Sweden's government has announced plans to delay and renegotiate the EU's Pay Transparency Directive, which it argues is so "administratively burdensome" that it threatens gender equality gains..
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Sweden's government wants to call MPs back to parliament during the summer recess so that it can drive through the last remaining policies it agreed under the Tidö Agreement with the Sweden Democrats.
The Centre Party wants to introduce a 'police guarantee' for every municipality. It is one of the party's demands for being part of a possible Social Democrat-led government after the election.
Only three countries have passed into national legislation new EU pay transparency rules by the June 7th deadline, MEPs and trade unions have denounced.
A new EU directive on pay transparency, which aims to ensure equality between men and women doing the same job, could transform the European job market by guaranteeing more rights to workers.
Sweden’s government wants to investigate the possibility of introducing tests to screen the Swedish skills of young children to make sure they can speak the language sufficiently before starting school or preschool.
A man with a foreign dental degree was rejected for two jobs in Sweden, despite the fact that he had completed additional training in Sweden to qualify for a Swedish dental license. Now, both employers have been ordered…
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Jan-Erik Lindenblad Heed is one of many retirees with side hustles today, earning them extra income. Lyssna: More Swedish retirees continue working: 'Extremely low taxes'More and more Swedish retirees opt to work post re…
Nurse Masoomeh Akbarpoor has self-studied to qualify as a registered nurse in Sweden. Lyssna: New course to help foreign nurses qualify for Swedish licencesWhile there's a shortage of qualified nurses in Sweden, there ar…
Liberal party leader Simona Mohamsson has said her party wants young people who have already been deported from Sweden to be included in the solution the government is developing for the so-called 'teen deportations.'
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For The Local's Mandy Pipher, who grew up trick-or-treating on Toronto streets packed with jack-o-lanterns and costumed kids, the pale imitation of Halloween offered in Sweden would be better left in the grave.
Sweden's speaker of parliament has called a press conference for Monday to outline the next steps in forming a government.
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Passengers heading to the UK with a supposedly valid ETA might be turned away at the airport if they forget this crucial piece of travel preparation.
Drivers across large parts of western Sweden in particular face a high risk of black ice over the coming days.
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Sweden's regional county administrative boards have announced a record-breaking wolf hunt this winter. A total of 72 animals may be shot starting on January 2nd.
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