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| Original name: | Lag om anställningsskydd (1982:80). |
| Name: | Employment Protection Act (1982:80). |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Subject(s): | Labour codes, general labour and employment acts |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1982-02-24 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Svensk Författningssamling, 1982, No. 80 |
| ISN: | SWE-1982-L-10508 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=10508&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Svensk Författningssamling, 1982, No. 80 English translation  Government Offices of Sweden, Sweden (consulted on 2010-03-08)Act online in Swedish, Basic Text Regeringens rättsdatabaser, Notisum AB, www.notisum.se, Sweden, 9 pp. (consulted on 2015-05-07)Act online in Swedish, Consolidated Text Regeringens rättsdatabaser, Notisum AB, www.notisum.se, Sweden, 14 pp. PDF of Act as amended to Act 2016:248 (consulted on 2016-05-17) |
| Abstract/Citation: | The consolidation of the Act includes a total of 28 amending texts through March 2016 (up to Act 2016:248). The consolidated text includes various amendments. Contains 16 sections and 43 articles concerning, inter alia: Section 1: Introductory provisions. Section 2: The employment contract. Section 3: Notice of termination by the employer. Section 4: Notice period. Section 5: Salaries and other benefits during the notice period. Section 6: Notification that temporary employment will not continue. Section 7: Dismissal. Section 8: Salary and other benefits during the layoff. Section 9: The case upon termination. Section 10: The rights to re-employment, etc. Section 11: Negotiations etc. Section 12: The right to remain in employment to 67 years. Section 13: Disputes regarding the validity of layoffs or dismissals, etc. Section 14: Damages. Section 15: Limitation. Section 16: Trial. |
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