Working hours

The plan explicitly demands abolition of split shifts and strengthened statutory right to full-time, thus precisely the demands the counter-proposal raises. The plan furthermore wants to shift power over working time and work organisation to employees. That legal basis is needed beyond the parties' role thus follows directly from the plan's commitments.

• abolish split shiftsdecisive»Avskaffande av delade turer, fasta anställningar på heltid« (party programme ↗)“Abolition of split shifts, permanent full-time employment”
• statutory right to full-time»individualiserad föräldraförsäkring och en stärkt lagfäst rätt till heltid,« (party programme ↗)“individualised parental insurance and a strengthened statutory right to full-time,”
• employees' power over working time»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 and through decisions and agreements transfer power over questions such as working time, staffing and employment questions and work organisation to employees.”
• respect for the Swedish model»Men för att förhandlingarna ska vara rättvisa behöver politiken respektera den svenska modellen, där politiker inte hotar den ena parten med försämringar om den inte ger med sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But for the negotiations to be fair politics needs to respect the Swedish model, where politicians do not threaten one party with cuts if it does not give in.”

The election manifesto promises that welfare shall come first so that more people can work full-time in permanent jobs, which in substance is the same as the counter-proposal's right to an employment rate corresponding to actual hours worked. The party programme additionally requires a working environment that promotes health, which addresses split shifts and daily rest. That the parties have a central role does not exclude legal support; the plan sees strong labour law as a complement to collective agreements.

• full-time as normdecisive»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 more people to be able to work full-time in permanent jobs.”
• healthy working hours»Det fordrar en arbetsmiljö, som främjar hälsa och välbefinnande.« (party programme ↗)“It requires a working environment that promotes health and wellbeing.”
• legislation complements agreements»arbetsrättslig lagstiftning behövs som skydd för de anställda.« (party programme ↗)“labour law legislation is needed as protection for employees.”
• the parties' role in working hours matters»löner, arbetsmiljö, arbetstider och anställningsvillkor« (party programme ↗)“wages, working environment, working hours and employment conditions”

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 shorten working time and give employees influence over both work content and working time, and explicitly states that those employed in publicly financed activities shall have the right to full-time. This bears the counter-proposal's demand for limited split shifts, clearer rest between shifts and the right to an employment level matching actual work time. The plan also emphasises reasonable working conditions and secure employment forms in female-dominated sectors, where precisely split shifts are common.

• right to full-timedecisive»Anställda inom offentligt finansierad verksamhet ska ha rätt till heltid med möjligheten att gå ner till deltid.« (party programme ↗)“Those employed in publicly financed activities shall have the right to full-time with the possibility to reduce to part-time.”
• shorter working time»korta arbetstiden så att fler människor orkar jobba ett helt arbetsliv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“shorten working time so more people can manage to work a full working life.”
• secure employment in female occupations»Det är också viktigt att åstadkomma rimliga arbetsvillkor och trygga anställningsformer i det som i dag är kvinnodominerade branscher.« (party programme ↗)“It is also important to achieve reasonable working conditions and secure employment forms in what today are female-dominated sectors.”
• the parties' model cherished»Vi värnar den svenska modellen där arbetsmarknadens parter gemensamt förhandlar fram vad som ska gälla på arbetsmarknaden genom kollektivavtal.« (party programme ↗)“We cherish the Swedish model where labour market parties jointly negotiate what shall apply on the labour market through collective agreements.”

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 establishes that the rules of the game on the labour market to the greatest extent possible shall be set by the parties instead of through legislation, and that laws and rules shall not override free contract rights. The counter-proposal requires precisely legislation on split shifts, daily rest, waiting time, and employment level. It is in direct conflict with the plan's parties model, even though the plan simultaneously wants to see both more flexibility and more security on the labour market.

• parties model before legislationdecisive»arbetsmarknadens parter i stället för genom lagstiftning.« (party programme ↗)“labour market parties instead of through legislation.”
• free contract rights»inte köra över den fria avtalsrätten« (party programme ↗)“not override free contract rights”
• flexibility and security»Svensk arbetsmarknad behöver både mer flexibilitet och mer trygghet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish labour market needs both more flexibility and more security.”
• implemented labour market reform»Den senaste mandatperioden drev Centerpartiet igenom en historisk arbetsmarknadsreform som innebär större flexibilitet för företagen och bättre omställningsmöjligheter för medarbetare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the last term of office, the Centre Party drove through a historic labour market reform that means greater flexibility for companies and better transition opportunities for employees.”

