The Right to Remain in Employment

The plan's policy is to shorten working hours, aiming for a six-hour working day with maintained wages, and that security on the labour market means everyone should be able to work all the way until retirement, which in many working-class occupations is far from certain. The plan also requires a revised pension system instead of a longer working life. Raising the age limit for the right to remain in employment further therefore contradicts the plan.

• be able to work until retirementdecisive»Trygghet på arbetsmarknaden är också att alla ska orka jobba hela vägen fram till pensionen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security on the labour market also means everyone should be able to work all the way until retirement.”
• reduction in working hours»Med dagens tekniska utveckling finns förutsättningar att inleda en arbetstidsförkortning, med sikte på sex timmars arbetsdag, med bibehållen lön.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“With today's technological development, there are conditions to initiate a reduction in working hours, aiming for a six-hour working day, with maintained wages.”
• revised pension system»arbetsgemenskap. Vänsterpartiet kräver ett reviderat pensionssystem« (party programme ↗)“workplace community. The Left Party requires a revised pension system”

The plan states that people who want to and are able to shall be given the opportunity to continue working after retirement age, and that the number of working hours needs to increase to sustain welfare. A higher age limit for the right to remain in employment is a direct means for this, and also strengthens pensions which the plan wants to increase. The plan does not specify an exact age limit, so the conclusion is based on the principle of the right to continue working.

• work after retirement agedecisive»Och det innebär att de människor som vill och orkar får möjlighet att fortsätta sitt arbete« (party programme ↗)“And that means people who want to and are able get the opportunity to continue their work”
• right to participate in working life»Varje människa har rätt och skyldighet att efter förmåga delta i arbetslivet.« (party programme ↗)“Every person has the right and duty to participate in working life according to their ability.”
• pension to live on»Vårt mål är att alla ska få minst 70 procent av slutlönen i pension.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our goal is that everyone gets at least 70 per cent of final salary in pension.”
• respect for elderly's work contribution»Arbetslivet ska rättvist värdera och respektera allas insatser.« (party programme ↗)“Working life shall fairly value and respect everyone's contributions.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme explicitly says that the retirement age should be more flexible and that the right to retain one's employment even after age 67 should be strengthened. The plan also emphasizes that many older people remain healthy longer and that their knowledge and experience are invaluable. A proposal for a higher age limit for the right to remain in employment is thus precisely what the plan requires, while the plan also wants to shorten working hours so that more people can sustain a full working life.

• strengthened right to remain in employmentdecisive»ha kvar sitt arbete även efter 67 års ålder bör« (party programme ↗)“retain one's employment even after age 67 should”
• flexible retirement age»Pensionsåldern bör vara mer flexibel, och rätten att« (party programme ↗)“The retirement age should be more flexible, and the right to”
• older people as a social resource»Äldres kunskaper och erfarenheter är ovärderliga« (party programme ↗)“Older people's knowledge and experience are invaluable”
• sustainable working life»korta arbetstiden så att fler människor orkar jobba ett helt arbetsliv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“shorten working hours so that more people can sustain working a full working life.”

The party programme requires that conditions improve for those who want to continue working even after retirement age, and the election manifesto that the work line be valued in a situation where both business and public sector cry out for staff. The plan's basic stance is that everyone shall be able to determine their own life. A higher age limit for the right to remain in employment therefore follows from the plan. The plan says nothing about the need for stable conditions in the area.

• work after retirement agedecisive»förutsättningarna förbättras för dem som vill fortsätta arbeta« (party programme ↗)“conditions improve for those who want to continue working”
• value the work line»Arbetslinjen måste värnas, och den som kan jobba ska inte leva på skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The work line must be valued, and those who can work should not live on taxpayers' money.”
• meet skills shortages»Både företag och offentlig sektor skriker efter medarbetare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both business and public sector cry out for staff.”
• self-determination over life»Alla ska kunna bestämma över sina egna liv genom egna och fria val.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to determine their own lives through their own and free choices.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme explicitly requires that the upper age limit, the right to remain in working life, be raised to 71 years as a first step and that the limit be tied to life expectancy. The counter-proposal's requirement for a proposal on a higher age limit is therefore exactly what the plan wants. The plan also emphasises that older people's continued work increases freedom of choice and improves the economy.

