More paths to employment

The plan's decisive commitment is that permanent employment shall be re-established as the norm and that low-wage jobs and new insecure employment forms are rejected as a cynical exploitation of people. The plan also requires that politics respect the Swedish model and not introduce labour law changes over the parties' heads. A new apprenticeship arrangement with lower compensation than the starting wage therefore conflicts with the plan.

• no to low-wage jobsdecisive»När högerpartier förespråkar låglönejobb och begränsad välfärd för de av oss som inte är födda i Sverige bygger det på ett cyniskt utnyttjande av människor, ibland förklätt till antirasism.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When right-wing parties advocate low-wage jobs and limited welfare for those of us not born in Sweden, it is built on cynical exploitation of people, sometimes disguised as anti-racism.”
• permanent employment as norm»Tillsvidareanställningen som faktisk norm på arbetsmarknaden« (party programme ↗)“Permanent employment as the actual norm on the labour market”
• 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 negotiations to be fair, politics needs to respect the Swedish model, where politicians do not threaten one party with deteriorations if it does not give in.”
• insecure employment forms»Otryggheten skapas genom tillfälliga anställningar, sms-jobb, gig-jobb, deltidsjobb och bemanningsjobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Insecurity is created through temporary employment, SMS jobs, gig work, part-time jobs and temporary staffing jobs.”

The plan is based on conditions and wages being determined by the parties in collective agreements and jobs having Swedish wages and collective agreements, with strong labour law as protection. A new legally regulated employment form with compensation set as a percentage of entry-level wage moves wage formation to the legislator and risks the conditions, which goes against the plan. Apprenticeships are not explicitly addressed, which is why the conclusion is derived from the party principle.

• wage formation is the parties' responsibilitydecisive»Vi värnar Riksbankens oberoende och ansvar för att stabilisera den allmänna prisnivån och tror på parternas förmåga att ta ansvar för lönebildningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We protect the independence and responsibility of the Riksbank to stabilize the general price level and believe in the parties' ability to take responsibility for wage formation.”
• collective agreements as foundation»löner, arbetsmiljö, arbetstider och anställningsvillkor. Kollektivavtal är en nödvändig« (party programme ↗)“wages, working environment, working hours and employment conditions. Collective agreements are a necessary”
• jobs with agreed conditions»Det skapar tusentals jobb över hela landet här och nu – jobb med svenska löner och kollektivavtal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It creates thousands of jobs throughout the country here and now – jobs with Swedish wages and collective agreements.”
• strong labour law»arbetsrättslig lagstiftning behövs som skydd för de anställda.« (party programme ↗)“labour law legislation is needed as protection for employees.”

The plan's decisive commitment is to value the Swedish model, where the parties themselves negotiate conditions, and to achieve secure employment relationships. A new politically decided employment form with lower compensation risks in turn broadening the part of the labour market with weak attachment and few rights. That the plan wants to give young people pathways into working life does not outweigh this, since according to the plan the path goes through labour law and the parties' agreements.

• the parties decide conditionsdecisive»Vi värnar den svenska modellen där arbetsmarknadens parter gemensamt förhandlar« (party programme ↗)“We value the Swedish model where the labour market parties jointly negotiate”
• secure employment relationships»åstadkomma rimliga arbetsvillkor och trygga« (party programme ↗)“achieve reasonable working conditions and secure”
• value labour law»Vi vill värna en fungerande arbetsrätt« (party programme ↗)“We want to value a functioning labour law”
• pathways for young people»viktigast att ge unga människor vägar in i arbetslivet.« (party programme ↗)“most important to give young people pathways into working life.”

The plan wants to make it easier to employ apprentices and strengthen compensation for businesses' training costs, and create more doors into the labour market. To investigate a new apprenticeship employment guided by labour market needs and where compensation is based on the parties' entry wages accords with that line. The plan moreover wants vocational education linked to labour market needs and for the labour market to become more flexible.

