish.