Employment Rate

The plan requires a strengthened statutory right to full-time work with possibility of agreed part-time work, and that permanent full-time employment shall be the norm in the municipalities and regions the party governs. The plan also points out involuntary part-time work in female-dominated welfare professions as a result of the employer denying full-time work. The counter-proposal's demands for the right to full-time work and that publicly financed employers take precedence therefore follow directly from the plan, which is not satisfied with the parties' agreement.

• statutory right to full-time workdecisive»individualiserad föräldraförsäkring och en stärkt lagfäst rätt till heltid,« (party programme ↗)“individualized parental insurance and a strengthened statutory right to full-time work,”
• full-time as the norm in welfare»och regioner verkar vi för bättre arbetsvillkor för de kommun- och landstingsanställda. Avskaffande av delade turer, fasta anställningar på heltid« (party programme ↗)“and regions we work for better working conditions for municipal and regional employees. Abolishing split shifts, permanent full-time employment”
• against involuntary part-time work»antingen på grund av att arbetsköparen nekar möjlighet till heltidstjänst, eller till följd av en pressad arbetssituation i kombination med« (party programme ↗)“either because the employer denies the possibility of full-time employment, or as a result of a strained work situation combined with”
• insecure forms of employment»Otryggheten skapas genom tillfälliga anställningar, sms-jobb, gig-jobb, deltidsjobb och bemanningsjobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Insecurity is created through temporary employment, SMS jobs, gig work, part-time jobs and temporary agency work.”

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 explicitly states that welfare shall come first and that more shall be able to work full-time in permanent jobs, and it wants all those who today work part-time to be offered full-time positions. The counter-proposal's requirement for a right to full-time with publicly funded employers as a model is precisely this commitment. The plan's requirement for gender equality regarding equal right to self-support strengthens the conclusion for female-dominated welfare professions.

• full-time as norm in welfaredecisive»Vi vill att välfärden ska gå före och att fler ska kunna arbeta heltid i fasta jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want welfare to come first and more to be able to work full-time in permanent jobs.”
• full-time for part-time workers»Det kräver att arbetslösheten pressas ner och att alla som idag arbetar deltid« (party programme ↗)“This requires that unemployment is pressed down and that all those who today work part-time”
• equal right to self-support»Män och kvinnor måste få lika rätt till egen försörjning och ett utvecklande yrkesliv.« (party programme ↗)“Men and women must have equal right to self-support and a developing professional life.”
• better working conditions in welfare»Arbetsvillkoren i välfärden måste spegla hur centrala jobben är för att samhället ska fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Working conditions in welfare must reflect how central these jobs are for society to function.”

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 party programme states that employees in publicly funded activities must have the right to full-time work with the opportunity to reduce to part-time, and that reasonable working conditions and secure employment must be achieved in female-dominated sectors. The plan notes that women more often work part-time and wishes to raise wages in female-dominated occupations. An initiative for the right to full-time work where publicly funded employers lead is therefore the plan's own line.

• right to full-time work in public sectordecisive»finansierad verksamhet ska ha rätt till heltid med« (party programme ↗)“funded activities must have the right to full-time work with”
• secure conditions in female occupations»åstadkomma rimliga arbetsvillkor och trygga« (party programme ↗)“achieve reasonable working conditions and secure”
• forced part-time is unequal»Kvinnor arbetar oftare deltid och obetalt i hemmet« (party programme ↗)“Women more often work part-time and unpaid in the home”
• equal pay»höja lönerna i kvinnodominerade yrken till samma nivåer som i mansdominerade yrken med motsvarande ansvar och utbildningskrav.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise wages in female-dominated occupations to the same levels as in male-dominated occupations with equivalent responsibility and education requirements.”

The party programme states that the rules of the labour market shall primarily be set by the parties and that laws should not override freedom of contract, and the election manifesto wants both more flexibility and more security. A statutory right to full-time work is therefore not the plan's means. The plan however shares the goal of upgrading female-dominated occupations and improving working conditions in the public sector, which makes the assessment uncertain.

• freedom of contract over legislationdecisive»bör lagar och regler inte köra över den fria avtalsrätten« (party programme ↗)“laws and regulations should not override freedom of contract”
• flexibility and security»Svensk arbetsmarknad behöver både mer flexibilitet och mer trygghet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish labour market needs both more flexibility and more security.”
• upgrade female-dominated occupations»Vi vill uppvärdera statusen för kvinnodominerande yrken och förbättra arbetsvillkoren inom offentlig sektor, bland annat genom karriärtjänster och rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to upgrade the status of female-dominated occupations and improve working conditions in the public sector, among other things through career services and the right to skills development.”

