Ministry of Employment
The Ministry of Employment is responsible for issues and matters concerning the labour market, labour law and the work environment. The Ministry is also responsible for the work of advancing gender equality and human rights at national level. Moreover, the Ministry is responsible for efforts to increase integration, combat segregation, racism and discrimination, and strengthen the rights of children and LGBTI people.
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The future of work is not set in stone
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Norway’s Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie, Iceland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Children Ásmundur Einar Daðason and Sweden’s Minister for Employment Ylva Johansson.
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ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and Sweden’s Minister for Employment Ylva Johansson
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Some of the representatives at the Reykjavik meeting.
Photo: The Government Offices
On 4–5 April 2019, a Nordic conference on the future of work was held in Reykjavik, Iceland. The conference focused on megatrends affecting the labour market in the future.
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Government Bill presented: Contractor liability in the construction industry
The Government has decided to present the Government Bill "Contractor liability for wage claims in the construction industry" to the Riksdag. The aim is to strengthen protection for employees and counter corner-cutting and criminal activities, while safeguarding the opportunities for the social partners to regulate contractor liability in collective agreements.
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Employment Protection Act (Lag om anställningsskydd)
Non-official translation. Amendments: up to and including SFS 2016:1271.
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Government and social partners agree on ‘entry agreements’
The Government and the social partners have agreed that ‘entry agreements’ should be introduced. The aim is to help newly arrived immigrants and long-term unemployed people to become established in the labour market, and to facilitate future skills provision for employers.
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The Government of Sweden’s measures against sexual violence and harassment
One of the Swedish Government’s gender equality policy sub-goals is that men’s violence against women must stop. With reference to #metoo, the following lists some examples of implemented and forthcoming measures to counteract sexual violence, harassment and assault.
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Posting of Workers Act (Utstationeringslagen)
Non-official translation. Amendments: up to and including Swedish Code of Statutes 2017:320.
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Posting of Workers Ordinance (Utstationeringsförordningen)
Non-official translation.
· Article from Ministry of Employment
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Eight Swedish cabinet ministers to the Social Summit in Gothenburg
The Prime Minister, together with the EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has invited to a social summit focusing on the promotion of Fair Jobs and growth, in Gothenburg on Friday 17 November. Heads of State and heads of Governments together with other EU-member ministers will be in place.
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Swedish statutes in translation - labour legislation
The Ministry of Employment provides non-official translations of some labour legislation.
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New work environment agency in Sweden
To strengthen national and international work environment efforts, the Government has today decided to establish a new government agency for work environment awareness. The agency is to be situated in Gävle and will start operations on 1 June 2018.
