The trial period for work testing

The election manifesto demands a humane sickness insurance and an end to the disqualification of sick people, and the plan states that support should be given according to need and not according to the system's design. Longer trial periods make it possible for someone who becomes briefly ill to still complete work rehabilitation and return to work. The plan emphasizes that social insurance should be comprehensive and secure for everyone.

• humane sickness insurancedecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill se en mänsklig sjukförsäkring och ett slut på utförsäkrandet av sjuka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see a humane sickness insurance and an end to the disqualification of sick people.”
• need-based support»Vård måste ges efter människors behov och inte efter kapaciteten i felaktigt konstruerade system.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Care must be given according to people's needs and not according to the capacity in incorrectly designed systems.”
• comprehensive social insurance»Att socialförsäkringarna är allmänna och heltäckande gör dem« (party programme ↗)“That social insurance is general and comprehensive makes it”

The plan requires that everyone's work capacity be utilized and that confidence for those on sick leave increases, while the one who is too sick to work shall be able to rely on sickness insurance. Longer trial periods reduce the risk that an interrupted period closes the path back to work and do not disturb income security. However, the plan does not address the length of trial periods, so the conclusion is derived.

• utilized work capacitydecisive»Allas arbetsförmåga tas tillvara.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone's work capacity is utilized.”
• confidence in sickness insurance»vi slår vakt om principen att den som är för sjuk för att arbeta ska kunna lita på sjukförsäkringen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“we stand guard over the principle that the one who is too sick to work shall be able to rely on sickness insurance”
• security in illness»Ökad trygghet för sjukskrivna och arbetsskadade.« (party programme ↗)“Increased security for those on sick leave and those with work injuries.”
• sustainable working life»Fler som orkar jobba hela arbetslivet.« (party programme ↗)“More who can work throughout their working lives.”

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 the sickness insurance to provide better security when on sick leave and that people are not caught between the systems. Short trial periods that cannot be completed during brief illness can in practice close the door to continued work assessment, which goes against that ambition. Extended periods are thus in line with the plan, even though the detail is not addressed.

• security when on sick leavedecisive»förändra sjukförsäkringen så den ger bättre trygghet vid sjukskrivning och se till att människor inte bollas mellan myndigheter när de behöver samhällets stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“change the sickness insurance so it provides better security when on sick leave and ensure that people are not batted between authorities when they need society's support.”
• trust in the security systems»Ingen människa ska hamna i kläm mellan a-kassa och sjukförsäkring, människor ska kunna känna tillit till att trygghetssystemen fungerar när de behöver dem som mest.« (party programme ↗)“No person shall be caught between unemployment insurance and sickness insurance, people shall be able to feel trust that the security systems work when they need them the most.”
• no one shall work while ill»ingen tvingas jobba trots att man är sjuk« (2022 manifesto ↗)“no one is forced to work despite being ill”

The plan explicitly promises that sick leave shall become more flexible and that rehabilitation shall be improved, and the party programme states that sick insurance shall provide the rehabilitation required for return to work. Short trial periods that cannot be completed hinder precisely that return. Longer trial periods therefore align with the plan's commitments.

• more flexible sick leavedecisive»Vi vill att den som söker vård ska erbjudas en enkel väg in för stöd och hjälp, att vården ska få bättre verktyg för behandling och att sjukskrivningen ska bli mer flexibel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want those seeking care to be offered a simple path in for support and help, care to get better tools for treatment and sick leave to become more flexible.”
• rehabilitation for return to work»den enskilda att tillfriskna och få den rehabilitering som krävs för att kunna återgå i arbete.« (party programme ↗)“the individual to recover and get the rehabilitation required to return to work.”
• workplace-based rehabilitation»Arbetsgivare bör ta ett större ansvar för förebyggande insatser och rehabilitering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Employers should take greater responsibility for preventive measures and rehabilitation.”
• the work ethic»Arbetslinjen måste värnas, och den som kan jobba ska inte leva på skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The work line must be protected, and those who can work should not live off taxpayers' money.”

