Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Employment Injury Benefits Convention, 1964 [Schedule I amended in 1980] (No. 121) - Sweden (Ratification: 1969)

In its previous observation, the Committee asked the Government to abolish a one-day waiting period for the payment of the incapacity benefit to a victim of an employment injury, in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 3, of the Convention. The Committee notes with satisfaction that, according to the Government’s report, persons with work injuries occurring after 1 January 2003 can obtain compensation for the waiting day under the Sick Pay Act.