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| Name: | Act (2009:1439) to amend the Annual Leave Act (1977:480). |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Subject(s): | Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2009-12-03 |
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| Published on: | Fritzes författningssamling, 2009, Vecka 51, No. 28, 10 pp., ISSN: 1403-8889 |
| ISN: | SWE-2009-L-84376 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=84376&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Fritzes författningssamling, 2009, Vecka 51, No. 28, 10 pp., ISSN: 1403-8889 Act online in Swedish  Regeringens rättsdatabaser, Notisum AB, www.notisum.se, Sweden, 10 pp. PDF (consulted on 2010-08-11) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Repeals art. 23, 27 and the section immediately before art. 4. Amends the following articles: Art. 1 concerning the right to paid leave. Art. 2 concerning collective bargaining in relation to paid leave. Art. 3-9 concerning the definition, scope and details of paid and unpaid leave. Art. 10-17 concerning the rules for when leave can be taken and paid leave regulations in exceptional cases and in cases of absence. Art. 18-30a concerning the saving of leave days and the details for financial compensation as an alternative to annual leave. Art. 30b-31 concerning the right to paid leave in cases where an employee is transferred to a new employer in cases of corporate take-overs, mergers etc., including as a consequence of bankruptcy of the previous employer. Art. 33 concerning the deadline for employees to voice claims for annual leave. Included in the above-mentioned amendments is the introduction of the following new articles: 2 a, 3 a, 12 a, 12 b, 16 a, 16 b, 17 a, 17 b, 26 a, 29 a, 30 a and 30 b. |
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