- Phase
- Employment protection act (1982:80)
- Native name
- Lag (1982:80) om Anställningsskydd
- Type
- Time off for job search
- Added to database
- 08 May 2015
Description
Any employee who has received notice of termination is entitled, during the period of notice, to reasonable leave of absence from the employment with full employment benefits in order to visit an employment agency or otherwise to seek work. There are no specific rules quantifying what a reasonable leave is.
Sources
- DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities/Héra (2011), Selected companies’ legal obligations regarding restructuring
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Ius Laboris (2011), Individual dismissals across Europe, Brussels
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Lagen om Anställningsskydd
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Sweden: Time off for job search, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin,
https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/time-off-for-job-search/sweden