Organisation
Political leadership
Minister for Employment Hillevi Engström is head of the Ministry and State Secretary Bettina Kashefi manages day-to-day work in the areas of the labour market and working life. This involves planning, coordination and follow-up of the Ministrys activities.
Minister for Integration Erik Ullenhag is the Deputy Minister for Employment and his State Secretary Jasenko Selimovic manages day-today work in the areas of integration and discrimination.
The Ministers each have a political staff with press secretaries and political advisers.
Divisions and Secretariats
The Ministry has two secretariats and four divisions, which are led by nonpolitically appointed offi cials.
The secretariats's work includes legal issues, activity planning, support and coordination of administrative and personnel issues, organisational issues, the budget, external and internal information and coordination of
cross-division issues.
The policy divisions lay the groundwork for Government decisions. This involves working on Government bills, administrative matters appeals, for example budget and governance issues concerning government agencies and state-owned companies, and development work in the form of
inquiries, remits, etc. EU negotiations and other international assignments are also common elements in the work of the divisions.
The Division for Labour Market Policy
The Division for Labour Market Policy is responsible for the development of labour market policy. This includes employment services, labour market policy programmes and initiatives for people with disabilities that reduce
their capacity to work. This division is also responsible for the European Social Fund in Sweden.
The Division for Labour Law and Work Environment
The Division for Labour Law and Work Environment is responsible for working life policy. This includes issues to do with labour law, work environments,
working time and wage formation.
The Division for Research and Analysis
The Division for Research and Analysis monitors developments on the labour market and provides continuous analysis and reports. It is also responsible for all issues to do with unemployment insurance.
The International Division
The International Division is responsible for coordinating the Ministrys EU work and Nordic cooperation, and for issues concerning the International Labour Organisation (ILO). It also organises the Ministry leaderships international travel and visits.
Division for Discrimination Issues
The Division for Discrimination Issues is responsible for issues and assignments to do with human rights at national level, discrimination, xenophobia, racism, homophobia and other forms of intolerance, the situation of homosexual, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) people and those with transgender identity or expression, and the national minorities in Sweden.
Division for Integration and Urban Development
This division is responsible for the establishment of newly arrived immigrants in the labour market and in society as a whole, Swedish citizenship, and compensation to municipalities for refugee reception. Its work also includes coordinating and developing the Governments cross-sectoral integration policy, including issues to do with urban development.
