Sweden: first step towards the possible evolution of the criteria for layoff order

Workers, key union in the country) took the initiative, last fall, and invited the key employers’ organization, Svenskt Näringsliv, to take part in a working group to jointly discuss the practical consequences of using the criteria for layoff order for economic reasons (turordningsregler) provided for in the Job Security Act (lag om anställningskyd, LAS). The two organizations issued a joint report early this summer. Meanwhile, Svenskt Näringsliv has decided to do the same thing with the PTK