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Construction Workers in Sydnärke Worked Months Without Pay, Four Now Compensated After Bankruptcy Threat

Key Points
  • Six former construction workers in Sydnärke applied to put their company into bankruptcy after working months without pay.
  • Four of the six employees have now received their overdue wages, while two cases are still being processed.
  • Union lawyer Henrik Ask provided legal guidance on employee rights when wages are not paid, noting this occurs across various industries.

Employees at a construction company in Sydnärke worked for several months without receiving wages for their work building prefabricated houses. When their employment ended, six former employees, with support from their trade unions, applied to put the company into bankruptcy to recover their unpaid wages. According to reports from Nerikes Allehanda, four of the six workers have now received payment, while two cases remain ongoing.

Union lawyer Henrik Ask provided guidance on the legal steps employees can take when they don't receive their wages, noting that such situations unfortunately occur across various industries. The workers' task involved constructing prefabricated houses, and they had worked for the company for an extended period before the wage payment issues arose.

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