• raised age limit to 71 yearsdecisive»stanna kvar i arbetslivet, höjas till 71 år.« (party programme ↗)“remain in working life, be raised to 71 years.”
• working longer gives higher pension»Den enskilde ska alltid kunna förbättra sin kommande pension genom att arbeta längre.« (party programme ↗)“The individual shall always be able to improve their future pension by working longer.”
• older people's freedom of choice in working life»Att äldre ges större möjlighet att fortsätta arbeta ökar den enskildes valfrihet och förbättrar« (party programme ↗)“Older people being given greater opportunity to continue working increases the individual's freedom of choice and improves”
• work has always been worthwhile»Vi vill fortsätta stärka Sveriges pensionärers inkomster så att det alltid lönat sig att ha arbetat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue strengthening Sweden's pensioners' incomes so it has always been worthwhile to have worked.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly requires that the right to remain in employment be extended in two steps to age 75 and that it become easier for the elderly to continue working. The counter-proposal's demand for a proposal on a higher age limit is precisely this. The party programme furthermore states that the elderly constitute a major asset whose experience society should make use of.

• raised LAS age to 75decisive»Gör det möjligt att arbeta längre och mer flexibelt för den som kan genom att förlänga rätten att arbeta (LAS-åldern) i två steg till 75 års ålder, med ömsesidig rätt att minska arbetstiden till 50%.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it possible to work longer and more flexibly for those who can through extending the right to work (LAS age) in two steps to age 75, with mutual right to reduce working hours to 50%.”
• facilitate work after 69»Skattelättnad för äldre (69+) som vill och kan fortsätta arbeta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax relief for the elderly (69+) who want and can continue working.”
• elderly's experience is a resource»De äldre utgör en stor tillgång.« (party programme ↗)“The elderly constitute a major asset.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan upholds the work line even in the pension system and believes that those who have worked an entire professional life should receive better pay for their effort, and that policy should make use of each person's work capacity. A higher age limit for the right to remain employed is consistent with this, since more people can then continue working as long as they want and are able. The plan, however, specifies no age limit.

• work line in the pension systemdecisive»Vi värnar arbetslinjen i pensionssystemet – det ska alltid löna sig bättre att ha arbetat än att inte ha gjort det.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We uphold the work line in the pension system – it should always pay better to have worked than not to have done so.”
• making use of work capacity»Politiken ska vara inriktad på att ta vara« (party programme ↗)“Policy shall be directed at making use”
• pay for effort after professional life»Du som arbetat ett helt yrkesliv måste få bättre lön för mödan när du går i pension.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You who have worked an entire professional life must receive better pay for your effort when you retire.”
• own support responsibility»Den som har arbetsförmåga har« (party programme ↗)“Those who have work capacity have”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that the person who feels capable and wants to continue their working life shall be offered incentives to remain in the labour market, while the person who is exhausted shall not be forced to remain. It shall be apparent from the pension that one has worked, and differential treatment on the grounds of age is rejected. A higher age limit for the right to remain employed follows from these commitments.

• incentives to work longerdecisive»Medan de som känner sig kapabla och vill fortsätta sitt yrkesverksamma liv ska erbjudas incitament att stanna kvar på arbetsmarknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“While those who feel capable and want to continue their working life shall be offered incentives to remain in the labour market.”
• voluntary choice for the exhausted»De som är utslitna som ett resultat av ett långt och krävande yrkesliv ska inte tvingas att stanna på arbetsmarknaden mot sin vilja.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who are exhausted as a result of a long and demanding working life shall not be forced to remain in the labour market against their will.”
• work shall be worthwhile»Det ska löna sig att ha arbetat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall be worthwhile to have worked.”
• no differential treatment because of age»Vare sig negativ eller positiv särbehandling på basis av kön, ålder, sexuell läggning,« (party programme ↗)“Neither negative nor positive differential treatment on the basis of sex, age, sexual orientation,”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.