Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Sweden as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Sweden: New whistleblower protection law proposed
A law that would give special protection to workers who blow the whistle on serious wrongdoing in the workplace has been proposed by the Legislative Council in Sweden …
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Sweden: Pilot project to facilitate the recognition of foreign qualifications
The government of Sweden has commissioned the University and College Council (UHR) to consider how a pilot project could be established to facilitate the recognition of (non-EU) foreign qualifications …
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Sweden: New bilateral tax and social security treaties
On October 15th 2015 Sweden signed a social security treaty with the Philippines …
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Sweden: Shorter work days to increase productivity and wellbeing
An increasing number of workplaces in Sweden are adopting, or trialling, a six-hour work day …
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Sweden: Compliance with labour contracts in public tenders
A Commission appointed by the Swedish government to examine compliance with labour contracts in public tenders has just reported its findings …
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Sweden: Restrictive approach to post-termination restrictive covenants
In a recent case, Sweden’s Labour Court gave a restrictive view on the enforceability of post-termination restrictive covenants …
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Sweden: More parental leave for fathers
In an attempt to further boost gender equality, the Swedish government has announced plans to increase the proportion of parental leave reserved for fathers to three months as of 2016 …
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Sweden: Proposal to prevent the abuse of temporary employment
Following criticism from the European Commission, the Ministry of Labour in Sweden has proposed amendments to the Employment Act to help prevent the abuse of temporary employment …
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Sweden: Report on fathers’ take up of parental leave across Europe
According to a new report by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), the proportion of fathers taking parental and paternity leave is increasing in most EU Member States, although it is still fairly low …
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Sweden: Employer found liable for suicide
In a recent case in Sweden, two managers were found guilty of causing an employee’s suicide …
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Sweden: Revised GDP figures released
The European Commission’s statistical agency, Eurostat, has released revised statistics on GDP levels and growth rates in the European Union between 1997 and 2013 …
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Sweden: Sanctions for working time violations
In Sweden, new sanctions for violations of working time rules are now in force …
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Sweden: Labour taxation in the EU
In its latest ‘Taxation Trends in the European Union’ report, the European Commission has pointed out that labour taxes were the main source of tax revenue in 2012 in the majority of EU member states …
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Sweden: Education not providing the necessary skills for employment
According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, 73% of EU citizens agree that their education and training has provided them with the skills required to find a job that matches their qualifications …
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Sweden: Percentage of female board members far below proposed quota
According to the European Commission’s latest statistics, in April 2014 women made up just 18 …
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