COVID-19 and Labour Law: Sweden

Authors

  • Caroline Johansson Uppsala University
  • Niklas Selberg Lund University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1561-8048/10774

Keywords:

Covid-19, Labour Law, Furlough, Unemployment benefits, Precarious workers

Abstract

The Swedish response to Covid-19 has been to implement policies on social distancing and a decrease in public activity, while refraining from a lockdown and the closing businesses and public services. To counteract the disastrous economic effects for workers, changes have been implemented to the unemployment and sickness benefit schemes. A re-enforced system for part time furlough has been put in place. Parents receive parental leave benefits for staying home with sick children according to the ordinary system.

Downloads

Published

2020-04-15

How to Cite

Johansson, C., & Selberg, N. (2020). COVID-19 and Labour Law: Sweden. Italian Labour Law E-Journal, 13(1S). https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1561-8048/10774

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1S (2020): Special Issue: Covid-19 and Labour Law. A Global Review

Section

National Reports

License

Copyright (c) 2020 Caroline Johansson; Niklas Selberg

The copyrights of all the texts on this journal belong to the respective authors without restrictions. Authors grant to the journal a non-exclusive right to publish their work.

Creative Commons License

This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (full legal code).
See also our Open Access Policy.