Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2022, published 111st ILC session (2023)

Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135) - Sweden (Ratification: 1972)

Legislative developments. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that amendments to the labour legislation related to the implementation of the Convention entered into force in June 2022. The Committee notes that the Government highlights in particular that: (i) pursuant to the Employment Protection Act (1982:80) as amended, if a dispute arises as to the validity of a dismissal or redundancy, the employee shall not be able to obtain an interim order from the court that the employment shall continue until the dispute is finally settled; and (ii) there are exceptions to the amendment for certain trade union representatives, these exceptions being included in the Trade Union Representatives (Status at the Workplace) Act (1974:358).

In this respect, the Committee takes note of sections 8, 8a and 8b of the Trade Union Representatives Act as amended which allow, in the event of a dispute pertaining to the validity of a dismissal, for a trade union representative to remain employed if it is of particular importance for the trade union activities at the workplace that the representative’s employment continues. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the application in practice of these provisions.