The Confederation of Swedish Industry has condemned the government's work permit reforms as a "badly thought through...hodgepodge of bad measures" in a report that details the impact of the first year of the higher salary threshold..
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New salary thresholds aren't the only changes for work permit holders in Sweden that began on June 1st: the changed law also includes expanded possibilities for work permits to be denied because of problems linked to the…
The leader of the Moderate Party's youth wing has called on the government to allow rejected asylum seekers who have successfully switched to a work permit to stay in Sweden, in a sign of a split in the ruling party over…
Sweden's government has decided to exempt only 27 professions from the new higher salary threshold for a work permit, choosing to follow the most restrictive recommendation made by the Migration Agency back in March.
Business groups have called on Sweden's government to decide on the jobs exempted from the new minimum salary for work permits "as soon as possible", warning that the continuing uncertainty makes it hard to recruit, hamp…
Sweden's government has asked the Migration Agency to start from the premise that "the need for exemptions is limited" when drawing up its list of professions that should be excused the new higher salary threshold for a…
Sweden's parliament is not scheduled to debate plans to hike the minimum salary for a work permit to 90 percent of the median salary until March at the earliest, according to a calendar for 2026.
Sweden's government has finalised the text of a new law which will see the minimum eligible salary for a work permit hiked to 33,390 kronor a month from next June, but as yet there is no timetable on when it will be vote…
Swedish businesses have welcomed plans to allow people with work permits to change employers without a new permit, and to double the time they have to find a job if laid off. But they warn against government plans to fur…
Sweden's employment minister Johan Britz has called on the government to drop plans to increase the salary threshold for a work permit to 100 percent of the median salary, arguing businesses have been "very clear on the…
The Swedish government has pledged to attract international talent, while radically limiting asylum and low-skilled immigration. So why do work permit holders so often get the short end of the stick?
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Flavio BolsonaroBrasiliansk politikerStatistics Sweden has released a report with data on which immigrant groups have become Swedish citizens after over a decade in the country – and how many have left again.
Payments between Nordic countries are still expensive, despite close economic ties, according to a new analysis from Nordic central banks.
A leading Swedish business organisation is urging the next government – whenever it is formed – to step up the work of attracting and retaining crucial international talent.
Following strong gains for the Moderate Party and the Sweden Democrats, a new poll has the right-wing side nearly four percentage points higher than their left-wing rivals.
Kristersson calls on speaker to force parliamentary vote to break Swedish government deadlock – and right-wing bloc takes clear lead over left wing in new poll. Here's the latest news.
As Sweden doesn't yet have a new government, outgoing Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson will present a caretaker budget in November. It will be completely devoid of election pledges and fresh policy initiatives – exc…
Sweden is expected to hike its interest rate – and the budget deadline is fast approaching, as well as the deadline for sending Christmas presents outside Europe. Here's that and everything else that changes in November.
This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Matilda Molander, head of the green and liberal Fores think tank.
A 60-year-old woman who was rejected for a job because of her age has been awarded 50,000 kronor in compensation.
Speaker to call party leaders after Centre Party fails to forge centrist government – and Swedish security firm pays out 50,000 kronor over age discrimination. Here's the latest news.