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 links sickness insurance to support and rehabilitation for return to work and explicitly says that the person who after long sickness absence tries to work shall be able to do so and if necessary return to insurance. Longer trial periods make that possibility real for the person interrupted by short-term illness. The plan's work line points the same way, since the goal is return to work.

• real opportunity for work trialdecisive»Den som efter långvarig sjukskrivning provar att arbeta ska kunna göra detta och sedan om så krävs återgå till sjukförsäkringen.« (party programme ↗)“The person who after lengthy sickness absence tries to work shall be able to do this and then if necessary return to sickness insurance.”
• rehabilitation for return to work»Sjukförsäkringen ska ge ekonomisk trygghet vid både kortvarig och kronisk sjukdom, och ska vara kopplad till stöd och rehabilitering för att underlätta återgång till arbete.« (party programme ↗)“Sickness insurance shall provide economic security for both short-term and chronic illness, and shall be linked to support and rehabilitation to facilitate return to work.”
• own responsibility for subsistence»Individen har ett ansvar att så långt som möjligt försörja sig själv.« (party programme ↗)“The individual has a responsibility to support themselves as far as possible.”

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 the design of social insurance stimulate the individual to take action leading to good health and return to working life, and that social policy support people to self-sufficiency based on individual needs. Trial periods that are so short that a brief illness eliminates the entire opportunity counter this. The counter-proposal's demands for extended trial periods are therefore supported by the plan.

• return to working lifedecisive»stimuleras att delta i åtgärder som leder till så god hälsa som möjligt och återgång till« (party programme ↗)“are stimulated to participate in action leading to such good health as possible and return to”
• support to self-sufficiency»Målet för socialpolitiken är att stödja gemenskaperna och de enskilda människorna till egen« (party programme ↗)“The goal for social policy is to support communities and individual people to self-”
• individual needs as starting point»Individuella behov ska vara utgångspunkten för service, vård och omsorg och« (party programme ↗)“Individual needs shall be the starting point for service, care and support and”

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 welfare at all times should aim to help people back to work and self-sufficiency and that security systems should be based on the work-line principle. Longer trial periods are justified precisely because someone who does not manage to complete a short period otherwise risks losing the opportunity for work assessment, which makes returning to work more difficult. The plan also invests in workplace-based measures such as apprenticeships.

• support for returning to workdecisive»och som hela tiden syftar till att hjälpa människor tillbaka till arbete och självförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“and which at all times aims to help people back to work and self-sufficiency.”
• the work-line principle in security systems»Skatter och bidragssystem ska utgå från arbetslinjen.« (party programme ↗)“Taxes and benefit systems should be based on the work-line principle.”
• workplace-based measures»Bygga ut antalet praktikplatser med 30 000« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand the number of apprenticeships by 30,000”
• paths back to work»Kraftigt sänka kostnaden för att anställa långtidsarbetslösa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly reduce the cost of employing long-term unemployed”

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 a more flexible and individually adapted regulatory framework in sick leave insurance and increased focus on rehabilitation and return to work. The counter-proposal's demands for extended trial periods of four weeks, so that someone who interrupts a short period is not left without the possibility of work testing, is a direct application of this. However, the plan does not specify any period length, so the conclusion is derived.

• flexible regulationsdecisive»Regelverket måste därför bli mer flexibelt och anpassas efter individens behov och möjligheter både inom sjukpenning samt sjuk och aktivitetsersättningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The regulations must therefore become more flexible and adapted to the individual's needs and opportunities both within sick pay and sick and activity benefits.”
• rehabilitation in focus»Se ökat fokus och mer resurser på förebyggande arbete samt rehabilitering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“See increased focus and more resources on preventive work and rehabilitation”
• individualized decisions»Öka flexibiliteten och individanpassningen i beslutsfattandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase flexibility and individualization in decision-making”
• secure sick leave insurance»Verka för en trygg och rättssäker sjukförsäkring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for a secure and legally certain sick leave insurance”

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.