Working conditions in social services

The plan requires that social services be strengthened with sufficient resources and knowledge and that society take greater responsibility for working conditions and wages in welfare's female-dominated professions. A national coordinator for stable staffing in social services responds to precisely that commitment. The plan also states that good resources for social services are crucial in crime prevention work.

• strengthened social servicesdecisive»förstärk socialtjänsten med tillräckliga resurser och kunskap för att arbeta både förebyggande och med barnskydd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen social services with sufficient resources and knowledge to work both preventively and with child protection”
• better conditions in welfare professions»Vi vill att samhället tar ett större ansvar för att arbetsplatserna i« (party programme ↗)“We want society to take greater responsibility for working conditions”
• resources for social services»socialtjänst och andra aktörer är viktiga i det arbetet.« (party programme ↗)“social services and other actors are important in that work.”
• lasting support for social services»Socialtjänsten måste garanteras ett varaktigt och stabilt stöd för arbetet mot våld i nära relationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services must be guaranteed lasting and stable support for work against domestic violence.”

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 state has a responsibility to secure skills supply in welfare and that strengthened social services are central to catching young people early. Appointing a national coordinator for stable staffing in social services is one way to fulfil that state responsibility, even though the plan does not specifically point to a coordinator. The plan also emphasizes that working conditions in welfare must reflect the importance of the jobs.

• state responsibility for skills supplydecisive»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has a responsibility to secure skills supply, not least in welfare.”
• strengthened social services»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthening social services is central to catching young people early.”
• 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.”
• standards for good working conditions»De gemensamt finansierade verksamheterna ska fylla högt ställda krav på bra arbetsvillkor« (party programme ↗)“Jointly financed activities shall meet high standards for good working conditions”

The plan requires that those working in welfare have good working conditions and that staffing levels are maintained at a sufficient level, and the election manifesto wants to raise wages and secure working conditions in welfare professions. The plan also wants to strengthen coordination around social services so that no children fall through the cracks, which requires stable staffing supply. A national coordinator for staffing supply in social services is in line with these commitments.

• good working conditions in welfaredecisive»arbetar inom välfärden har en god arbetsmiljö« (party programme ↗)“work in welfare have good working conditions”
• sufficient staffing levels»Personaltätheten måste hålla tillräcklig nivå så att« (party programme ↗)“Staffing levels must be maintained at a sufficient level so that”
• higher wages and better working conditions»höja lönerna och säkra en god arbetsmiljö i vården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise wages and secure good working conditions in care.”
• strengthened social service coordination»lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespoliser, skola, socialtjänst och stärka samarbetet med civilsamhälle så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna i det förebyggande arbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“ease secrecy restrictions between community police, schools, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no children fall through the cracks in prevention 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 plan commits to elevating the status of female-dominated occupations and improving working conditions in the public sector, including through career tracks and the right to skills development, and to strengthening protection for persons working in public administration against threats and hate. The counter-proposal's requirement for a national coordinator for staffing in social services is a means in the same direction. However, the form of the measure is not addressed in the plan, so the confidence is low.

• better conditions in public sectordecisive»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 elevate the status of female-dominated occupations and improve working conditions in the public sector, including through career tracks and the right to skills development.”
• protection against threats and hate»Hat, hot, trakasserier och våld riktade mot demokratibärande institutioner måste upphöra. Vi ska stärka skyddet för personer verksamma bland annat i media, religiösa samfund och offentlig förvaltning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Hate, threats, harassment and violence directed at democracy-bearing institutions must cease. We shall strengthen protection for persons working in, among other things, media, religious communities and public administration.”
• right to skills development»Den som jobbar i vård och omsorg ska kunna växa och vidareutvecklas i sitt yrke. Vi vill ge alla undersköterskor och sjuksköterskor rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who work in care and welfare must be able to grow and develop in their profession. We want to give all nursing assistants and nurses the right to skills development.”