The counter-proposal requires that shared shifts, rest between shifts, waiting time and employment rate be regulated by law. The plan on the contrary establishes that labor market conditions shall primarily be determined by agreement and not by law, and wants to increase the individual's influence over working time through flexible solutions such as hour banking. The plan's line on lower thresholds and adapted labor law speaks against new detailed regulation of working time.

• agreement over legislationdecisive»Den svenska arbetsmarknadsmodellen, där villkoren i huvudsak bestäms genom avtal och inte i lag, bidrar till ansvarstagande på arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish labor market model, where conditions are primarily determined by agreement and not by law, contributes to responsibility-taking on the labor market.”
• flexible working time»Fler anställda bör ha inflytande över sin egen arbetstid, till exempel genom en timbank eller en arbetstid som varierar över året.« (party programme ↗)“More employees should have influence over their own working time, for example through hour banking or working time that varies over the year.”
• adapted labor law»För att sänka trösklarna till arbetsmarknaden och göra den mer dynamisk måste arbetsrätten vara anpassad till dagens förhållanden.« (party programme ↗)“To lower thresholds to the labor market and make it more dynamic, labor law must be adapted to today's conditions.”
• collective agreements and contractual freedom»Den fackliga friheten och möjligheten till kollektivavtal är en viktig del av förenings- och avtalsfriheten.« (party programme ↗)“Trade union freedom and the possibility of collective agreements are an important part of freedom of association and contractual freedom.”

The party programme places the formulation of conditions on the labour market parties and explicitly rejects state control of wage formation; labour law shall provide reasonable protection without taking away the parties' role. The counter-proposal's requirements for statutory regulation of daily rest, waiting time and employment level move precisely these questions from agreements to law. The election manifesto's promise to remove split shifts in elderly care pulls in the opposite direction but concerns conditions in an activity, not a general working time law.

• the parties formulate the conditionsdecisive»Utformningen ska göras av arbetsmarknadens parter.« (party programme ↗)“The formulation shall be done by the labour market parties.”
• rejects state control»Statlig styrning av lönebildningen i form av inkomstpolitik avvisas.« (party programme ↗)“State control of wage formation in the form of income policy is rejected.”
• reasonable but balanced employment protection»Den arbetsrättsliga lagstiftningen ska ge ett rimligt anställningsskydd för arbetstagaren« (party programme ↗)“Labour law legislation shall provide reasonable employment protection for the employee”
• 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.”

The plan explicitly takes position on two of the counter-proposal's substantive requirements: the occurrence of split shifts in public care and welfare should decrease and involuntary part-time work should decrease, both motivated by women's economic equality. The plan, however, says nothing about this happening through legislation rather than agreement, and its deregulation line pulls in another direction. However, substantive support exists for the requirement's core.

• fewer split shiftsdecisive»Minska förekomsten av delade turer i offentlig vård och omsorg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the occurrence of split shifts in public care and welfare”
• less involuntary part-time work»Minska det ofrivilliga deltidsarbetet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce involuntary part-time work”
• economic equality»Kvinnor i Sverige förvärvsarbetar fortfarande i lägre utsträckning än män och är sjukskrivna i högre utsträckning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women in Sweden still work for pay to a lesser extent than men and are on sick leave to a higher extent.”
• reduced regulatory burden»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administrative costs and a third of regulatory red tape”

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 explicitly establishes that split shifts shall be abolished and that shift work in care and nursing needs to be reviewed, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement. The plan also wants to improve working conditions in female-dominated occupations where these schedules are most common and increase security in working life. That the plan simultaneously defends the labour market model does not change its substantive position on split shifts.

• abolished split shiftsdecisive»Delade turer ska slopas och skiftarbete, främst inom vår vård och omsorg, behöver ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Split shifts shall be abolished and shift work, primarily in our care and nursing, needs to be reviewed.”
• better working conditions in healthcare»Förbättra status, arbetsvillkor samt öka företagshälsovård i kvinnodominerade yrken« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve status, working conditions and increase occupational health services in female-dominated occupations”
• safety in working life»Öka tryggheten och säkerheten i arbetslivet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase security and safety in working life”
• labour market model valued»Sverigedemokraterna försvarar grunderna i den svenska modellen, där« (party programme ↗)“Sweden Democrats defend the foundations of the Swedish model, where”

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.