The party programme requires that employers in publicly financed activities be models in combating involuntary part-time work, which particularly affects women, and that the difference in economic power between women and men decreases. The counter-proposal's demand for full-time as the norm for publicly financed employers is exactly this commitment. The plan also emphasizes that an unequal labor market gives women lower occupational pensions.

• public employers against involuntary part-time workdecisive»verksamhet ska vara förebilder i att motverka ofrivillig deltid, något som särskilt drabbar kvinnor,« (party programme ↗)“activities shall be models in combating involuntary part-time work, something that particularly affects women,”
• economic equality»Skillnaden i ekonomisk makt mellan kvinnor och män är en central jämställdhetsfråga.« (party programme ↗)“The difference in economic power between women and men is a central equality issue.”
• equal pay and conditions»Vi vill öka trycket på arbetsgivare att erbjuda jämställda löner och villkor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase pressure on employers to offer equal pay and conditions”
• women's lower occupational pensions»En ojämställd arbetsmarknad gör att kvinnor oftast har mycket lägre tjänstepension än män« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An unequal labor market means that women often have much lower occupational pensions than men”

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 places the design of terms with the parties on the labour market and rejects state direction of wage formation, and wants there to be good opportunities to work less during certain stages of life. The counter-proposal requires a statutory right to full-time work with full-time as the norm, which moves the question from the parties to the legislator. The plan's requirement to upgrade female-dominated occupations pulls in the opposite direction but does not determine the outcome.

• the parties shape the termsdecisive»Utformningen ska göras av arbetsmarknadens parter.« (party programme ↗)“The design must be done by the parties on the labour market.”
• no state direction of agreements»Statlig styrning av lönebildningen i form av inkomstpolitik avvisas.« (party programme ↗)“State direction of wage formation in the form of income policy is rejected.”
• opportunity for reduced working hours»ska det finnas goda möjligheter att arbeta lite mindre« (party programme ↗)“there must be good opportunities to work somewhat less”
• upgrade female-dominated occupations»Traditionellt kvinnliga yrkesområden som vård, omsorg och undervisning« (party programme ↗)“Traditionally female-dominated occupational areas such as care, welfare and education”

The plan explicitly commits to reducing involuntary part-time work and the incidence of split shifts in public care and social services, noting that women work to a lesser extent and have higher sickness absence rates. This is the same thing the counter-proposal seeks to achieve. However, the plan does not specify legislation on the right to full-time work as a means, so the support concerns the substantive issue and is uncertain on method.

• reduce involuntary part-time workdecisive»Minska det ofrivilliga deltidsarbetet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce involuntary part-time work”
• better conditions in social services»Minska förekomsten av delade turer i offentlig vård och omsorg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the incidence of split shifts in public care and social services”
• economic equality»Kvinnor i Sverige förvärvsarbetar fortfarande i lägre utsträckning än män och är sjukskrivna i högre utsträckning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women in Sweden still work to a lesser extent than men and have higher sickness absence rates.”
• making use of work capacity»Politiken ska vara inriktad på att ta vara« (party programme ↗)“Policy should be aimed at making use of”

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 requires that split shifts be abolished and that shift work in care and elderly care be reviewed, and that status and working conditions in female-dominated professions are improved because poor conditions have health and economic consequences in the long run. It bears the counter-proposal's demand for full-time as a norm with publicly financed employers. At the same time, the plan defends the party model, which makes support for a legislated right uncertain.

• abolished split shiftsdecisive»Delade turer ska slopas och skiftarbete, främst inom vår vård och omsorg, behöver ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Split shifts shall be abolished and shift work, especially in our care and elderly care, needs to be reviewed.”
• better conditions in female-dominated professions»Förbättra status, arbetsvillkor samt öka företagshälsovård i kvinnodominerade yrken« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve status, working conditions and increase occupational health services in female-dominated professions”
• health effects of poor conditions»I kvinnodominerade yrken är lönebilden generellt och i synnerhet i de offentligt anställda tämligen låg. I kombination med dåliga arbetsvillkor ger det effekter på sikt, både hälsomässiga och ekonomiska.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In female-dominated professions, the wage picture is generally and especially in the publicly employed somewhat low. Combined with poor working conditions, it has effects in the long run, both health and economic.”
• the parties decide conditions»Försvara den svenska modellen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Defend the Swedish model”

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.