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Swedish employment package talks collapse

Politics: 29 Jan 13
Swedish employers groups on Tuesday pulled out of negotiations over a key government youth unemployment package expected to create 30,000 jobs, but Finance Minister Anders Borg downplayed the development. READ »

Seven key facts about Swedish job insurance

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Jan 13
Confused about unemployment insurance in Sweden? As part of JobTalk Sweden, The Local's new series offering tips and insights about working in Sweden, we've put together a few pointers to help you navigate the process. READ »

'Getting a job in Sweden is about who you know'

Business & Money: 11 Jan 13
In the first of a new series profiling careers of foreigners who've moved to Sweden, The Local catches up with Charles Schuettinger who arrived from the US to play handball before a detour in construction eventually led to a career in sales. READ »

Foreign degree validation benefits vary: study

Society: 26 Sep 12
While two thirds of those who've had foreign university degrees formally validated in Sweden still don't work in their fields of expertise, the process nevertheless helps jobseekers in other ways, a study has found. READ »

Are you a graduate? Insure your income in Sweden

Lifestyle: 10 Sep 12
If there was an A-Z of living and working in Sweden, then top of the list of would be a-kassa. To spell it out, they are the organisations that offer unemployment insurance. READ »

Håkan Juholt survives to lead another day

Politics: 20 Jan 12
The Social Democrats' executive committee expressed its continued confidence in embattled party head Håkan Juholt on Friday following two days of intense meetings about his leadership. READ »

Young Swedish workers abandon unions

Business & Money: 4 Nov 11
Only one in three young Swedes are union members, compared to 80 percent in the same age group only 15 years ago, according to a new report. READ »

'Abolish Sweden's monarchy': Juholt

Politics: 11 Apr 11
Newly installed Social Democratic party leader Håkan Juholt thinks Sweden's monarchy should be abolished and that the country's wealth tax should be reinstated. READ »

Navigating the employment - unemployment roundabout

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Apr 11
Losing your job may be traumatic, but there are worse places to find yourself out of a job than Sweden, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains. READ »

Swedish jobless funds 'among OECD's worst'

Business & Money: 7 Dec 10
A study compiled by an Uppsala University researcher reveals that Sweden has one of the worst unemployment fund schemes among wealthy nations. READ »

Jobless man must repay funds for taking Swedish

Business & Money: 9 Oct 10
A Northern Irishman who studied in a Swedish class for immigrants while unemployed has been ordered to repay nearly 200,000 kronor ($30,000) in benefits after incorrectly filling out a form. READ »

PM: mandatory jobs insurance unlikely

Business & Money: 17 Aug 10
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said that the election 2006 promise to make unemployment insurance obligatory is unlikely to be realized during the next mandate period. READ »

Sick pay switch may leave 17,000 penniless

Politics: 7 Dec 09
Around 17,000 people set to lose their sickness benefits at the end of the year may be left with empty pockets as Sweden's unemployment insurance funds struggle to keep up with a backlog of cases during the transition. READ »

Managing a family is not work: court

Society: 5 Dec 09
A stay-at-home parent’s activities are not classified as ‘work’, according to the Swedish Supreme Administrative Court. READ »

Councils pay out billions to cash-strapped Swedes

Business & Money: 30 Nov 09
Social assistance payments to Swedes struggling to make ends meet jumped by 19 percent during the third quarter, new statistics show. READ »

Tanya endures six-month wait for jobless benefits

Society: 17 Nov 09
As jobs in Sweden continue to disappear, the country’s unemployment insurance funds have been struggling to keep up with jobless claims, forcing many to wait more than six months before receiving their benefits. READ »

Rapid rise in unemployment claims

Business & Money: 4 Aug 09
The number of people receiving unemployment assistance in Sweden in July was up 30 percent on the same month last year, new figures show. READ »

Swedish football: A beginner’s guide to the Allsvenskan

Lifestyle: 2 Apr 09
With the Swedish football season kicking of this weekend, Nic Townsend separates the title hopefuls from the relegation woefuls in a team by team analysis of the Allsvenskan. READ »

Unpaid blogger risks losing unemployment benefits

Society: 2 Apr 09
A former Volvo worker in southern Sweden has been told to stop blogging for his local newspaper if he wants to retain his unemployment insurance. READ »

Unemployment insurance enrollment on the rise

Business & Money: 23 Jan 09
The number of Swedes enrolled in unemployment insurance programmes (a-kassa) jumped by 3,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to new statistics. READ »

Reinfeldt and Sahlin spar in debate

Politics: 15 Oct 08
Questions Sweden's future government as well as the current economic crisis occupied much of a televised debate between prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Social Democratic party leader Mona Sahlin on Tuesday night. READ »

