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Recent news

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

Sweden: Percentage of female board members far below proposed quota

June 10, 2014

According to the European Commission’s latest statistics, in April 2014 women made up just 18 …

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Sweden: Lack of accessibility for disabled workers to be grounds for discrimination

March 4, 2014

The Swedish government has drafted a Bill which proposes introducing lack of accessibility for workers with disabilities as a new ground for discrimination in the Discrimination Act …

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Sweden: Greater protection for whistleblowers

February 7, 2014

Sweden’s government has launched an inquiry to evaluate the protection of workers of private sector employees in the health care, education and welfare sectors who “sound the alarm” in regard to abuse, misconduct or criminal offences …

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Sweden: Clarification of parental leave rights

January 31, 2014

The government of Sweden has referred to the Council on Legislation an amendment to the Parental Leave Act …

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Sweden: Investment to increase validation of foreign nationals’ skills

January 10, 2014

Sweden’s government has commissioned its Employment Service to develop ways to increase the rate of validation of foreign nationals’ skills in Sweden …

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Sweden: Parental leave amendments

January 2, 2014

A number of changes to parental leave in Sweden have now come into force …

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Sweden: Abolition of unemployment contribution

November 26, 2013

The Swedish government has decided to cut contribution levels to unemployment funds with effect from January 1st 2014 …

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Sweden: More flexible parental leave rights proposed

October 1, 2013

A draft law has been submitted to the Swedish parliament that would raise age limits and increase flexibility in the use of parental leave …

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