Number of Subcontractors and Reasonable Terms

The programme establishes that the law shall prevent employers' responsibility disclaimers through chains of contracts with subcontractors, which is exactly what a limitation to two subcontracting levels aims at. The election manifesto furthermore requires that collective agreements are set as conditions in public procurement, which carries the right to demand insurance, pensions and leave. Procurement shall, according to the plan, be used strategically to strengthen working conditions.

• stop responsibility evasion in contract chainsdecisive»förhindra arbetsgivarens praktiska ansvarsfriskrivelse genom olika kedjor« (party programme ↗)“prevent employers' practical responsibility disclaimers through various chains”
• collective agreements in procurement»Vänsterpartiet ställer krav på kollektivavtal vid offentliga upphandlingar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party demands collective agreements in public procurement.”
• strategic procurement»måste användas strategiskt av upphandlare på olika nivåer« (party programme ↗)“must be used strategically by procurers at various levels”
• subcontractor chains as a problem»sig från ansvar genom kedjor av kontrakt med underleverantörer.« (party programme ↗)“themselves from responsibility through chains of contracts with subcontractors.”

The plan demands action against labour crime and that public purchasers be models for sound competition, and that it should never be profitable to gain competitive advantages by neglecting employees' working environment. Limiting the number of subcontractor tiers and allowing requirements for insurance and pensions are instruments for precisely this. The programme furthermore wants to prevent social dumping and establishes the right to good working conditions and secure income.

• procurement as a modeldecisive»Arbetslivs kriminalitet ska inte finnas på svensk arbetsmarknad och offentliga arbetsgivare och upphandlare ska vara föredömen i att verka för en sund konkurrens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Labour crime should not exist on the Swedish labour market and public employers and purchasers should be models in promoting sound competition.”
• prevent social dumping»löntagarnas rättigheter och förhindrar social dumping.« (party programme ↗)“wage earners' rights and prevents social dumping.”
• no competition with poor conditions»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 should never be profitable to commit crimes or gain competitive advantages by neglecting employees' right to a safe working environment.”
• strong labour law»arbetsrättslig lagstiftning behövs som skydd för de anställda.« (party programme ↗)“labour law legislation is needed as protection for employees.”

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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 requirements are placed on the environment, social conditions and working conditions in procurement and that quality is highly valued, and protects the collective bargaining model and establishes that conditions must be improved for those with weak attachment to the labour market. The right to require provisions concerning insurance and pensions and to limit the number of subcontractor tiers counteracts precisely social dumping in the supply chain, which is why the demand is supported.

• social conditions in procurementdecisive»krav ställas vad gäller miljö, sociala villkor samt« (party programme ↗)“requirements are placed regarding environment, social conditions and”
• the collective bargaining model protected»ska gälla på arbetsmarknaden genom kollektivavtal.« (party programme ↗)“should apply on the labour market through collective agreements.”
• improve vulnerable working conditions»till arbetsmarknaden. Deras arbetsvillkor måste« (party programme ↗)“to the labour market. Their working conditions must”
• quality before lowest price»ska kvalitet vara högt värderat. I upphandlingar ska« (party programme ↗)“quality should be highly valued. In procurement”

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 establishes that laws and rules must not override free contract rights and that labour market rules are set in the first place by the parties close to those affected. To in the procurement regulations legislate on insurance, pensions and a cap on the number of subcontractor tiers goes against that line and also imposes new burdens on precisely those small businesses that have the hardest time bearing bureaucracy. The plan wants instead to clean up the rule jungle for entrepreneurs.

• free contract rightsdecisive»bör lagar och regler inte köra över den fria avtalsrätten« (party programme ↗)“must laws and rules not override free contract rights”
• parties set the conditions»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 labour market and moves power closer to those affected.”
• rule simplification»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clean up the rule jungle for entrepreneurs, large and small.”
• small business burden»Små och nystartade företag har svårare att få tillgång till kapital och att bära omfattande byråkrati« (party programme ↗)“Small and newly started companies have a harder time getting access to capital and bearing extensive bureaucracy”

The plan builds on the Swedish labour market model where conditions are mainly determined through agreements and not in law, and requires that public procurement achieves low costs, equal treatment and stimulated competition and that regulatory burden for small businesses decreases. Requiring insurance, pensions and leave through procurement rules and limiting the number of subcontractor tiers instead places contractual issues in law and raises thresholds for smaller suppliers. The plan shares the goal of integrity and fair competition, however.

