| CHAPTER 8 Labor Law | Page 225 | |
| 1. Legal Framework | Page 225 | |
| 1.1. Employment Protection Act (Lagen om anställningsskydd or “LAS”) | Page 226 | |
| 1.2. Co-Determination in the Workplace Act (Medbestämmandelagen or “MBL”) | Page 226 | |
| 1.3. The Act on Board Representation (Lagen om styrelserepresentation) | Page 227 | |
| 1.4. The Work Environment Act (Arbetsmiljölagen) | Page 228 | |
| 1.5. The Discrimination Act (Diskrimineringslagen) | Page 228 | |
| 1.6. Working Hours Act (Arbetstidslagen) | Page 229 | |
| 1.7. Vacation Act (Semesterlagen) | Page 229 | |
| 1.8. Liability for Damages Act (Skadeståndslagen) | Page 230 | |
| 1.9. Private Employment Agency Act | Page 230 | |
| 2. Labor Relations in Sweden | Page 231 | |
| 2.1. Employer Organization | Page 231 | |
| 2.2. Employee Organizations | Page 232 | |
| 3. Kollektivavtal (Collective Agreements) | Page 232 | |
| 4. Obligations of Employers Towards Labor Unions | Page 233 | |
| 4.1. Employers Who are Bound by a Collective Agreement | Page 234 | |
| 4.2. Employers Who are Not Bound by a Collective Agreement | Page 236 | |
| 5. Obligations of Employees Towards their Employer | Page 237 | |
| 6. The Employment Contract | Page 238 | |
| 6.1. Forms of Employment | Page 238 | |
| 6.2. The Content of a Swedish Employment Contract | Page 239 | |
| 6.3. The Termination of an Employment Contract | Page 241 | |
| 7. Registration of Employee | Page 249 | |
| 7.1. Permanent Residents | Page 250 | |
| 7.2. Temporary Residents | Page 250 | |
| 8. Employment Benefits | Page 251 | |
| 8.1. Pension | Page 252 | |
| 8.2. Sick Leave | Page 259 | |
| 8.3. Vacation Leave | Page 262 | |
| 8.4. Parental Leave | Page 266 | |
| 8.5. Other Types of Leave | Page 269 | |
| 9. Unemployment Benefits | Page 270 | |
| 9.1. A-Kassa | Page 270 | |
| 9.2. Benefits for Young Unemployed People | Page 272 | |
| 9.3. Benefits for Unemployed Refugees | Page 272 | |
| 9.4. Other Unemployment Benefits | Page 272 | |
| 10. Working Hours and Public Holidays | Page 273 | |
| 10.1. Ordinary Working Hours | Page 273 | |
| 10.2. Extraordinary Working Hours | Page 273 | |
| 10.3. Rests and Breaks | Page 275 | |
| 10.4. Public Holidays | Page 275 | |
| 11. The Work Environment Act | Page 276 | |
| 11.1. What is it? | Page 276 | |
| 11.2. Who Does it Apply to? | Page 277 | |
| 11.3. How Does it Apply? | Page 278 | |
| 11.4. How is it Enforced? | Page 278 | |
| 11.5. What Are the Penalties for Non-Compliance with the Act? | Page 278 | |
| 12. Data Protection | Page 280 | |
| 12.1. What Data Needs Protecting? | Page 280 | |
| 12.2. Storage and Processing of Personal Data | Page 281 | |
| 12.3. Transfer of Data Outside the EU | Page 282 | |
| 12.4. The Consequences of Noncompliance | Page 283 | |
| 12.5. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) | Page 283 | |
| 12.6. Privacy Shield | Page 284 | |
| 13. Case Studies | Page 288 | |
| 13.1. Employer’s Obligations | Page 288 | |
| 13.2. Vacation – Fixed Compensation | Page 288 | |
| 13.3. Vacation – Variable Compensation | Page 289 | |
| 13.4. Parental Leave and the Work Environment | Page 290 |
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