Sweden: government proposes bill limiting the number of fixed-term contracts to comply with Community provisions

The main goal of this bill is to respond to a criticism expressed by the European Commission after the TCO union filed a complaint in March 2010.  Indeed, Swedish regulations on temporary contracts seem to conflict with the EU’s directives on fixed-term labor, as it is too easy to sign assignment after assignment with the same worker for a long period.
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cannot last for more than 2 years over a 5-year period. The law should come into force on July 1, 2013. (Ref. 120458)

The main goal of this bill is to respond to a criticism expressed by the European Commission after the TCO union filed a complaint in March 2010. Indeed, Swedish regulations on temporary contracts seem to conflict with the EU’s directives on fixed-term labor, as it is too easy to sign assignment after assignment with the same worker for a long period.

Indeed, since a 2007 ref

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