Criticism of the County Administrative Board of Uppsala for bringing up a complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsmen during a salary review

Summary of the decision: In negotiations within the scope of a salary review, it was mentioned to the employee in question that they had made a complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsmen. Given the constitutional role of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, the Parliamentary Ombudsman holds that everyone has the right to make a complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsmen without running any risk whatsoever of criticism or any form of reprisals on the part of a public-sector employer.

The investigation sheds no light on exactly how the complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsmen was brought up in the negotiations, nor the purpose of doing so. However, the Parliamentary Ombudsman understands that the employee in question was given the impression that the complaint was something that might have a negative impact on her situation. The County Administrative Board cannot escape criticism for bringing up the complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsmen in the negotiations.