Are you working temporarily in Sweden?

Welcome to the Swedish Work Environment Authority website on posting. If you are going to be working temporarily in Sweden, this site is for you.
Here you can find information about the rules, provisions and laws that are applicable when it comes to posting. In the menu on the left we have listed different areas that are important to you and your employer. 
 
Under the heading This is posting you will find the law concerning posting and the EU Directive.
Under the other headings there is information that both you as a posted employee and your employer must know about concerning the terms applying on the Swedish labour market.

In the menu you will also find contact information for various authorities with whom you may wish to get in touch.

What is posting?

A posted employee is a person who has been sent by her/his employer to another country to work for a limited period of time.  If the person has been sent to Sweden, he/she is covered by certain provisions in Swedish laws and collective agreements during the period of employment.
Read more under the heading This is posting.

Who is covered by the provisions?

The law on posting is valid for all who come to Sweden. On the other hand, provisions concerning for example residential permits and working permits may differ, depending on your country of origin.

Are you a Swedish citizen?

If you are a Swedish citizen who is going to be posted in another country then you must seek information in the country to which you are going to be posted concerning the provisions applicable there. You can contact the country’s embassy or search for information on the web.
Here is a link to the European Commission who have listed most of the EU countries’ websites on posting. These are also the partner offices of the Swedish Work Environment Authority. 

We are a contact authority

The Swedish Work Environment Authority is the liaison office (contact authority) in Sweden when it comes to posting. We provide information about the terms of work and employment that are valid in Sweden. We also cooperate with other liaison offices in other countries.
If you want to get into contact with other liaison offices in Europe, then click on the link in the paragraph above.

Questions:

If you have any questions you can contact:
Pia Lindqvist telephone: +46 10 730 93 93
Amelie Berg, telephone: +46 10 730 97 05