The timetable for the salary review is jointly planned between the employer and the trade unions so that the new salaries will be ready for payment on the December salary, with retroactive effect from 1 October.
Salary review 2026 - Timetable
- Salary review ongoing: August – 18 October, for all employees who are in the audit
- Focus and financial conditions: no later than the beginning of September
- Manager to leave new salaries in Primula: No later than 18 October
- Salary-setting discussions: 21 October – 25 November, applies to employees who are members of Saco-S
- Employees respond to salary agreement in Primula (Saco members): No later than 25 November
- Collective bargaining OFR/S–ST: 21 October – 25 November
- Negotiation of new doctoral student ladder: 21 October – 25 November
- HR sends new salaries to Primula: 1 December
- New salary paid: 23 December
Doctoral student ladder 2026
- Employer announces salary range and proposal for revised salaries: 25 August
- Trade unions consult on the proposal: 25 August-21 September
- Negotiation regarding final doctoral student ladder: 22 September
- New salaries according to the doctoral ladder will be paid: 26 October
The employer and the trade unions concluded negotiations regarding the doctoral student ladder and new salary levels regarding the 2026 salary revision in agreement on 22 September 2026. The new amounts will take effect from 1 October 2026.