Labour legislation

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• Translations (Swedish Code of Statutes)

• 2005:426 The Working Time, etc. of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation Act

  SFS 2005:426 Lag om arbetstid m.m. för flygpersonal inom civilflyget

• 2005:395 The Working Hours for Certain Road Transport Work Act

  SFS 2005:395 Lag om arbetstid vid visst vägtransportarbete

• 2002:293 Prohibition of Discrimination of Employees Working Part Time and Employees with Fixed-term Employment Act

  SFS 2002:293 Lag om förbud mot diskriminering av deltidsarbetande arbetstagare och arbetstagare med tidsbegränsad anställning

• 1999:678 Foreign Posting of Employees Act

  SFS 1999:678 Lag om utstationering av arbetstagare

• 1997:1293 Right to Leave to Conduct a Business Operation Act

  SFS 1997:1293 Lag om rätt till ledighet för att bedriva näringsverksamhet
  

• 1997:239 Unemployment Funds Act

  SFS 1997:239 Lag om arbetslöshetskassor
  published together with SFS 1997:238 Unemployment Insurance Act. Pages 24-32

• 1997:238 Unemployment Insurance Act

  SFS 1997:238 Lag om arbetslöshetsförsäkring
  published together with SFS 1997:239 Unemployment Funds Act. Pages 1-23

• 1995:584 Parental Leave Act

  SFS 1995:584 Föräldraledighetslag

• 1994:373 Employment Ordinance

  SFS 1994:373 Anställningsförordning

• 1994:260 Public Employment Act

  SFS 1994:260 Lag om offentlig anställning

• 1993:440 The Private Employment Agencies and Temporary Labour Act

  SFS 1993:440 Lag om privat arbetsförmedling och uthyrning av arbetskraft

• 1992:497 Wage Guarantee Act

  SFS 1992:497 Lönegarantilag

• 1987:1245 Board Representation (Private Sector Employees) Act

  SFS 1987:1245 Lag om styrelserepresentation för de privatanställda

• 1982:673 Working Hours Act

  SFS 1982:673 Arbetstidslag

• 1982:80 Employment Protection Act

  SFS 1982:80 Lag om anställningsskydd

• 1977:1166 Work Environment Ordinance (external link)

  SFS 1977:1166 Arbetsmiljöförordning
  Link to The Swedish Work Environment Authority's website

• 1977:1160 Work Environment Act

  SFS 1977:1160 Arbetsmiljölag

• See also:

• The Work Environment Act with commentary (external link)

  as worded on 1st January 2009.
  Link to The Swedish Work Environment Authority's website

• 1977:480 Annual Leave Act

  SFS 1977:480 Semesterlag

• 1976:580 Employment (Co-Determination in the Workplace) Act

  SFS 1976:580 Lag om medbestämmande i arbetslivet

• SFS 1974:981 Employee's Right to Educational Leave Act

  SFS 1974:981 Studieledighetslagen

• 1974:371 The Labour Disputes (Judicial Procedure) Act

  SFS 1974:371 Lag om rättegången i arbetstvister

• 1974:358 Trade Union Representatives (Status at the Workplace) Act

  SFS 1974:358 Lag om facklig förtroendemans ställning på arbetsplatsen

• Background reading

• Protection of personal privacy in working life

  Summary of SOU 2009:44

• Effective return to work

  Brochure, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, 2008

• New rules for labour immigration

  Ministry of Justice, 2008