• conditions through agreements not lawdecisive»svenska arbetsmarknadsmodellen, där villkoren i huvudsak bestäms genom avtal och inte i lag« (party programme ↗)“the Swedish labour market model, where conditions are mainly determined through agreements and not in law”
• low costs and competition»Offentlig upphandling ska ske på sätt som ger skattebetalarna låga kostnader,« (party programme ↗)“Public procurement shall be conducted in ways that give taxpayers low costs,”
• low thresholds for small businesses»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“Regulatory burden for small businesses should decrease”
• integrity in business»Marknaden fungerar bäst i samhällen som präglas av tillit, hederlighet och ansvarstagande« (party programme ↗)“The market works best in societies characterised by trust, integrity and responsibility”

The plan places the shaping of conditions on the labour market parties and rejects state control of wage formation, and requires that new rules be tested from a small-business perspective. Setting requirements for insurance, pensions and leave through procurement rules, and limiting subcontractor tiers, shifts condition-setting to the state and raises thresholds for smaller businesses. The plan's requirement for good employment security points in the opposite direction.

• rejects state condition controldecisive»Statlig styrning av lönebildningen i form av inkomstpolitik avvisas.« (party programme ↗)“State control of wage formation in the form of income policy is rejected.”
• parties shape the conditions»Utformningen ska göras av arbetsmarknadens parter.« (party programme ↗)“The shaping shall be done by the labour market parties.”
• small-business perspective on rules»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“New laws should be tested from a small-business perspective.”
• good employment security»God anställningstrygghet för alla arbetstagare ska« (party programme ↗)“Good employment security for all workers shall”

The plan wants to remove a third of companies' regulatory red tape and administrative costs and make conditions good for starting and growing. To limit the number of subcontracting levels and expand requirements in every procurement, on the other hand, adds new obstacles, especially for smaller companies. The plan's tools against unscrupulous actors are crime prevention and control, not expanded procurement requirements.

• reduced regulatory red tapedecisive»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”
• good conditions for companies»Villkoren för att starta, växa och expandera behöver vara goda för att fler ska våga lämna trygga och välbetalda jobb för att starta företag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conditions for starting, growing and expanding need to be good so more dare to leave secure and well-paid jobs to start companies.”
• vigorous business life»Sveriges välstånd bygger på ett dynamiskt och livskraftigt näringsliv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's prosperity is built on a dynamic and vigorous business life.”
• limited state role in the economy»Statens roll i ekonomin är att värna dess grundläggande« (party programme ↗)“The state's role in the economy is to protect its fundamental”

The plan wants to defend the Swedish model and states that Swedish workers' position should never be sacrificed, while it wants to stop import of cheap labour to occupations that can be performed by workers already in the country. Giving procuring authorities the right to require insurances and pensions and limiting the number of subcontractor levels counteracts precisely the social dumping the plan turns against.

• protect Swedish conditionsdecisive»Försvara den svenska modellen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Defend the Swedish model”
• workers' position»Svenska löntagares ställning ska aldrig offras som eftergift till EU.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish workers' position should never be sacrificed as concession to the EU.”
• stop wage dumping»För arbetstillstånd behöver Sverige införa en riktig arbetsmarknadsprövning för att förhindra att arbetsgivare importerar billig arbetskraft från fattiga länder för att utföra yrken som kräver liten eller ingen utbildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For work permits, Sweden needs to introduce a real labour market test to prevent employers from importing cheap labour from poor countries to perform occupations requiring little or no training.”
• domestic labour first»Stoppa arbetskraftsinvandring till yrken som kan tillgodoses av inhemsk arbetskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop labour migration to occupations that can be met by domestic labour”

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.