Artists' conditions

The plan demands a human sickness insurance and that unemployment and sickness insurance be strengthened so that more are covered and get out more of their previous income. The counter-proposal's demand for strengthened security for artists and a review of the rules for sick-pay qualifying income is precisely such a strengthening for those with irregular income. The plan moreover defends independent culture as part of welfare.

• strengthened sickness insurancedecisive»Att stärka framför allt arbetslöshets- och sjukförsäkringarna, så att fler kan omfattas och fler får ut mer av sin tidigare« (party programme ↗)“To strengthen above all unemployment and sickness insurance, so that more can be covered and more get out more of their previous”
• human sickness insurance»Vänsterpartiet vill se en mänsklig sjukförsäkring och ett slut på utförsäkrandet av sjuka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Left Party wants to see a human sickness insurance and an end to exclusions of the sick.”
• individual income-related compensation»Socialförsäkringarna ska vara individuella och ge människor en inkomstrelaterad ersättning vid sjukdom, arbetslöshet, föräldraledighet,« (party programme ↗)“Social insurance shall be individual and give people income-related compensation for illness, unemployment, parental leave,”
• culture part of welfare»Kulturen spelar en viktig roll och är en del av välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture plays an important role and is part of welfare.”

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 insurance systems be adapted to a labour market where many alternate between employment, studies and own enterprise, and holds to good economic protection when earned income falls away. Artists' irregular incomes are precisely such a case, and the plan requires society to give artists real opportunities to work. A review of the rules for income qualifying for sick pay thereby aligns with the plan. The plan supports the requirement.

• insurance adapted to new forms of workdecisive»Försäkringssystemen måste avpassas för en arbetsmarknad, där« (party programme ↗)“Insurance systems must be adapted for a labour market where”
• income replacement principle»Ett gott ekonomiskt skydd när den egna förvärvsinkomsten faller bort är grundläggande« (party programme ↗)“Good economic protection when own earned income falls away is fundamental”
• support for artists»Samhället ska stödja kulturlivet och ge konstnärer inom alla konstarter« (party programme ↗)“Society shall support cultural life and give artists in all art forms”
• free and independent cultural life»Sverige ska ha ett levande, fritt och obundet kulturliv som både stärker samhörigheten och utmanar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall have a living, free and independent cultural life that both strengthens cohesion and challenges.”

The election manifesto promises to improve the economic and social conditions of cultural creators, which is exactly what the counter-proposal demands when it calls for strengthened security and a review of the rules for income forming the basis for sick pay. The plan also wants broad workplace security with low thresholds that also covers self-employed people and insurance against sickness that provides better security.

• better conditions for cultural creatorsdecisive»förbättra kulturskaparnas ekonomiska och sociala villkor och modernisera upphovsrätten så att kulturskaparnas rättigheter värnas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve the economic and social conditions of cultural creators and modernize copyright so that cultural creators' rights are protected.”
• more secure insurance against sickness»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 insurance against sickness so it provides better security during sick leave and ensure that people are not passed back and forth between authorities when they need society's support.”
• common workplace security»Vi verkar för en gemensam arbetslivstrygghet för« (party programme ↗)“We work for common workplace security for”
• support for independent cultural life»satsa på en bred återhämtningsplan för kulturlivet i hela landet, som omfattar både offentliga, fria, professionella och ideella aktörer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in a comprehensive recovery plan for cultural life throughout the country, which includes both public, independent, professional and non-profit actors.”

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 wants to reform security systems so they are adapted to entrepreneurs' conditions, and the party programme establishes that safety nets be designed so no one falls through and also cover entrepreneurs. Artists with irregular income are precisely the group that falls between the cracks, so a review of sickness-benefit-qualifying income for cultural workers aligns with the plan's direction. The commitment to a free and independent culture points the same way.

• security systems for entrepreneursdecisive»trygghetssystem anpassade till företagares villkor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“security systems adapted to entrepreneurs' conditions”
• safety nets without gaps»vara utformad så att ingen faller igenom samtidigt som den stimulerar till arbete och egen försörjning.« (party programme ↗)“be designed so no one falls through while encouraging work and self-sufficiency.”
• reformed security system»Vi vill reformera trygghetssystemet så att fler kvinnor kan satsa på enreprenörskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to reform the security system so more women can focus on entrepreneurship”
• free and independent culture»Kulturen ska vara fri och oberoende, idrotten jämlik och inkluderande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture must be free and independent, sport must be fair and inclusive.”

