Swedish employment law – Key takeaways from 2022

With significant changes introduced to the Swedish Employment Protection Act (the “EPA”) and a number of other employment law changes, 2022 was arguably the most eventful year for Swedish employment law since the introduction of the EPA in the seventies.

The changes to the EPA would, on their own, be enough for a newsletter. However, 2022 was the year that kept on giving as it also introduced: (1) increased protection for agency workers, (2) a cap to the collective pension scheme ITP1 and (3) the implementation of the Working Conditions Directive.

This newsletter sets out the key changes that employers with employees in Sweden should be aware of, in particular when recruiting or terminating an employment. The information in this newsletter is intended to provide a high-level summary of recent changes – for more detailed advice, please feel free to contact any of the members in our team.

Read the newsletter here.