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Termination

Terminating employment, notice periods, termination payments and rights to references.

Sweden :: Non-compete agreements

Since 2015, a collective agreement on non-compete restrictions has been in force which has been generally adopted in all sectors …

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Sweden :: Employment certificates and references

In Sweden, there are three types of written statements of employment that may be issued after termination of an employment relationship …

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Sweden :: Resignation by the employee

An employee may terminate the employment contract by giving the required notice to their employer …

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Sweden :: Termination of a fixed-term contract

A fixed-term contract will terminate on the expiry date that was fixed in the contract, with the employee being notified by the employer a minimum of one month prior to the expiration of the period of employment, with reasons for the termination …

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Sweden :: Claims of unfair and constructive dismissal

The Labour court makes rulings on labour-related disputes …

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Sweden :: Notice periods

When terminating the employment of an employee, an employer must observe the following minimum notice periods …

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Sweden :: Redundancy

Before any redundancy may take place, employers must investigate whether economic dismissal may be avoided by redeployment or retraining …

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Sweden :: Dismissal for reasons related to the employee

It is very difficult to establish objective reasons for unilateral dismissal based on reasons relating to the employee unless there is incontrovertible evidence of gross misconduct, negligence, repeated refusal to perform work, prolonged sickness absence, severe alcoholism or criminal behaviour …

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Sweden :: Termination by the employer

Termination by the employer must be based on objective grounds …

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