Sweden: working conditions and the reinsertion of sick employees, new claims for 2010

Reinsertion of sick employees. The theme of the reinsertion of employees after a sick leave as present in most unions’ claims for 2010 because most are afraid that businesses will lay their collaborators off without really trying to reintegrate them after they come back from a long sick leave, notably by adjusting their workstation. Several, like If Metall (metalworkers’ union), Sveriges Ingenjörer (engineering) or Unionen would like a reinsertion agreement (rehabeliteringsavtal) clearly proposing that the industrial partners reach an agreement giving local negotiators the right to negotiate reinsertion programs.
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tion of employees after a sick leave as present in most unions’ claims for 2010 because most are afraid that businesses will lay their collaborators off without really trying to reintegrate them after they come back from a long sick leave, notably by adjusting their workstation. Several, like If Metall (metalworkers’ union), Sveriges Ingenjörer (engineering) or Unionen would like a reinsertion agreement (rehabeliteringsavtal) clearly proposing that the industrial partners reach an agreement giv

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