• facilitate apprentice employmentdecisive»Gör det enklare att anställa elever i yrkesprogram som lärlingar genom att stärka ersättningen för företagens kostnader förknippade med utbildningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it easier to employ students in vocational programmes as apprentices by strengthening compensation for businesses' costs associated with education.”
• more paths into work»Skapa fler dörrar in till arbetsmarknaden genom fler enkla jobb, det vill säga jobb som inte kräver kvalificerad utbildning. Förenkla och förstärk nystartsjobben och bredda de så kallade etableringsjobben.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create more doors into the labour market through more simple jobs, that is jobs that do not require qualified education. Simplify and strengthen new-start jobs and broaden the so-called establishment jobs.”
• apprenticeship education to match needs»Lärlings- och yrkesutbildningar kopplade till arbetsmarknadens behov är viktigt.« (party programme ↗)“Apprenticeship and vocational education linked to labour market needs are important.”
• flexible labour market»Svensk arbetsmarknad behöver både mer flexibilitet och mer trygghet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Swedish labour market needs both more flexibility and more security.”

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 lower the barriers to the labour market and establishes that lower entry wages make it easier for the inexperienced to get their first job, while apprenticeship training with significant employer responsibility shall be a natural alternative. A new apprenticeship with compensation as a proportion of the industry's entry wage therefore lies in the plan's line. The plan presupposes, however, that labour law rests on agreements between the parties.

• lower entry wages to the labour marketdecisive»Lägre ingångslöner gör det lättare för den som saknar erfarenhet att få sitt första jobb.« (party programme ↗)“Lower entry wages make it easier for the inexperienced to get their first job.”
• apprenticeship as a path»Lärlingsutbildningar där arbetsgivarna tar ett stort ansvar ska vara ett« (party programme ↗)“Apprenticeship training where employers take significant responsibility shall be a”
• low barriers to jobs»Framväxten av jobb som inte kräver formella kunskaper eller erfarenheter ska underlättas« (party programme ↗)“The growth of jobs that do not require formal knowledge or experience shall be facilitated”
• cheaper to employ young people»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.”

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 establishes that a developed apprenticeship system should exist so that not least young people gain vocational and work experience, and that employment protection should provide security without unjustified barriers to the labour market. That investigating a new form of apprenticeship employment governed by the labour market's needs is thus the plan's own line, with more jobs as stated goal. The plan emphasizes simultaneously that conditions are shaped by the labour market parties.

• developed apprenticeship systemdecisive»Ett utvecklat lärlingssystem bör finnas« (party programme ↗)“A developed apprenticeship system should exist”
• no unjustified barriers»skapa rimlig trygghet för de anställda utan att leda till« (party programme ↗)“create reasonable security for the employed without leading to”
• more jobs»FLER JOBB« (2022 manifesto ↗)“MORE JOBS”
• parties shape the terms»Utformningen ska göras av arbetsmarknadens parter.« (party programme ↗)“The design shall be done by the labour market parties.”

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 builds the pathway to jobs on more internship places and significantly reduced employment costs for those far from the labour market, with the goal that as many as possible become employable. A new apprenticeship employment with compensation as a portion of the industry's starting salary is the same kind of entry instrument and according to the counter-proposal is governed by the labour market's needs, which corresponds to the plan's demand for relevant vocational training. The employment form as such is not mentioned in the documents.

• more pathways into the labour marketdecisive»Bygga ut antalet praktikplatser med 30 000« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand the number of internship places by 30,000”
• lower employment costs»Kraftigt sänka anställningskostnaderna för den som anställer nyanlända och långtidsarbetslösa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly reduce employment costs for those who employ newly arrived and long-term unemployed”
• labour market needs drive training»De gymnasiala yrkesutbildningarna och vuxenutbildningarna i Sverige måste få ett innehåll som är relevant och eftertraktat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's upper secondary vocational training and adult education must have content that is relevant and in demand.”
• more employable»till att så många som möjligt kan vara anställningsbara.« (party programme ↗)“so that as many as possible can be employable.”

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 wants to introduce apprenticeships where participants combine practical work, employment and studies, as part of expanded educational initiatives. Investigating a new form of apprenticeship driven by the labour market's needs is exactly this demand. The plan also wants to make it easier and more profitable to employ, while defending the Swedish model.

• apprenticeships introduceddecisive»Införa lärlingsanställningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce apprenticeships”
• practice combined with studies»Utbildningsinsatser ska utökas på alla nivåer och genom att införa lärlingsanställningar där deltagarna kombinerar praktik, arbete och studier.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educational initiatives shall be expanded at all levels and by introducing apprenticeships where participants combine practical work, employment and studies.”
• easier to employ»Göra det lättare att anställa och skapa bästa förutsättningar för svensk industri« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it easier to employ and create best conditions for Swedish industry”
• the Swedish model defended»Försvara den svenska modellen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Defend the Swedish model”