The government's legislative proposal

The party programme wants work to be organised so that everyone can contribute according to ability regardless of how we function physically or mentally, and states that people with non-normative disability have higher unemployment. Abolishing compensation for high sick-leave costs increases the risk that employers choose not to hire someone with a disease history. The plan furthermore wants high sick-leave figures met with serious workplace health work, which is the counter-proposal's alternative.

• everyone can contribute according to abilitydecisive»arbetet så att alla, oavsett hur vi fungerar fysiskt eller intellektuellt,« (party programme ↗)“work so that everyone, regardless of how we function physically or mentally,”
• workplace health reduces sick-leave»arbetsmiljöarbete på alla arbetsplatser, också de som idag prioriterar« (party programme ↗)“workplace health work at all workplaces, also those that today prioritise”
• prevent exclusion from work»Människor med normbrytande funktionalitet har idag som grupp« (party programme ↗)“People with non-normative disability have today as a group”
• humane sickness insurance»Vänsterpartiet vill se en mänsklig sjukförsäkring och ett slut på utförsäkrandet av sjuka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see a humane sickness insurance and an end to being struck off sickness insurance for the sick.”

The election manifesto establishes that persons with disabilities must be able to live like others and that work is central to participation, and that discrimination in the labour market must be combated. Abolishing compensation for high sick-leave costs risks instead that employers select against persons with a history of illness, which the counter-proposal objects to. The plan wants to stop incorrect disbursements with targeted resources and address sick leave with a better working environment.

• work for persons with disabilitiesdecisive»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra. Arbete och sysselsättning är centralt för delaktigheten i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Persons with disabilities must be able to live their lives like others. Work and employment are central to participation in society.”
• combat discrimination at work»Diskrimineringen på arbetsmarknaden ska motarbetas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Discrimination in the labour market must be combated.”
• health-promoting working environment»Det fordrar en arbetsmiljö, som främjar hälsa och välbefinnande.« (party programme ↗)“It requires a working environment that promotes health and well-being.”
• stop incorrect disbursements»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax fraud, welfare fraud and money laundering must be stopped.”

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 explicitly wants small enterprises to have less sick leave responsibility than larger enterprises and sees abolished or reduced sick leave responsibility as an important reform. The plan also establishes that everyone, regardless of disability, should have equal opportunities in the labour market, and that high sick leave rates should be met with good working environment. Retaining the benefit instead of abolishing it is therefore in line with the plan.

• less sick leave responsibility for small businessesdecisive»arbetsgivaravgift och mindre sjuklöneansvar än« (party programme ↗)“employer contribution and less sick leave responsibility than”
• reduced sick leave responsibility»minskat sjuklöneansvar viktiga reformer för ökat« (party programme ↗)“reduced sick leave responsibility important reforms for increased”
• equal opportunities in working life»Alla människor, oavsett funktionsnedsättning eller« (party programme ↗)“All people, regardless of disability or”
• working environment against sick leave»god fysisk och psykosocial arbetsmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“good physical and psychosocial working environment.”

The plan's heaviest commitment here is that it shall become cheaper and easier to employ, particularly people far from the job market, and that small businesses' conditions shall improve with less regulatory tangles. Abolishing compensation for high sickness absence costs on the other hand increases the risk that smaller employers choose to exclude people with a medical history. The counter-proposal's demand that the benefit remains and that incorrect payments are handled in a targeted way therefore follows from the plan, which simultaneously demands economical use of tax revenue.

• cheaper to employdecisive»Det måste bli billigare och lättare att anställa, särskilt personer som står långt från arbetsmarknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must become cheaper and easier to employ, particularly people far from the job market.”
• better conditions for small businesses»Småföretagen är motorer för jobb, integration och möjligheter. Vi ska skapa bättre förutsättningar för dem att lyckas, med lägre skatt, mindre regelkrångel och en starkare arbetslinje.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Small businesses are engines for jobs, integration and opportunities. We shall create better conditions for them to succeed, with lower tax, less regulatory tangles and a stronger work line.”
• lower employer contributions»Arbetsgivaravgiften behöver sänkas, i ett första skede för ett företags första anställda, för människor som står långt från arbetsmarknaden liksom de som har låga inkomster.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Employer contributions need to be lowered, as a first step for a company's first employee, for people far from the job market as well as those with low incomes.”
• economise with tax revenue»Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Politics shall economise with taxpayers' money.”

