Tag: labor reforms


  • Unions Warn as Sweden’s Unemployment Insurance Reform Reshapes Support

    Unions Warn as Sweden’s Unemployment Insurance Reform Reshapes Support

    What’s changing with unemployment insurance From today, Sweden’s unemployment insurance reform (a-kassan) marks the most sweeping change in four decades. The system moves away from an eligibility based on how many hours you have worked (arbetsvillkoret) toward an income-based criterion (inkomstvillkor). To qualify, a jobseeker must have earned at least 120,000 SEK in the previous…