Violence, threats and degrading treatment

The party programme requires rules and structures that ensure serious workplace environment work at all workplaces, including those that today prioritize short-term profit, and emphasizes that a better workplace environment makes a great difference in people's lives. A law that gives those subjected to demeaning mistreatment the opportunity for legal redress, and an inquiry into an ombudsman, are means for that commitment in the field of organizational and social working environment. The election manifesto also links silence in the workplace to weak rights.

• serious workplace environment work everywheredecisive»Det behövs regelverk och strukturer som säkrar ett seriöst« (party programme ↗)“Rules and structures are needed that ensure serious”
• applies to profit-driven workplaces too»arbetsmiljöarbete på alla arbetsplatser, också de som idag prioriterar« (party programme ↗)“workplace environment work at all workplaces, including those that today prioritize”
• better workplace environment»Att utveckla en bättre arbetsmiljö gör stor skillnad« (party programme ↗)“Developing a better workplace environment makes a great difference”
• right to speak up at work»Otrygga anställningar leder till tysta arbetsplatser och lägre facklig organisationsgrad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Insecure employment leads to silent workplaces and lower union organization.”

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 election manifesto states that it shall never be profitable to gain competitive advantages by neglecting employees' right to a safe working environment, and the party programme requires a working life where every person is treated with respect and dignity and where all employees have the right to good working conditions. A law that gives those subjected to humiliating discrimination the possibility of legal redress follows from these commitments. The plan does not mention any ombudsman in the field.

• safe working environment as a rightdecisive»Det ska aldrig löna sig att begå brott eller skaffa sig konkurrensfördelar genom att försumma de anställdas rätt till en trygg arbetsmiljö« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall never be profitable to commit crime or gain competitive advantages by neglecting employees' right to a safe working environment”
• respect at work»Arbetslivet måste organiseras så att varje människa blir bemött med aktning och respekt« (party programme ↗)“Working life must be organized so that every person is treated with respect and dignity”
• right to good working conditions»goda arbetsvillkor, trygg försörjning och inflytande över det egna arbetet« (party programme ↗)“good working conditions, secure livelihood and influence over one's own work”

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 requires strong legislation and a strong ombudsman in the discrimination field, gives everyone the right to good physical and psychosocial working conditions and wants bullying actively prevented. The election manifesto wants to strengthen discrimination legislation and review the right to legal aid. A law on judicial review for discriminatory treatment and an investigated ombudsman is therefore in line with the plan, which also contests that the regulations are already well-balanced.

• strong legislation and ombudsmandecisive»Det krävs också en stark lagstiftning och en stark diskrimineringsombudsman.« (party programme ↗)“Strong legislation and a strong discrimination ombudsman are also required.”
• right to psychosocial working conditions»god fysisk och psykosocial arbetsmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“good physical and psychosocial working conditions.”
• bullying must be actively prevented»mobbning och diskriminering av elever och skolpersonal ska aktivt motarbetas.« (party programme ↗)“bullying and discrimination of students and school staff must be actively prevented.”
• strengthened protection and legal aid»stärka lagstiftningen mot diskriminering och se över rätten till rättshjälp i diskrimineringsfall.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen legislation against discrimination and review the right to legal aid in discrimination cases.”

The plan wants those who have been harmed to receive redress and higher compensation, everyone to be able to have their case heard, and employers to take greater responsibility for preventive measures against mental illness. The possibility of legal review of degrading differential treatment points in that direction. At the same time, the plan wants the parties, not the legislator, to set the rules of the labor market, so the support is weak.

