Working environment and working conditions

The plan explicitly requires that split shifts be abolished, that full-time employment become the norm and that power over working time, staffing and work organization be transferred to employees. It also wants to invest in staff so that staff shortages disappear and work environment is strengthened. Care staff's influence over working hours and protection against workplace violence are thus requirements that the plan bears.

• abolish split shiftsdecisive»Avskaffande av delade turer, fasta anställningar på heltid« (party programme ↗)“Abolition of split shifts, permanent full-time employment”
• power over working time to employees»Den offentliga sektorn kan här gå före och genom beslut och avtal överföra makten över frågor som arbetstid, bemannings- och anställningsfrågor och arbetets organisering till de anställda.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The public sector can lead the way here and through decisions and agreements transfer power over matters such as working time, staffing and employment matters and work organization to the employees.”
• staff conditions and work environment»satsa på personalen så att vi samtidigt får bort personalbristen och stärker personalens villkor och arbetsmiljö« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in staff so that we simultaneously eliminate staff shortages and strengthen staff conditions and work environment”
• expanded employee influence»De anställda i välfärden bör också få ett kraftigt utökat inflytande över verksamheterna de arbetar i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Employees in welfare should also gain significantly expanded influence over the activities they work in.”

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 wants welfare to come first so that more people can work full-time in permanent jobs, criticizes minute-by-minute scheduling and demands that supervision of staff working conditions be improved. The party programme wants to reduce working hours in ways that increase employees' own influence. Demands for significant influence over working hours, right to full-time and part-time work, fewer involuntary split shifts and protection against threats and violence in care are thus the plan's own line.

• full-time and permanent jobsdecisive»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 that more people can work full-time in permanent jobs.”
• better working conditions supervision in care»Fler ska utbildas och anställas inom äldreomsorgen och tillsynen av personalens arbetsmiljö ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More shall be educated and employed in elderly care and supervision of staff working conditions shall be improved.”
• influence over working time»Vi vill förkorta arbetstiden i former som ökar detta det egna inflytandet och« (party programme ↗)“We want to reduce working hours in ways that increase this own influence and”
• criticism of tight schedules»Det går ut över alla som använder välfärdens tjänster och som drabbas av att hemtjänstpersonalen springer på minutschema« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It affects everyone who uses welfare services and who are affected by home care staff running on minute-by-minute schedules”

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 gives employees in publicly financed activities the right to full-time work with the option to go down to part-time and wants to give workers influence over both the content of work and working hours, which is precisely the counter-proposal's core demand. It also wants to ensure good working conditions in healthcare and reasonable terms in female-dominated sectors, where split shifts are most common. The question of security-classified care units is not addressed by the plan and does not support the position.

• right to full-time and part-timedecisive»finansierad verksamhet ska ha rätt till heltid med« (party programme ↗)“financed activity should have the right to full-time with”
• influence over working hours»Vi vill värna en fungerande arbetsrätt och ge« (party programme ↗)“We want to protect a functioning labour law and give”
• good working conditions in healthcare»höja lönerna och säkra en god arbetsmiljö i vården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise salaries and ensure good working conditions in healthcare.”
• conditions in female-dominated sectors»anställningsformer i det som i dag är kvinnodominerade branscher.« (party programme ↗)“employment forms in what today are female-dominated sectors.”

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 makes better working conditions in healthcare a separate commitment: staff should be able to focus on their core mission and recover, because better conditions lead to better care. Influence over working hours and fewer involuntary split shifts are exactly such working condition improvements. That staff safety against threats and violence is secured follows from the same commitment, which the plan moreover sees as a gender equality issue.

• better working conditions in healthcaredecisive»Arbetsvillkoren inom vård och omsorg måste förbättras« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Working conditions in healthcare must be improved.”
• recovery and core mission»Hon eller han ska ha möjlighet att fokusera på sitt kärnuppdrag, vidareutbilda sig med bibehållen lön och återhämta sig när det behövs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“He or she should have the opportunity to focus on their core mission, continue their education with maintained pay and recover when needed.”
• conditions give care quality»Bättre arbetsvillkor leder till bättre vård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Better working conditions lead to better care.”
• equal working conditions»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 enhance the status of female-dominated professions and improve working conditions in the public sector, among other things through career positions and 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 establishes that those working in healthcare must be met with good working conditions and more colleagues, that more employees should have influence over their own working hours and that involuntary part-time work should be countered in publicly funded activities. The counter-proposal's requirement for influence over working hours and avoiding involuntarily split shifts follows from this. The plan also requires care environments that protect safety and integrity, which supports a review of secure care units.

