Uncertainty about the economic situation due to the corona pandemic is stated as the cause according to the Scania press release. At the same time, Tillväxtverket has announced that companies that make group contributions also qualify for state aid for short-term leave - something that Scania has chosen to do since the end of March.

The union satisfied

Lisa Lorentzon, chair of the Academic Association of Scania, is therefore pleased with the message:

- It is absolutely welcome from our side. For our part, it has risked us not being supported for short-term work. That's why we also thought it was important, both because the company needs the money in the current situation but also because we have to comply with the Swedish Growth Agency's rules, she tells TT.

Losing billions

Have there been concerns about which path to choose?

- Among the members, there has been concern that we should go down on short-term work but it has not really had any effect, but we have had a good dialogue with our owners and they have a good understanding of our situation. There it has not broken,

The German company, which owns 100 percent of Scania, would otherwise receive a planned dividend of SEK 6.2 billion. Scania will now hold the Annual General Meeting on June 25. On the Stockholm Stock Exchange, today's message has a positive reaction for Traton, which is speeding up almost six percent.