The plan wants to ease employers' sick pay responsibility, first and foremost by abolishing the second sick pay week, and to make it simpler and cheaper to employ. It also states that a main task is to open the labour market for people with disabilities, which bears the objection about increased selection. Retaining and instead directing measures against incorrect payments is thus in line with the plan.

• ease employers' sick pay responsibilitydecisive»I första hand bör ett avskaffande av den andra sjuklöneveckan prioriteras.« (party programme ↗)“First and foremost, abolishing the second sick pay week should be prioritized.”
• open the labour market for people with disabilities»En av samhällets största orättvisor är svårigheten för personer med funktionsnedsättning att hitta« (party programme ↗)“One of society's greatest injustices is the difficulty for people with disabilities to find”
• cheaper to employ»Därför vill vi att det ska bli enklare och billigare att anställa genom att arbetsgivaravgifterna sänks för både småföretagare och för dem som vill anställa unga.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want it to become simpler and cheaper to employ by lowering employer contributions for both small business owners and for those who want to employ young people.”
• reduced regulatory burden on small business»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden on small business shall be reduced, through efforts at both local, state and”

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 wants the state and municipality to lead by example in employing people with disabilities and people needing rehabilitation, and for laws against discrimination in working life to function well. The counter-proposal's concern about increased discrimination therefore speaks for keeping the allowance, as does the requirement that new laws be tested from a small business perspective.

• employ vulnerable groupsdecisive»gott exempel bland annat då det gäller att anställa« (party programme ↗)“good example among other things when it comes to employing”
• small business perspective»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“New laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”
• 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 should exist.”
• active working environment work»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”

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 makes it a main task to reduce government spending and stop the waste of taxpayers' money, and points out billions that disappear in incorrect payments. A largely automated benefit with weak control possibilities and significantly exceeded costs is just such an expense. The plan's way of lowering employment thresholds is targeted reductions for those furthest from the labour market, not a general replacement.

• reduced government spendingdecisive»Statens utgifter ska minska – vi ska stoppa slöseriet med skattepengar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Government spending should decrease – we should stop the waste of taxpayers' money”
• stop incorrect payments(2022 manifesto)
• combat public waste»Offentligt slöseri i alla former ska bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Public waste in all forms shall be combated.”
• targeted employment support»Kraftigt sänka kostnaden för att anställa långtidsarbetslösa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly lower the cost of employing the long-term unemployed”

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The plan wants to reduce sick leave costs for small businesses and notes that far-reaching responsibility during sick leave can determine a small company's survival. Abolishing compensation for high sick leave costs goes in the opposite direction, while the counter-proposal's line of retaining the benefit and instead targeting incorrect payments is covered in the plan. The plan also wants to strengthen the possibility for people with reduced work capacity to participate in working life.

• lower sick leave costsdecisive»Sänka arbetsgivaravgiften och sjuklönekostnaderna för småföretag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower employers' fees and sick leave costs for small businesses.”
• sick leave responsibility burdens small businesses»Långtgående ansvar vid sjukskrivningar kan vara avgörande för ett litet företags överlevnadsmöjligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Far-reaching responsibility during sick leaves can be decisive for a small company's survival.”
• reduced sick leave costs»Vidare behöver kostnader för arbetsgivaravgift och sjuklöner sänkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Furthermore, costs for employer contributions and sick leaves need to be lowered.”
• reduced work capacity in employment»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka möjligheten för personer med nedsatt arbetsförmåga att delta i arbetslivet och i sysselsättning utifrån individuella förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen the possibility for people with reduced work capacity to participate in working life and employment based on individual prerequisites.”

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.