In the forthcoming collective agreement in damallsvenskan, which drags on, there will be a new pregnancy and parenting policy.
Magnus Erlingmark, who is general secretary of the trade union interest group Spelarföreningen, does not want to go into any details before the collective agreement is ready, but says that it is mainly about ways to make everyday life easier for elite football players who have children.
- Are you, for example, single and going to an away match, what is the opportunity to take the child with you or to get help and support in another way?
Only 3 percent of the players in damallsvenskan have children
The hope is that the policy can also be used by men's players.
- We have only filed the policy, but basically we want it to create better opportunities to be able to have children in parallel with the football career.
Taking care of a child is an equal responsibility for both boys and girls, says Erlingmark.
Do you feel that there has been any demand for this policy among men's players?
- No, I can not say that directly.
In some cases maybe but it is quite rare.
A survey from the Union shows that 51 percent of the men's players in the Allsvenskan and the national team were parents, while the corresponding figure among women's players was 3 percent.
Not had contact with Sef
The all-Swedish collective agreement that currently applies does not address the issue.
The agreement can be renegotiated once a year and runs continuously until someone requests to change it.
So far, the Players' Association has not been in contact with Swedish elite football, the interest organization for the clubs in the Allsvenskan and the Superettan.
- No, we have not had that yet, but it is something we will take in the future.
When will it be?
- A new collective agreement negotiation may come into question in one year again.
But it is clear that you do not need to link this directly to the collective agreement, but it will probably be a discussion to see how you think and think about these issues already at an earlier stage.
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Swedish pregnancy and parenting policy drags on