Economy and the Left dominate party debate

Politics: 13 Oct 08
Following a week of downbeat news about the economy and speculation about the Left Party's role in a future Social Democratic-led government, leaders of Sweden's seven major political parties squared off in a televised debate on Sunday night. READ »

Criticism and praise for 2009 Swedish budget

Politics: 22 Sep 08
The political opposition took aim at the Swedish government’s new budget proposal on Monday, while the document received mix reviews from labour and other organizations. READ »

Unemployment insurance to cost less

Politics: 21 Sep 08
The Swedish government has promised to cut the cost of subscribing to unemployment insurance funds (A-kassa). Those on parental leave, sick or unemployed will also be allowed to join. READ »

How does Swedish unemployment insurance work?

Lifestyle: 5 Sep 08
Ask The Local What happens when you lose you job in Sweden? We've found some answers. READ »

Swedish trade unions lament rapid loss of members

Business & Money: 22 Aug 08
Swedish trade unions have lost 37,000 members in the first six months of the year. READ »

Unemployment funds reclaim insurance payments

Business & Money: 19 Aug 08
Swedish unemployment insurance funds (A-kassa) demanded the return last year of 170 million kronor ($21 million) from recipients who should not have received payment. READ »

Job loss insurance plans shed 500,000 members

Business & Money: 4 Aug 08
An estimated half million Swedes have left unemployment insurance funds (a-kassa) in the last two years, leading some to worry about the effects of potential job losses that may result from Sweden’s slowing economy. READ »

Social Democrats pledge cut price unemployment insurance

Politics: 6 Jul 08
The opposition Social Democrats have pledged that they will halve the cost of unemployment insurance if they win the next election. READ »

Poll: training trumps tax cuts for job creation

Business & Money: 12 May 08
Career training for the jobless is the most effective measure for creating jobs in the eyes of most Swedes, a new study has found. READ »

Compulsory unemployment insurance: 433 kronor

Business & Money: 17 Apr 08
A government inquiry set up to look into the development of a compulsory unemployment insurance fund has proposed a 433 kronor monthly fee. READ »

Unionen supports Greens' benefits proposal

Politics: 26 Feb 08
Unionen chairwoman Mari-Ann Krantz has voiced her support for the Green Party's proposal for the creation of a state-run unemployment insurance system. READ »

Greens call for state-run unemployment insurance

Politics: 25 Feb 08
The Green Party wants to transform Sweden’s unemployment and social insurance into a single, state-run programme. READ »

Swedish unions bleed members

National: 4 Feb 08
Wanja Lundby-Wedin, chairwoman of trade union federation LO, points the finger at Labour Market Minister Sven Otto Littorin. READ »

Reinfeldt one year on

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Sep 07
Political whizzes or hapless novices? The Local asked two leading analysts - PJ Anders Linder and Stig-Björn Ljunggren - to give their view of the Alliance government's first year in power. READ »

Reinfeldt calls for further tax cuts

Politics: 11 Aug 07
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfelt wants to cut income tax for low earners from the beginning of the new year. READ »

Unemployment fund row escalates

Politics: 27 Dec 06
Sweden's main opposition party has reported the government to the Constitution Committee for its proposed changes to the a-kassa unemployment funds, which would see charges rise and payments fall. READ »

Christian firms: Bible bans trade unions

National: 19 Dec 06
Two companies in southern Sweden have been blockaded by trade unions for refusing to sign collective agreements. The reason? the Bible won't let them. And there is no end in sight. READ »

Unemployment insurance to be compulsory

Politics: 20 Oct 06
Nearly a million Swedes could soon face an unwelcome rise in costs, due to proposals by the new government to force them to join unemployment insurance schemes. Self-employed people will be among the groups most affected. READ »

Women hit as unemployment fund charges soar

Society: 19 Oct 06
The monthly charges for Sweden's a-kassa unemployment funds are to increase sharply - and women will be hardest hit, according to the government's own legislative proposal. READ »

Workers ditch unions but keep benefits

Society: 3 Jul 06
More and more Swedes are choosing to sign up with union-administered unemployment benefit schemes, without signing up for full union membership. READ »

Opposition leaders united on tax cuts

Politics: 1 Sep 05
"Historic". "Unprecedented". Sweden's opposition leaders put their names to an agreement on major reforms to the country's tax system, including a 45 billion kronor cut in income tax. Now they just have to win an election. READ »

Norwegian firm buys Swedish e-government supplier

Business & Money: 22 Mar 05
Norwegian company Software Innovation has taken a major step towards establishing itself in the public Swedish sector with its acquisition of Ida Infront. READ »

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