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 says that social insurance shall be adapted to students' and business owners' situations, which is the core of the counter-proposal's demand for a review of sickness benefit basis income for artists with irregular income. The plan also wants that artistic creation of high quality shall have good conditions and that the public promotes diversity of cultural expression. Culture's own value shall be protected against pure utility aims, which justifies security even for activities that are not commercially self-supporting.

• social insurance for self-employeddecisive»Socialförsäkringarna ska anpassas till studerandes och företagares situation.« (party programme ↗)“Social insurance shall be adapted to students' and business owners' situations.”
• good conditions for artists»Konstnärligt skapande av hög kvalitet ska ha goda villkor.« (party programme ↗)“Artistic creation of high quality shall have good conditions.”
• diversity in cultural life»Det offentliga ska på alla nivåer gynna mångfalden av kulturuttryck« (party programme ↗)“The public shall on all levels promote diversity of cultural expression”
• culture's own value»Kulturpolitiken ska värna kulturens eget värde gentemot rena nyttoändamål.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cultural policy shall protect culture's own value against pure utility aims.”

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 places a public responsibility for artists to receive good conditions to operate and requires a solidarily financed social security system that provides economic security at different stages of life. It also requires the state to take responsibility for equivalent conditions for different business forms. The counter-proposal's requirement for enhanced security for artists, among other things through a review of the rules for income that qualifies for sick pay, follows from these commitments.

• good conditions for artistsdecisive»Det offentliga har ansvar för att konstarterna får« (party programme ↗)“Public has responsibility that artists receive”
• security at different stages of life»Ett solidariskt finansierat socialförsäkringssystem« (party programme ↗)“A solidarily financed social security system”
• equivalent conditions for business forms»övergripande ansvaret för att likvärdiga villkor ska gälla« (party programme ↗)“overall responsibility that equivalent conditions shall apply”

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 wants to expand artists' social security protection, among other things through changed rules for income eligible for sick pay. The party programme explicitly warns against the idea that welfare should constantly be expanded and establishes that taxes and benefit systems should be based on the work-line principle, while the election manifesto emphasizes tough prioritization between courts, defence and welfare. The plan therefore does not support an expanded security commitment for an occupational group.

• no constant expansiondecisive»Ett långsiktigt hot mot den svenska välfärden är föreställningen om att den befinner sig i ett ständigt pågående skede« (party programme ↗)“A long-term threat to Swedish welfare is the idea that it is in a constant state of expansion”
• the work-line principle guides benefits»Skatter och bidragssystem ska utgå från arbetslinjen.« (party programme ↗)“Taxes and benefit systems should be based on the work-line principle.”
• tough prioritization»De stora behoven inom rättsväsendet, försvaret och välfärden ställer stora krav på prioriteringar under åren som kommer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The large needs in courts, defence and welfare place large demands on prioritization in the years to come.”

The plan does not address artists' social insurance conditions, but states that sickness insurance shall be secure and just, that flexibility and individualisation in decisions shall increase and that protection for the income base for sickness benefits shall be strengthened. The counter-proposal's requirement for a review of the rules for income base for sickness benefits for those with irregular income addresses precisely this commitment. The plan also wants to facilitate for parents who are sole traders, which points in the same direction for self-employed cultural workers.

• strengthened SGI protectiondecisive»Förbättra skyddet för den sjukpenningsgrundande inkomsten (SGI)« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve protection for the income base for sickness benefits (SGI)”
• flexible sickness insurance»Öka flexibiliteten och individanpassningen i beslutsfattandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase flexibility and individualisation in decision-making”
• secure sickness insurance»Verka för en trygg och rättssäker sjukförsäkring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for a secure and just sickness insurance”
• conditions for sole traders»Vi vill underlätta för föräldrar som är småföretagare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to facilitate conditions for parents who are sole traders”

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.