Sweden
Non-discrimination law | Paul Lappalainen | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Gender equality law | Jenny Julén Votinius | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Legal developments
Direct discrimination in connection with emergency health care leading to inadequate care, resulting in death
This law sets the framework and mandate for establishment of a National Human Rights Institute (NHRI) in Sweden that is fully compliant with the Paris Principles
Disability discrimination of pupils with dyslexia by schools (local governments)
Gender equality in access to goods and services
Pregnancy discrimination in employment
Change of legal gender
Did termination of a recruitment process due to the female applicant’s refusal, for religious reasons, to shake hands with the male manager during a job interview constitute indirect discrimination?
Does the use of a requirement that, for a person to be eligible for inclusion in a job pool or access to a temporary job, he or she must have a separate main employment, constitute direct or indirect discrimination when applied to a person with a sickness benefit of 50% related to a disability?
Inadequate accessibility even outside of working life is a form of discrimination in Sweden. LW was refused access to a bus due to his wheelchair. The Equality Ombudsman did not take the case to court so LW turned to an NGO. The NGO took the case to court and won. This is one of the first cases where an NGO took on the full legal risks of enforcing the law
Dental clinic following guidelines from National Health and Welfare Board needing to defend their actions in an indirect discrimination proportionality test
Police Roma Registration regarded as discrimination
Government initiative to create a public authority for gender equality
Adapting a workplace to accommodate religious belief
Increase in the number of women on company boards
Legislative changes to reduce the period of parental leave for parents coming to Sweden with older children
Legislative changes to increase protection against discrimination
A new chapter 3 on ‘active measures’ – on inter alia equal pay montoring – enters into force 1 January 2017
Active duties
Police Roma Registration regarded as discrimination
Private Landlord avoiding to enter into contracts with “foreigners”
The number of days not transferable between parents is increased from 60 to 90 in order to make the use of the parental benefit scheme more equal between the sexes, i.e. make fathers use more of the available days.
Refusal to renew limited-time contracts
Country reports
Transposition and implementation at national level of Council Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78 - State of affairs 1 January 2022
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2022
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2021
Transposition and implementation at national level of Council Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78 - State of affairs 1 January 2021
State of affairs 01 January 2020
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2020
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2019
State of affairs 01 January 2019
State of affairs 01 January 2018
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2018
State of affairs 01 January 2017
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2017
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2016
State of affairs 01 January 2016
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2015
State of affairs 01 January 2015
Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2014?
State of affairs 01 January 2014
Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2013?
State of affairs 01 January 2013
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