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Original name: Lag (1994:260) om offentlig anställning.
Name: Public Employment Act (1994:260).
Country: Sweden
Subject(s): Public and civil servants
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 1994-04-28
Entry into force:
Published on: Svensk författningssamling, 1994-05-10, No. 260, pp. 1-7
Unofficial English Translation (DOC.NORMES)
ISN: SWE-1994-L-37122
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=37122&p_lang=en
Bibliography: Svensk författningssamling, 1994-05-10, No. 260, pp. 1-7
Unofficial English Translation (DOC.NORMES)
Unofficial English translation Unofficial English translation Government Offices of Sweden, Sweden PDF PDF (consulted on 2010-09-27)
Act online in Swedish, Basic Text Act online in Swedish, Basic Text Regeringens rättsdatabaser, Notisum AB, www.notisum.se, Sweden, 5 pp. PDF PDF (consulted on 2013-09-29)
Act online in Swedish, Consolidated Text Act online in Swedish, Consolidated Text Regeringens rättsdatabaser, Notisum AB, www.notisum.se, Sweden, 7 pp. PDF of Act as amended to Act 2015:384 PDF of Act as amended to Act 2015:384 (consulted on 2016-05-10)
Abstract/Citation: The consolidation of the Act includes a total of 18 amending texts through June 2015 (up to Act 2015:384). The consolidated text includes various amendments.

Contains 42 articles and 24 sections concerning, inter alia:

Section 1: Scope of application.
Section 2: Criteria for employment.
Section 3: Swedish citizenship as a condition for eligibility.
Section 4: Secondary occupations.
Section 5: Some regulations on termination of employment.
Section 6: Disciplinary liability.
Section 7: Neglect of duty.
Section 8: Disciplinary sanctions.
Section 9: Impediments to disciplinary proceedings.
Section 10: Compensation for damages.
Section 11: Exceptions for certain employees.
Section 12: Notification on prosecution .
Section 13: Labour disputes.
Section 14: Restrictions on the implementation of industrial collective action.
Section 15: Participation in industrial collective action.
Section 16: Obligation to negociate.
Section 17: Compensation for damages.
Section 18: Periodic health examinations.
Section 19: Separation from professional duties.
Section 20: Employee in a managerial or comparable position.
Section 21: State National Disciplinary Board.
Section 22: Enforcement of decisions.
Section 23: Lawsuit.
Section 24: Application of other regulations.
Repealed text(s):
Amending text(s):
Related text(s):

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