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SWE-1994-L-39336
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Title_of_text
Act (No. 1685 of 1994) to amend the Employment Protection Act (1982:80) [LS 1982-SWE-1]
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sweden
Subjects (Classification)
Employment security, termination of employment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1994-12-20
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends Sections 2 and 3 and adds Section 6b concerning responsibilities of employees and employers, respectively, in situations of transfers of ownership of employer companies and with regard to the requirement that exemptions from Sections 6a and 6b comply with Council Directives 77/187/EEG of 14 February 1977 and 91/533/EEG of 14 October 1991. Amends Section 5 to permit fixed term contracts of employment on certain conditions. Amends Section 6 to permit probationary employment for a maximum period of six months. Amends Section 22, paragraph 3 concerning the seniority rules used as a criteria for selecting employees to be dismissed in situations of redundancy. Amends Section 25, paragraph 2 concerning priority rights to reinstatement after dismissals due to redundancy.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1995-01-01
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Serial region
Serial title
Svensk Författningssamling
Date
1994
Number
No. 1685
Page range
pp. 1-4