ETUC Briefing Note: National measures to protect self-employed workers

This ETUC briefing note is focused on how EU Member States must also ensure that the protections, changes in laws and regulations regarding short-term work, paid sick leave, etc,. do …

EU will not force statutory minimum wage on Nordic countries

The EU will not force a statutory minimum wage on countries such as Denmark following an outcry by Nordic member states over a threat to their century-old systems of collective bargaining. A …

Employment Law in Sweden – An overview (2019)

These articles give a general overview of Swedish labor law, including the terms and conditions of employment in Sweden, employee representation and industrial relations, discrimination in the workplace, annual and …

Policy brief “Collective agreements for platform workers? Examples from the Nordic countries”

This policy brief considers platform companies’ workers’ access to collective bargaining. As workers in such contexts are usually considered by platform companies as self-employed, such workers tend to not have …

Nordic Region: Policy brief “Uber in the Nordic countries: Challenges and adjustments”

This policy brief considers Uber’s operations in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, highlighting, inter alia, the regulatory framework and issues concerning labor law and the drivers’ working conditions. The significant …

Sweden: The Labor Court considers whether the termination of a pregnant woman’s employment during her probationary period constitutes discrimination by the employer

Prior to being employed by a company on 14 December 2015, a woman disclosed to the company that she was pregnant. The company hired her for a probationary period of …

Labor Migration In Sweden: The Legacy Of Laval And Social Dumping

For people who like to keep an eye on far-right populism in Europe, Sweden is a perennial favorite. Last month’s elections saw the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) take 17.5% of …

Sweden: The Labor Court provides clarity on the enforceability of non-solicitation clauses in employment contracts

During 2018, three employees (who were computer game developers for the company) resigned in order to engage in a competing business and subsequently sought to hire employees from their former …

Sweden: The Labor Court rules on discrimination on the grounds of religion during a recruitment process

A matter was brought before the Labor Court during August 2018 concerning an applicant (a woman) for a job who refused to shake the hand of her interviewer (a man). …

Sweden: The Labor Court rules on non-compete clauses in employment contracts

In 2018, a matter was brought before the Labor Court concerning four employees who resigned to commence engaging in a competing business. The Labor Court had to consider, inter alia, …

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