Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Sweden as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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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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