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A 139-19 AI generated

Arbetsdomstolen dismissed the union's claim because the employer failed to respond to a formal notice to answer the lawsuit.

Case Number A 139-19
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Arbitration Court of Sweden dismissed the Swedish Building Workers' Union's claim against KS Building S.R.O. because the employer failed to respond to a formal notice to answer the lawsuit. The union argued that this inaction constituted a breach of the collective agreement regarding dispute resolution procedures. The court ruled that the employer's failure to comply with the procedural requirement to answer the notice invalidated the union's standing to proceed with the substantive claim.

Legislator headnote

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Chapter 10 § 1 of the Collective Agreements Act; Chapter 10 § 2 of the Collective Agreements Act: A party's failure to respond to a formal notice to answer a lawsuit constitutes a procedural breach that precludes the other party from pursuing the underlying claim.

Keywords

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collective agreement breach failure to answer notice procedural default Arbetsdomstolen jurisdiction dispute resolution procedure

Cited Legislation

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Chapter 10 § 1 of the Collective Agreements Act
Chapter 10 § 2 of the Collective Agreements Act
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Svenska Byggnadsarbetareförbundet

mot

KS Building S.R.O.

Målet gällde kollektivavtalsbrott. Domen innebar att kärandens talan bifölls på grund av att svaranden underlåtit att följa ett föreläggande att avge svaromål.

Dom 2020-09-02, målnummer A-139-2019

Ledamot: Sören Öman

Rättssekreterare: Leo Nilsson Nannini