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Fintech giantKlarnahas hit an agreement with workers that were set to hit next hebdomad , the company told TechCrunch today .

Klarna employees were plan to fall next calendar week in the fintech ’s habitation nation of Sweden , as report bytech.eu .

The dispute was reportedly over the lack of a Collective Bargaining Agreement ( CBA ) — a written legal contract bridge between an employer and a union representing the employee . Nearly 90 % of all employee in Swedenare coveredby terms and conditions of various CBAs , but Klarna employee were among the 10 % that were not .

Via email , Klarna CEO and co - founderSebastian Siemiatkowski state TechCrunch on Friday that “ after an vivid calendar week of negotiations , ” the company had get through an agreementto link up the Banks Employer Organisation by January 1 , 2024 . The company also reached an arrangement with the union Finansförbundet “ to sign a CBA that will also include member of all unions belonging to the central organization Saco . ” Saco is the Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations . According to itswebsite , it has near 1 million phallus .

Siemiatkowski added that during the negotiation , Klarna had a particular focus on the quislingism correspondence , “ which regulates how we will work together . ”

“ I am proud of that we have arrive at an agreement that combines Klarna ’s agility with the clearness of the Swedish model . Our focal point in the negotiations has been to secure useable freedom , to continue being able-bodied to make quick determination and to cultivate our unparalleled and successful civilization , ” he said . “ I am confident that we will benefit from this agreement and that Klarna can impart to making the Swedish model stronger from the inside . ”

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