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Swedish bra saleswoman wins discrimination case

National: 10 Apr 13
The top Swedish labour tribunal on Wednesday found a Swedish lingerie shop guilty of gender discrimination after making female staff wear a pin stating their bra size. READ »

Swedish town sued over pregnancy job snub

Business & Money: 12 Mar 13
A city in western Sweden is facing a discrimination lawsuit for halting a woman's recruitment process after she told them she was pregnant. READ »

UN slams Sweden for guest worker policy

Business & Money: 28 Feb 13
The United Nations has criticized Sweden for limiting trade unions' right to join forces with guest workers, in a statement from the International Labour Organization (ILO). READ »

Discrimination law fells only two in 20 years

National: 12 Feb 13
Only two people have managed to bring an employer to justice for ethnic discrimination at work, despite the introduction of a Swedish law in 1994 aimed at helping those who fell victim to prejudice. READ »

Wrong to fire staff for Facebook folly: study

Society: 1 Sep 12
Swedish courts have ruled that employers did not have the right to sack employees for indiscretions on Facebook and other social media, according to a study by a Swedish union group. READ »

Wrong to sack cop for lewd blog posts: court

Society: 7 Sep 11
A Swedish police officer who blogged about how he and a colleague secretly dabbed the tips of their sex organs against parts of a car driven by female cops should not have been fired, a Swedish court ruled on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish milkmaid sues jobs agency over 'pregnancy' snub

Business & Money: 6 May 11
A Swedish milkmaid who was denied a job at a farm in southern Sweden over suspicions she was trying to get pregnant should be compensated by the country's employment agency, Sweden's eqality watchdog claims. READ »

Murder attempt grounds for dismissal: court

Business & Money: 7 Apr 11
A man in northern Sweden who contested his firing after being convicted to five years in prison for attempted murder, has lost his suit in a Swedish labour court. READ »

Drunk driving Swedish police rarely fired: report

Society: 18 Feb 11
Despite 55 serving police officers being caught drink driving over the past five years, only one has lost his job, statistics published on Thursday showed. READ »

UPS sued for demanding Muslim shave beard

Society: 10 Feb 11
Sweden's Equality Ombudsman has filed a lawsuit against parcel delivery company United Parcel Service (UPS) after the company dismissed a Muslim driver who refused to shave his beard. READ »

Swedish woman denied job after miscarriage

National: 22 Jan 11
A farmer in southern Sweden who refused to employ a woman after she informed him she had had a miscarriage has been found guilty of discrimination and violating Swedish parental leave laws. READ »

No ethnic bias in Sweden: Labour Court

Society: 19 Feb 09
Sweden’s Ombudsman for Ethnic Discrimination hasn’t won a single case before the country’s labour court since 2003. READ »

Pro-Israel employee wins suit against Migration Board

Politics: 12 Nov 08
A court has ruled that Sweden’s Migration Board broke employment protection laws when it demoted an employee who maintained a pro-Israeli blog. READ »

Systembolaget bribery scandal: 92 accused

National: 28 Sep 04
A potent mixture of booze and bribes that wouldn't have been out of place in 1930s Chicago: look out for men with violin cases next time you visit Sweden's state-run alcohol monopoly. READ »

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