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 prioritizes social services' personnel issues: salary career paths in qualified female-dominated professions such as social workers, a specialization focusing on young offenders and a new crime, harassment of civil servants, against threats and harassment of social workers. The counter-proposal's requirements for measures for stable staffing address the same problem picture. The plan mentions no national coordinator, so support for this particular form is derived.

• protection against threats and hatedecisive»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 victimization by introducing a new crime – harassment of civil servants.”
• elevated expertise in social services»Vi vill göra ungdomskriminalitet till ett obligatoriskt utbildningsmoment på socionomutbildningen och införa en specialisering för socialsekreterare med fokus på unga lagöverträdare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to make youth crime a mandatory educational component in social work education and introduce a specialization for social workers focusing on young offenders.”
• salary career for social workers»förbättra möjligheterna till lönekarriär i kvalificerade kvinnodominerade yrken som lärare,« (party programme ↗)“improve opportunities for salary careers in qualified female-dominated professions such as teachers,”

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 wants to establish a national social intervention force so that social work is strengthened and becomes more equitable in the country, and undertakes to improve conditions in welfare's shortage occupations and reduce the need for hired personnel. A national coordinator for stable staffing in social services is in line with the national approach. However, the plan does not explicitly mention the coordinator.

• national approach for social workdecisive»Inrätta en nationell social insatsstyrka, så det förebyggande arbetet stärks och blir mer lika i landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national social intervention force, so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more equitable in the country.”
• better conditions in shortage occupations»Utbilda mer personal för sjukvården. Förbättrade villkor i vårdens bristyrken och minska behovet av dyr inhyrd personal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educate more personnel for healthcare. Improved conditions in healthcare's shortage occupations and reduce the need for expensive hired personnel.”
• competence development for staff»Säkerställ att personal inom hemtjänst och äldreboenden har möjlighet till kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that staff in home care and care homes have the opportunity for continuous competence development.”
• well-educated social services»förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis« (party programme ↗)“requires well-educated staff at police”

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 wants to strengthen social services through a major reform package, improve working conditions for welfare workers and tighten protection for staff exposed to threats and violence. It also uses national coordination as a tool for competence supply. The counter-proposal's requirement for a national coordinator for social services' staff supply thus aligns with the plan, but the plan does not specifically mention social services' staffing.

• national coordination of competence supplydecisive»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Get in place national coordination over society's needs for the number of education places to improve competence supply”
• strengthened social services»över 50 reformer för att stärka socialtjänst, skola och missbruksvård« (2022 manifesto ↗)“over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and addiction care”
• better working conditions in welfare»Stärka vårdens medarbetare, bland annat genom att förbättra arbetsmiljön« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen healthcare workers, including by improving the working environment”
• protection for welfare staff»Införa våld mot skolpersonal som ny brottsrubricering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce violence against school staff as a new criminal charge”

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 seeks to strengthen social services, increase its preventive efforts and implement knowledge-raising measures for all who work with children and young people. It also uses a national coordinator as a tool in related areas, for example suicide prevention. The counter-proposal's requirement for a coordinator for staffing is derived from this, but the plan does not directly address social services staffing.

• strengthened social servicesdecisive»Socialtjänstens verksamhet behöver stärkas och förebyggande insatser är viktiga för att tidigt fånga upp unga på glid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services need to be strengthened and preventive efforts are important to early identify young people at risk.”
• staff competence»Det behövs också kunskapshöjande åtgärder för alla som arbetar med barn och unga och familjerättsliga frågor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Knowledge-raising measures are also needed for all who work with children and young people and family law matters.”
• national coordinator as tool»En nationell samordnare med ett samlat ansvar för det suicidpreventiva arbetet behöver tillsättas där konkreta delmål tas fram för det fortsatta arbetet med den antagna nollvisionen för suicid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A national coordinator with overall responsibility for suicide prevention work needs to be appointed where concrete sub-goals are set for continued work on the adopted zero vision for suicide.”
• effective social services»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, schools and the justice system the opportunity to intervene with tougher measures at an early stage”

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.