Labor Law Consulting
Doing business and dealing with employees in Sweden is very different from most other countries. Sweden is a socialist state with a large dose of compassionate capitalism mixed in. Some of the most important differences are in the labor and tax laws. Navigating this environment requires a lot of local knowledge and experience. Aurenav has the knowledge and experience that your organization needs to be successful in Sweden.
Some of the more critical aspects of employment and tax law in Sweden include:
- Understanding the Scandinavian model that exists in Sweden, Denmark and Norway
- Jurisdiction and choice-of-law in employment relationships across borders
- Rules concerning residence visas and work permits
- Requirements for employees’ employment certificates
- Remuneration, including fixed remuneration, incentive pay and payment by shares
- Rules on tax and social contributions
- The employee’s right to time off during red days and holidays, sickness, maternity leave, parental leave and any other absences
- Agreements on restrictions of competition
- Termination of employment
- Health and safety at work
- Collective redundancies
- Transfer of undertakings
The social insurance legislation also contains important components for the protection of workers including national health insurance, occupational injury insurance, and national pension insurance. There is also the specific form of regulation called the collective agreement, which is concluded between the trade union and the employer. Many important rules of labor law are mandatory to the benefit of the worker – collective agreements that deviate from the law must be more advantageous than the law for the individual worker.
Aurenav can assist and guide you through the complex legal framework of Swedish labor law which can be hard to understand, especially for non Swedish speakers.