Work via digital platforms

The election manifesto explicitly identifies gig work and SMS jobs as sources of insecurity in the labour market, and the plan wants to develop labour law and close the space to exploit people's vulnerable positions. An investigation that maps platform economy problems and clarifies platform companies' occupational health responsibility follows directly from that. The plan furthermore demands regulations that ensure serious occupational health work even where short-term profit is prioritised.

• gig jobs create insecuritydecisive»Otryggheten skapas genom tillfälliga anställningar, sms-jobb, gig-jobb, deltidsjobb och bemanningsjobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Insecurity is created through temporary employment, SMS jobs, gig jobs, part-time jobs and temporary agency jobs.”
• develop labour law»Vi vill skapa tryggare jobb genom att utveckla arbetsrätten.« (party programme ↗)“We want to create more secure jobs by developing labour law.”
• occupational health responsibility everywhere»Det behövs regelverk och strukturer som säkrar ett seriöst« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for regulations and structures that ensure serious”
• stop unserious companies»Vi vill också stärka arbetsrätten och ta itu med oseriösa« (party programme ↗)“We also want to strengthen labour law and address unserious”

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 programme explicitly points to the platform economy as a reason for the increase in low-paid and precarious work in Sweden. The plan's answer is strong labour law, more permanent and secure jobs and a safe working environment. Mapping problems in the platform economy, clarifying workplace safety responsibility and improving conditions in the gig economy is precisely what the plan requires in substance.

• the platform economy creates precarious jobsdecisive»så kallade plattformsekonomin, en otillräckligt reglerad arbetskraftsinvandring och politiska« (party programme ↗)“the so-called platform economy, inadequately regulated labour immigration and political”
• secure jobs»Fler fasta och trygga anställningar.« (party programme ↗)“More permanent and secure jobs.”
• strong labour law»Stark arbetsrättslig lagstiftning.« (party programme ↗)“Strong labour law.”
• workplace safety responsibility»Säker och hållbar arbetsmiljö med stopp för dödsolyckor på eller till följd av jobbet.« (party programme ↗)“Safe and sustainable working environment with prevention of fatal accidents at or resulting from work.”

The plan states that many in the gig economy have poor working conditions and lack of security and requires that they be covered by the same workplace safety regulations and right to collective agreements as other employees. It also wishes for gig workers to be covered by functioning security systems and clearer requirements to be set on employers. The counter-proposal's requirement to map the platform economy and clarify workplace safety responsibility follows directly from this.

• workplace safety responsibility in gig economydecisive»Vi vill att personer som arbetar inom gigekonomin ska omfattas av samma arbetsmiljöregler och ha samma rätt till kollektivavtal som andra arbetstagare.« (party programme ↗)“We wish that people working in the gig economy shall be covered by the same workplace safety regulations and have the same right to collective agreements as other employees.”
• problems in platform work»Samtidigt arbetar en stor grupp arbetstagare inom gigekonomin där många har dåliga arbetsvillkor och bristande trygghet.« (party programme ↗)“At the same time, a large group of employees working in the gig economy have poor working conditions and lack of security.”
• security even for gig workers»Även egenföretagare, kulturarbetare och gigarbetare ska omfattas av fungerande trygghetssystemen.« (party programme ↗)“Self-employed, cultural workers and gig workers shall also be covered by functioning security systems.”
• clearer requirements on employers»Miljöpartiet vill stärka arbetstagarnas rättigheter och ställa tydligare krav på arbetsgivare« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wishes to strengthen workers' rights and set clearer requirements on employers”

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 advocates that labor market rules are primarily set by the parties instead of through legislation, and wants to reduce the regulatory burden for companies. To now appoint a new government inquiry that should impose expanded workplace responsibility on platform companies goes in the opposite direction. The plan simultaneously wants both flexibility and security on the labor market, which makes the assessment uncertain.

• parties before legislationdecisive»arbetsmarknadens parter i stället för genom lagstiftning.« (party programme ↗)“labor market parties instead of through legislation.”
• flexible labor market»Det skapar en flexibel och långsiktigt hållbar arbetsmarknad och flyttar makten närmare dem som berörs.« (party programme ↗)“This creates a flexible and long-term sustainable labor market and moves power closer to those affected.”
• reduced regulatory burden»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clear up the regulatory tangle for entrepreneurs, both large and small.”
• flexibility and security»Svensk arbetsmarknad behöver både mer flexibilitet och mer trygghet. Stödet vid omställning och vidareutbildning måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish labor market needs both more flexibility and more security. Support for transition and further education must improve.”

