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February 14, 2012
Sweden pledges billions to tackle sick leave lists
Published: 4 Sep 09 10:44 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/21880/20090904/
The Swedish government has announced the allocation of 17 billion kronor ($2.36 billion) in the autumn budget for initiatives to prepare the long-term sick for a return to the workplace.
- Sweden allocates billions to fight unemployment (26 Aug 09)
- Unemployment hits 9.1 percent: report (20 Aug 09)
- Fewer claiming benefits in Sweden: report (17 Aug 09)
The Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) will be given an extra 1.5 billion kronor to administer the new groups of applicants.
Even the group classified as disability pensioners are affected by the measures, according to labour market minister Sven Otto Littorin.
"It is a question of building bridges," he said.
Benefit payments for people occupied within the programmes would range from 223-680 kronor per day.
"This would depend on entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits," Littorin said.
But the government is not completely closing the door on the possibility of remaining on sickness benefits if the individual concerned is unable to participate in the Employment Service's programmes.
"There will be some flexibility within the system," Littorin assured.
Those that lose their rights to sickness benefits will at first undergo a three-month evaluation to establish their capacity for work.
They would then be forwarded to the Employment Service which will present alternatives from the portfolio of labour market training measures on offer.
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They potter around beautiful gardens, dabbling in art to exhibit at the next 'konstrunda' ... and/or trade unofficial odd jobs in a complex local quasi-barter economy involving the local farming community ...
Thought this was a very bizarre way of running a national economy ... not a single 'stress ledig' person I've met appeared the slightest bit stressed ... quite the contrary ... they all seemed to think they had life sorted ... difficult to argue otherwise! ;o)
Do you think your over-simplistic accusation will make them acknowledge that they are cheats or will tip them over the edge perhaps? Maybe the latter is your intention - after all, suicides don't cost the taxpayer as much as f-kassa payments.
Typical amateur, knee-jerk judgmentalism that confirms the right wing view.
LenahNYC had the perfect response to this article - but skane refugee confirms what the average, uneducated, inexperienced, amateurish moronic tabloid-headliner will think in connection to this witchhunt.
Pathetic. Pat yourself on the back. I'm sure Reinfeldt would be proud.
Yes, there will be cheats out there but your reaction serves to 'justify' the lable that the tabloid want us to believe.
suggest relaxation ... it's the weekend :-)
Maybe its down to running back and forth to all these pointless meetings and coffee breaks.