Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Sweden as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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Sweden: Strengthened powers for the Competition Authority
The Competition Authority has been given new powers to decide cases in the first instance …
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Sweden: Changes in the tax law for foreign employers
Foreign companies are reminded that from 1st January 2021, a new concept of “economic employer” applies in Sweden that could mean several foreign-based employers become liable for “F-tax” …
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Sweden: Support for short-time working (2021)
The State Parliament (Riksdag) has voted in support of an SEK 15 …
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Sweden: Building strike threat canceled
A strike threat has just been averted in the construction sector, thanks to a new 29-month agreement (until April 2023) with the trade union Byggnads …
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Sweden: Economic employer
A law will come into force on 1st January 2021 that will define a new concept of “economic employer” …
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Sweden: Probationary period may be extended under certain circumstances
The Labour Court has recently been called upon to consider a situation where a new employee immediately commenced parental leave …
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Sweden: Temporary tax relief for parking at workplace
According to Law No …
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