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 rules that make it easy to do the right thing and ensure competition on fair terms even in the sharing economy era, and a labor market with low thresholds combined with strong safety systems. Mapping problems in the platform economy and clarifying platform companies' responsibility for working environment is exactly such an adaptation of the rules. The election manifesto moreover promises that rules and tax systems are adapted to the growing sharing economy.

• rules in the sharing economydecisive»Vi vill ha spelregler som gör det lätt att göra rätt och säkerställer konkurrens på rättvisa villkor även i digitaliseringens och delningsekonomins tid.« (party programme ↗)“We want rules that make it easy to do the right thing and ensure competition on fair terms even in the era of digitalization and the sharing economy.”
• low thresholds and security»En socialliberal arbetsmarknad kännetecknas av låga trösklar och hög rörlighet i kombination med starka trygghetssystem som bidrar till att den enskilde kommer tillbaka i arbete så snart som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“A social liberal labor market is characterized by low thresholds and high mobility in combination with strong safety systems that contribute to the individual returning to work as soon as possible.”
• adapt rules to the sharing economy»En startup-kommission ska tillsättas och skattesystemet anpassas bättre till den växande delningsekonomin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A startup commission shall be appointed and the tax system better adapted to the growing sharing economy.”
• adapted social insurance»Socialförsäkringarna ska anpassas till studerandes och företagares situation.« (party programme ↗)“Social insurance shall be adapted to students' and entrepreneurs' situation.”

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 good employment security for all employees and that the state through advice, support and inspection actively works for an improved working environment that takes into account both physical and mental health. Platform work is precisely an area where these protections are unclear. Mapping the problems and clarifying platform companies' workplace responsibility thus follows from the plan, which simultaneously emphasizes the role of the parties.

• employment security for alldecisive»God anställningstrygghet för alla arbetstagare ska eftersträvas. Lagstiftning om« (party programme ↗)“Good employment security for all employees shall be strived for. Legislation on”
• the state's responsibility for the working environment»Staten ska bland annat genom rådgivning, stöd och kontroll aktivt verka för en förbättrad« (party programme ↗)“The state shall, among other things, through advice, support and inspection, actively work for improved”
• physical and mental working environment»Ett väl fungerande arbetarskydd och god arbetsmiljö ska ta hänsyn till såväl« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning occupational safety and health and good working environment shall take into account both”
• the role of the parties on the labour market»Starka och partipolitiskt oberoende fackföreningar är en oundgänglig del av ett demokratiskt« (party programme ↗)“Strong and politically independent trade unions are an indispensable part of a democratic”

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 establish an inquiry about platform economy now and expand platform companies' responsibility. The plan is based on the idea that a dynamic business sector creates prosperity and promises to remove a third of companies' administrative costs and regulatory red tape, and that EU rules should as a rule be implemented at minimum level. New Swedish charges on platform companies beyond the directive therefore go against the plan's line.

• reduced regulatory burdendecisive»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”
• EU directives at minimum level»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut – som huvudregel ska EU-direktiv genomföras på miniminivå« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce regulatory red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, including by counteracting over-implementation in Sweden of EU decisions - as a rule EU directives should be implemented at minimum level”
• dynamic business sector»Sveriges välstånd bygger på ett dynamiskt och livskraftigt näringsliv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's prosperity is based on a dynamic and robust business sector.”
• confidence in market economy»Marknadsekonomin främjar hushållning, ansvar, kreativitet och långsiktighet.« (party programme ↗)“Market economy promotes economizing, responsibility, creativity and long-term thinking.”

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The plan does not address the platform economy, but establishes that safety and security in working life shall increase and that every Swedish workplace shall have proper occupational health and safety work. Mapping the problems in the gig economy and clarifying platform companies' occupational health responsibility follows that principle. The plan's scepticism towards EU-led labour market regulations furthermore argues for an independent national investigation rather than awaiting directive implementation.

• safety in working lifedecisive»Öka tryggheten och säkerheten i arbetslivet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase safety and security in working life”
• proper occupational health and safety work»Varje svensk arbetsplats ska ha ett fullgott arbetsmiljöarbete som skapar trygghet för medarbetarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Every Swedish workplace shall have proper occupational health and safety work that creates security for employees.”
• safe work environment»Ingen ska behöva avlida eller skadas allvarligt på jobbet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one should have to die or be seriously injured at work.”
• Swedish model before EU rules»Men den svenska modellen hotas för närvarande av förslag från EU om gemensamma regler för lönebildning, arbetslöshetsersättning och det sociala skyddsnätet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But the Swedish model is currently threatened by proposals from the EU for joint rules on wage formation, unemployment benefits and the social safety net.”

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.