• redress for the affecteddecisive»Mer måste göras mot diskriminering. Vi vill stärka myndigheternas arbete mot diskriminering och höja ersättningen till dem som utsatts, samt lägga till kön och funktionsnedsättning som hatbrottsgrunder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must be done against discrimination. We want to strengthen the authorities' work against discrimination and increase compensation to those affected, and add gender and disability as grounds for hate crimes.”
• right to have one's case heard»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone living in Sweden should be able to have their case heard.”
• employer's responsibility»Arbetsgivare bör ta ett större ansvar för förebyggande insatser och rehabilitering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Employers should take greater responsibility for preventive measures and rehabilitation.”
• the partnership model»Det skapar en flexibel och långsiktigt hållbar arbetsmarknad och flyttar makten närmare dem som berörs.« (party programme ↗)“It creates a flexible and sustainable labor market in the long run and brings power closer to those affected.”

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 establishes that the individual's dignity and integrity shall not be violated and that anyone who is affected shall be able to get help to obtain redress, and the election manifesto is prepared to both modernize the discrimination law and introduce a new crime to protect vulnerable public employees. The counter-proposal's demand for legal review in cases of degrading differential treatment is in line with this. However, the plan wants working-life conditions to be determined mainly through agreements, not in law.

• right to redressdecisive»Den som drabbas av diskriminering ska kunna få hjälp att få upprättelse« (party programme ↗)“Anyone who is affected by discrimination shall be able to get help to obtain redress”
• dignity and integrity»Den enskildes värdighet och integritet får inte kränkas.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's dignity and integrity must not be violated.”
• legal protection for vulnerable employees»Socialsekreterare och andra offentliganställda ska skyddas mot förföljelse och utsatthet genom att ett nytt brott – tjänstemannaförföljelse – införs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social workers and other public employees shall be protected against harassment and vulnerability through a new crime – civil servant harassment – being introduced.”
• collective agreements over legislation»avtal och inte i lag, bidrar till ansvarstagande på arbetsmarknaden« (party programme ↗)“agreements and not in law, contributes to responsibility-taking on the labour market”

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 explicitly states that bullying in the workplace must be actively combated, and that it is the public sector's duty to administer justice and restore balance when someone has been wronged. A right to legal review for those who have suffered discriminatory treatment is an application of both commitments. That new laws should be tested from a small business perspective moderates the design but does not change the substantive direction.

• combat bullying in working lifedecisive»Mobbning på arbetsplatsen måste aktivt bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Bullying in the workplace must be actively combated.”
• redress for the wronged»det offentligas uppgift att skipa rättvisa och att återställa balansen så långt det är möjligt« (party programme ↗)“it is the public sector's duty to administer justice and to restore balance as far as possible”
• inviolable human dignity»Människan är ett mål i sig.« (party programme ↗)“The human being is an end in itself.”
• small business perspective on new laws»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Forthcoming laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”

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 counter-proposal demands a new law on legal review of degrading differential treatment and an investigation into yet another ombudsman. The plan's guiding commitment to employers is the opposite direction: a third of regulatory red tape and administration costs should go, and the programme warns that a large state gives a weaker society. The plan however wants to tighten the criminal law protection where violence occurs, which partially speaks the other way.

• reduced regulatory burden for employersdecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administration costs and a third of regulatory red tape”
• limited state apparatus»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”
• protection against violence in the workplace»Införa våld mot skolpersonal som ny brottsrubricering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce violence against school staff as a new crime category”

The plan states that no one should suffer serious injury at work and that safety and security in working life should increase, while powerful action is required against mental ill-health. Legal redress for demeaning differential treatment is in line with this. However, the plan wants to depoliticize occupational health work rather than build new institutions, which makes the support uncertain.

• no one should be injured at workdecisive»Ingen ska behöva avlida eller skadas allvarligt på jobbet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one should die or suffer serious injury at work.”
• security at work»Öka tryggheten och säkerheten i arbetslivet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase safety and security in working life”
• action against mental ill-health»Sverigedemokraterna menar därför att det krävs kraftfulla åtgärder för att stärka den psykiska hälsan hos vår befolkning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sverigedemokraterna therefore believes that powerful action is required to strengthen mental health in our population.”
• depoliticized occupational health work»Avpolitisera arbetsmiljöarbetet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Depoliticize occupational health work”

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.