The Discrimination Ombudsman etc.

The plan demands active work to prevent and stop discrimination and states that discrimination and racism in the labour market must be stopped. A supervisory mandate with more spot checks, more driven cases, regulations authority concerning employers' preventive obligations and raised sanction fees are precisely the tools that make the commitment effective. The plan moreover wants to see better possibilities to ensure that laws and agreements are observed in working life.

• active work against discriminationdecisive»Det kräver ett aktivt arbete med att förebygga och« (party programme ↗)“It requires active work to prevent and”
• stopped discrimination in working life»Diskrimineringen och rasismen på arbetsmarknaden måste stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Discrimination and racism in the labour market must be stopped.”
• compliance with laws and agreements»till exempel bättre möjligheter att säkerställa att lagar och avtal efter« (party programme ↗)“for example better possibilities to ensure that laws and agreements after”
• authorities' special responsibility»Myndigheter har ett särskilt ansvar att möta alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Authorities have a special responsibility to meet all people”

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 combating discrimination in the labour market, and the party programme wants to combat all forms of domination and subordination. A more active oversight mandate with spot checks, regulatory authority and noticeable sanction fees is a tool for precisely that, since employers' preventive duties would otherwise be ineffective. The plan says nothing about the Equality Ombudsman's mandate, so the position is derived.

• combat discrimination in working lifedecisive»Diskrimineringen på arbetsmarknaden ska motarbetas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Discrimination in the labour market shall be combated.”
• combat power differences»Socialdemokratin vill se ett samhälle utan över- och underordning, och bekämpar därför« (party programme ↗)“Social democracy wants to see a society without domination and subordination, and therefore combats”
• equality policy against all forms»Jämlikhetspolitik måste riktas mot alla former av över- och underordning, och dessa måste« (party programme ↗)“Equality policy must be directed against all forms of domination and subordination, and these must”

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 strong legislation and a strong discrimination ombudsperson are required and that the work against all forms of discrimination must become more effective. A more active supervisory mandate with more random checks, more prosecuted cases, authority to issue regulations and higher sanction fees is precisely a strengthening of the Discrimination Ombudsperson in that direction. The plan also wants to strengthen the individual's opportunity to have their case examined.

• strong discrimination ombudspersondecisive»Det krävs också en stark lagstiftning och en stark diskrimineringsombudsman.« (party programme ↗)“Strong legislation and a strong discrimination ombudsperson are also required.”
• more effective anti-discrimination work»arbete mot alla former av diskriminering.« (party programme ↗)“work against all forms of discrimination.”
• strengthened legislation and legal aid»stärka lagstiftningen mot diskriminering och se över rätten till rättshjälp i diskrimineringsfall.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen legislation against discrimination and review the right to legal aid in discrimination cases.”

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 establishes that more must be done against discrimination and explicitly wants to strengthen agencies' work against discrimination and increase compensation to those who have been subjected to it. A more active supervisory mandate with more pursued cases directly addresses that commitment, as does the principle that everyone should be able to get their case heard. The plan's ambition to clean up the regulatory burden for businesses certainly pulls in the other direction regarding regulations and sanction fees, but carries less weight.

• strengthened agency work against discriminationdecisive»Mer måste göras mot diskriminering. Vi vill stärka myndigheternas arbete mot diskriminering och höja ersättningen till dem som utsatts, samt lägga till kön och funktionsnedsättning som hatbrottsgrunder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must be done against discrimination. We want to strengthen agencies' work against discrimination and increase compensation to those who have been subjected to it, and add gender and disability as hate crime grounds.”
• right to have one's case heard»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone living in Sweden should be able to get their case heard.”
• oppose all discrimination»Diskriminering, strukturell rasism och intolerans, i alla dess former, ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Discrimination, structural racism and intolerance, in all its forms, must be opposed.”
• regulatory simplification for businesses»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clean up the regulatory maze for entrepreneurs, large and small.”

The plan explicitly wants to increase pressure on employers to offer equal pay and conditions, and establishes that discrimination must carry a cost and that those affected must be able to obtain redress. A more active supervisory mandate with more spot checks, more prosecuted cases and increased sanction fees are instruments for precisely that commitment. The plan also calls for systematic oversight and a modernized discrimination law, which supports reviewing the powers of the Equality Ombudsman.

• increased pressure on employersdecisive»Vi vill öka trycket på arbetsgivare att erbjuda jämställda löner och villkor, och sänka skatten på sparande så att fler kan bygga upp en buffert.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase pressure on employers to offer equal pay and conditions, and lower the tax on savings so more can build up a buffer.”
• discrimination must carry a cost»kosta att diskriminera och den som drabbas ska kunna få hjälp att få upprättelse.« (party programme ↗)“discrimination must carry a cost and those affected must be able to get help obtaining redress.”
• systematic oversight»Systematisk tillsyn behövs för att få bort enkelt avhjälpta hinder.« (party programme ↗)“Systematic oversight is needed to remove easily remedied barriers.”
• modernize the discrimination law»Vi vill modernisera diskrimineringslagen, prioritera polisens hatbrottsverksamhet och säkerställa att alla skolor står upp för alla människors lika värde.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to modernize the discrimination law, prioritize police hate crime work and ensure that all schools stand up for the equal worth of all people.”

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 requires that bureaucracy and complicated rules be countered and that new laws be tested from a small business perspective. Giving the regulatory authority the power to set rules over employers' obligations and raising sanction fees places a heavier regulatory burden on employers, which the plan does not support. The plan at the same time requires well-functioning laws against all discrimination in working life, which qualifies the stance.

• small business perspective on rulesdecisive»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“New laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”
• less regulatory red tape»Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and complicated rules shall be countered.”
• laws against discrimination in working life»Väl fungerande lagar mot all diskriminering i arbetslivet ska finnas.« (party programme ↗)“Well-functioning laws against all discrimination in working life shall exist.”

The plan wants to significantly reduce the regulatory burden and administrative costs for companies and states that the state shall prioritise its core mission and act cautiously in other areas. An expanded supervisory mandate with more random inspections, rule-making authority on employers' obligations and increased penalty fees go in the opposite direction. The plan therefore argues against the counter-proposal's demands.

• less red tapedecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of red tape”
• the state prioritises core tasks»Den prioriterar sitt grunduppdrag« (party programme ↗)“It prioritises its core mission”
• limited political ambition»Vi måste alltid se upp med att politikens ambitioner« (party programme ↗)“We must always be careful that policy's ambitions”

The plan wants to remove unnecessary rules where the costs to businesses do not match the benefit and relieve enterprises' administrative burden, and to streamline and consolidate agencies rather than expand them. An expanded supervisory mandate with more spot checks, rule-making power over employers' preventive work and increased sanction fees goes in the opposite direction. The plan therefore argues against the counter-proposal's demands.

• remove unnecessary rulesdecisive»För att få fler och växande företag är det viktigt att ta bort onödiga regler där kostnaderna för företagen inte motsvarar nyttan för samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To get more and growing enterprises it is important to remove unnecessary rules where the costs to businesses do not match the benefit to society.”
• reduced regulatory burden»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for regulatory simplification and relieve small enterprises' administrative burden”
• against activist agencies»anställning av personal på myndigheter som driver aktivistisk symbolpolitik« (2022 manifesto ↗)“employment of personnel at agencies conducting activist symbol politics”
• streamlined agencies»Stoppa slöseriet inom myndigheterna och slå samman myndigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop waste in agencies and consolidate agencies”

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.