Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Sweden as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Sweden: Growth of redundancy notices
The number of people being notified of impending redundancy has risen to a far higher rate than this time last year …
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Sweden: New requirement for monthly PAYE tax returns
New requirement for monthly PAYE tax returns …
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Sweden: Amendments to employment protection act from 1 October 2022
The new law on employment protection came officially into force on 30th June 2022, but the rules only applied from 1st October 2022 …
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Sweden: New rules from June 2022 for those applying for work permit
Work permit changes took effect on 1st June 2022 …
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Sweden: Reform of employment law
What has been described as the “greatest reform of Swedish employment law in modern times” will take place on 1st October 2022 …
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Sweden: Proposed changes to the Employment Protection Act
Pending changes to the Employment Protection Act (LAS) will make it easier to deal with employee dismissals …
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Sweden: Only 11 individual working days lost to strikes and lockouts in 2021
The reasons for the low incidence of disputes were the pandemic and because, in recent years, there has been a high degree of cooperation between the union movement and government in power …
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Sweden: The social security agreement between Sweden and Japan
The agreement on social security between Sweden and Japan will enter into force on 1st June 2022 …
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Sweden: End of the Portugal-Sweden double taxation treaty
The Swedish government has informed the Portuguese government that the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between the two countries has now ceased …
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Sweden: 2022 budget gives boost for welfare, jobs
A 2022 Budget has been proposed to Parliament which will involve a significant job stimulus …
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Sweden: New migration law makes permanent residency harder for refugees and visitors
A new immigration law introduced to control the influx of asylum seekers is likely to undermine many research posts …
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Sweden: Dismissal due to false claim of sickness absence
The Swedish Labour Court has ruled that it is sufficient grounds for dismissal if a long-service employee extends their annual leave by five days and falsely claims that it is due to sickness absence [Labour Court AD 2021 No …
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Sweden: Sickness absence rate decreased in Q1 2021
Over the year to Q1 2021, the average number of sick days per employee decreased by 0 …
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Sweden: What’s happened since Amazon’s launch in Sweden?
The prospects for Amazon in the online retail market continue to look stark, with little growth in its 1% market share during the lockdown …
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Sweden: Short-time work allowance extended until June 2021
The short-time work allowance scheme, which is available to any private company facing temporary and serious financial difficulties due to COVID-19, has been extended until 30th June 2021 …
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