Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Sweden as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Sweden: Amendment to the posted Workers Act
An amendment to the posted Workers Act (1999) has been proposed by the Swedish government in order to protect its labour market from widespread job posting, particularly in the construction sector …
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Sweden: Sick leave increased
The number of sick days per employee in Sweden’s business sector rose over the year to Q42016 by 19 …
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Sweden: Gender quota dropped
A committee charged with examining the introduction of mandatory gender quotas on company boards has decided to not pursue the matter any further …
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Sweden: More jobs, but not for the young
Although the number of employees grew by 66,000 in Sweden over the year to December 2016 unemployment for those aged 15-24 year – who were available for work – remained high, at 18 …
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Sweden: Immigration review
The Swedish government has set up a special enquiry to examine the way that the renewal of work permits is handled …
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Sweden: Work permit renewal
The Swedish government has set up a special enquiry to examine the way that the renewal of work permits is handled …
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Sweden/Denmark: Border control dispute
The Southern Swedish Chamber of Commerce has appointed lawyers to pursue a 2 …
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Sweden: Board quotas
A proposed new law being drafted by the Swedish the Enterprise and Innovation Ministry aims to establish quotas in the boardrooms of Sweden’s top companies …
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Sweden: New whistleblower law
From January 1st 2017 Sweden shall have in place a new whistleblower law …
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Sweden: Non-compete agreement shortens protection period
A revised national collective agreement on non-compete agreements negotiated by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services is now in force …
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Sweden: Border controls extended
The Swedish Migration Agency has persuaded the government to extend ID Checks at the border with Denmark until at least November 2016 …
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Sweden: Gender pay reporting to become a more frequent obligation
From January 1st 2017 companies in Sweden will be obliged to report salary statistics broken down by gender to the national statistical agency, Statistics Sweden, every year …
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Sweden: Latest on the current wage round
Three-year wage agreements for over two million Swedish workers are due for renewal by the end of April …
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Sweden: Labour cost statistics – December 2015
According to Statistics Sweden (SCB), the Swedish Labour Cost Index (AKI) for the private sector in December 2015 was 122 …
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Sweden: New agreement on employee inventions
A new Inventor Agreement has been negotiated between the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and the Council for Negotiation and Cooperation (a body representing 25 trade unions) …
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