• good working conditions in healthcaredecisive»För att klara det måste de som arbetar inom vården mötas av goda arbetsvillkor, fler kollegor och bra löneutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To manage this, those working in healthcare must be met with good working conditions, more colleagues and good wage development.”
• influence over own working hours»Fler anställda bör ha inflytande över sin egen arbetstid, till exempel genom en timbank eller en arbetstid som« (party programme ↗)“More employees should have influence over their own working hours, for example through a time bank or working hours that”
• counter involuntary part-time work»att motverka ofrivillig deltid, något som särskilt drabbar kvinnor« (party programme ↗)“to counter involuntary part-time work, something that particularly affects women”
• safe care environments»Vårdmiljöer ska utformas med hänsyn till patienternas välbefinnande och integritet.« (party programme ↗)“Care environments shall be designed with regard to patients' wellbeing and integrity.”

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 commits to improved conditions in healthcare's shortage occupations and that the split shifts in care are removed, which directly supports the demand for influence over working hours and the right to full-time or part-time work. The plan requires occupational health protection that covers both physical and mental health. Safety is also a fundamental value in healthcare, which supports a review of security-classified care places for threatening patients.

• better conditions in shortage occupationsdecisive»Förbättrade villkor i vårdens bristyrken och minska behovet av dyr inhyrd personal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improved conditions in healthcare's shortage occupations and reduce the need for expensive hired personnel.”
• away with split shifts»Förbättrade villkor för personalen i äldreomsorgen - bort med delade turer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improved conditions for staff in elderly care - away with split shifts.”
• occupational health protection»arbetsmiljö ska ta hänsyn till såväl fysisk som psykisk« (party programme ↗)“occupational health must take account of both physical and mental”
• safety as a value in healthcare»Trygghet, tillit och självbestämmande är, utöver grundläggande värden som liv« (party programme ↗)“Safety, trust and self-determination are, in addition to basic values such as life”

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 commits itself to reducing the prevalence of split shifts in public care and reducing involuntary part-time work, as well as strengthening care workers through a better working environment. This is precisely what the counter-proposal demands regarding working hours and influence. The demand for security-classified care places for threatening patients is not addressed in the documents, but the plan's line about staff security does not contradict it.

• fewer split shiftsdecisive»Minska förekomsten av delade turer i offentlig vård och omsorg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the prevalence of split shifts in public care”
• better working environment in care»Stärka vårdens medarbetare, bland annat genom att förbättra arbetsmiljön och möjligheterna till vidareutbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen care workers, among other things by improving working conditions and opportunities for further training”
• right to desired level of employment»Minska det ofrivilliga deltidsarbetet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce involuntary part-time 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 seeks to increase safety for care personnel and at accident and emergency departments, where threats and violence have increased, and states that split shifts shall be eliminated and shift work in care and welfare shall be reviewed. The counter-proposal's requirement for influence over working hours without involuntary split shifts and for security-classified care places for aggressive patients is the same thing in substance. The plan furthermore seeks to improve working conditions in female-dominated professions.

• safety for care personneldecisive»Öka tryggheten för vårdpersonal och på akutmottagningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase safety for care personnel and at accident and emergency departments”
• eliminate split shifts»Delade turer ska slopas och skiftarbete, främst inom vår vård och omsorg, behöver ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Split shifts shall be eliminated and shift work, especially in our care and welfare, needs to be reviewed.”
• threats and violence in care»En ytterligare konsekvens av den nya samhällsbilden är oroligheter på akutmottagningar och ökade inslag av hot och våld mot vårdpersonal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A further consequence of the new social development is upheaval at accident and emergency departments and increased instances of threats and violence against care personnel.”
• better working conditions in welfare»Förbättra status, arbetsvillkor samt öka företagshälsovård i kvinnodominerade yrken« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve status, working conditions and increase occupational health services in female-dominated professions”