A national crisis commission against fatal accidents in working life

The plan establishes that no one should have to die on the job because legislation does not provide sufficient protection and that there is a need for regulations and structures that secure serious workplace health and safety work at all workplaces. A government crisis commission with the parties and authorities that takes a comprehensive approach to fatal accidents is a direct expression of that commitment. The plan's view that short-term profit pressures workplace health and safety also supports the counter-proposal's problem description.

• serious workplace health and safety everywheredecisive»Det behövs regelverk och strukturer som säkrar ett seriöst« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for regulations and structures that secure serious”
• no one should die at work»ska behöva dö på jobbet för att lagstiftningen inte ger ett tillräckligt« (party programme ↗)“should have to die on the job because legislation does not provide sufficient”
• demands also on profit-prioritizing companies»arbetsmiljöarbete på alla arbetsplatser, också de som idag prioriterar« (party programme ↗)“workplace health and safety work at all workplaces, including those that today prioritize”
• strengthened safety representatives»genom att stärka skyddsombuden« (party programme ↗)“by strengthening safety representatives.”

The election manifesto requires action against workplace crime and establishes that it shall never pay to gain competitive advantages by neglecting employees' right to a safe working environment. The party programme wants strong labour law as protection for employees and assigns the labour organisations a central role. A tripartite crisis commission against fatal accidents is in line with these commitments.

• safe working environment before profitdecisive»Det ska aldrig löna sig att begå brott eller skaffa sig konkurrensfördelar genom att försumma de anställdas rätt till en trygg arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall never pay to commit crimes or gain competitive advantages by neglecting employees' right to a safe working environment.”
• against workplace crime»Krafttag mot arbetslivskriminaliteten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Action against workplace crime.”
• strong labour law»arbetsrättslig lagstiftning behövs som skydd för de anställda.« (party programme ↗)“labour law legislation is needed as protection for employees.”
• strong labour organisations»organisationer är nödvändiga för att hävda de anställdas gemensamma intressen vad gäller« (party programme ↗)“organisations are necessary to assert employees' common interests regarding”

The plan gives all employees the right to a good physical and psychosocial work environment and states that long-termism and balance should take priority over short-term profit interests. The counter-proposal's crisis commission is directed against precisely that profit-hunting the plan subordinates, and against working conditions that wear people out and cause harm. The plan therefore speaks for a comprehensive approach to workplace fatalities, even if a crisis commission is not specifically mentioned.

• right to good work environmentdecisive»god fysisk och psykosocial arbetsmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“good physical and psychosocial work environment.”
• long-termism over profit interest»och balans ska prioriteras före kortsiktiga vinstintressen.« (party programme ↗)“and balance should be prioritized over short-term profit interests.”
• strong labour law»Vi vill värna en fungerande arbetsrätt och ge« (party programme ↗)“We want to protect a functioning labour law and give”
• improved working conditions»till arbetsmarknaden. Deras arbetsvillkor måste« (party programme ↗)“to the labour market. Their working conditions 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 is based on the labour market's rules of play being made first and foremost between the parties and that the state shall avoid building new regulations and bodies. The counter-proposal's premise of companies' profit-seeking also goes against the party's view of a market economy free from planned-economy dictates. The documents therefore do not support a state crisis commission, even though the workplace issue is substantively urgent.

• the parties' model before state bodiesdecisive»arbetsmarknadens parter i stället för genom lagstiftning« (party programme ↗)“the labour market's parties instead of through legislation”
• less bureaucracy»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clear away the regulatory thicket for entrepreneurs, large and small.”

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The plan does not address workplace fatalities and requires no state crisis commission in the occupational health field. The nearest-lying principle is instead that conditions on the labour market shall principally be determined through agreements between the parties and that employers' own incentives to prevent injury shall be clarified, not that the state takes over the whole grip. The counter-proposal's premise about companies' profit-seeking also lacks correspondence in the plan, which wants to reduce regulatory burden for enterprises.

• the parties' model ahead of legislationdecisive»Den svenska arbetsmarknadsmodellen, där villkoren i huvudsak bestäms genom avtal och inte i lag, bidrar till ansvarstagande på arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish labour market model, where conditions are principally determined through agreements rather than in law, contributes to responsibility-taking on the labour market.”
• employer's preventive responsibility»Företagens sjuklöneansvar bör slopas på sikt, samtidigt som arbetsgivarnas incitament att förebygga arbetsrelaterade skador och sjukdomar och bidra till rehabilitering av anställda ska bli tydligare.« (party programme ↗)“Employers' sickness allowance responsibility should be abolished in the long term, while employers' incentives to prevent work-related injury and illness and contribute to rehabilitation of employees shall become clearer.”
• reduced regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och europeisk nivå, och offentliga beslut analyseras ur småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Regulatory burden for small enterprises shall decrease, through efforts at both municipal, state and European level, and public decisions are analysed from a small business perspective.”

The plan gives the state an active role for improved working environment through advice, support and control and requires a high ambition level in the work for good working environments. A unified state commission with the parties to stop fatal accidents is within this role, and the plan emphasises cooperation based on mutual trust between everyone in a business. However, the plan does not share the counter-proposal's reasons about companies' profit-seeking, and the form of crisis commission is not addressed at all, so the certainty is low.

• state responsibility for working environmentdecisive»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 control actively work for an improved”
• high ambition in working environment work»En hög ambitionsnivå ska prägla lagar och« (party programme ↗)“A high ambition level shall characterise laws and”
• cooperation in the workplace»En positiv samverkan grundad på ömsesidigt förtroende mellan alla i« (party programme ↗)“Positive cooperation based on mutual trust between all in”
• political restraint»Politiker måste motstå frestelsen att i onödan« (party programme ↗)“Politicians must resist the temptation to unnecessarily”

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 starts from the premise that a large state weakens society and that new political bodies do not replace actual capacity. A special government crisis commission is precisely such a new body, and the counter-proposal's premise about companies' profit-seeking goes against the plan's view of business as the foundation for prosperity. The plan instead wants to cut bureaucracy and red tape for companies.

• limited state apparatusdecisive»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”
• will does not replace capacity»politisk oförmåga kan inte ersättas av politisk vilja.« (party programme ↗)“political incapacity cannot be replaced by political will.”
• business community creates prosperity»Sveriges välstånd bygger på ett dynamiskt och livskraftigt näringsliv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's prosperity is built on a dynamic and vigorous business community.”
• reduced administrative burden»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one third of companies' administration costs and one third of bureaucratic red tape”

The plan states that no one should need to die or be seriously injured at work and that employees' wellbeing must not be jeopardized by short-term profit interests – exactly the problem the counter-proposal points to. A consolidated state effort on fatal accidents thereby aligns with the commitment to increase safety and security in working life. The plan does not, however, prescribe crisis commission as method, so the support is derived.

• zero vision for fatal accidentsdecisive»Ingen ska behöva avlida eller skadas allvarligt på jobbet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one should need to die or be seriously injured at work.”
• employee welfare before profit»De anställdas välmående får inte äventyras av kortsiktiga vinstintressen.« (party programme ↗)“Employees' wellbeing must not be jeopardized by short-term profit interests.”
• safer working life»Öka tryggheten och säkerheten i arbetslivet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase safety and security in working life”
• strict workplace law enforcement»Efterlevnaden av arbetsmiljölagarna måste kontrolleras noggrant och grova överträdelser måste ge kännbara konsekvenser.« (party programme ↗)“Compliance with workplace laws must be monitored carefully and serious violations must have noticeable consequences.”

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.