Working in Sweden: Rights, Risks & Support Systems

We will cover the basics of the Swedish labor market model, what sets Sweden apart from other countries, and why collective agreements and union membership are important elements of job security.

We’ll also discuss how you, as an employee, can participate and influence your workplace—and what applies in cases of layoffs and severance agreements. In addition, we’ll explain how the unemployment insurance fund (a-kassa) and the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) work, and how union income insurance can provide extra financial security.

What you will learn

• What the Swedish model is and how it works
• The difference between law, collective agreements, and individual contracts
• What union membership means
• What applies in cases of termination and buyouts – and how collective agreements influence the process
• What the unemployment insurance (a-kassa) is and how it interacts with the union’s income insurance?
• What the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) do, and how it affects you as an employee?
• QA: What do you wonder about working life in Sweden?

For whom?

For those who work in tech and gaming companies, both members and non-members.