Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2018, published 108th ILC session (2019)

Paid Educational Leave Convention, 1974 (No. 140) - Sweden (Ratification: 1975)

Articles 2 and 5 of the Convention. Granting paid educational leave. The Government reiterates information provided in its previous report concerning amendments made to the Trade Union Representatives Act (2009:417), which entitles worker representatives to paid leave of absence so that they may undertake training related to their function. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that a new Employment Grant Ordinance (2018:42) became applicable in May 2018, which provides for special employment support to strengthen an individual’s employability in the labour market and includes support in the form of an introductory job or in the form of extra services (sections 2 and 3 of the Ordinance). The Committee also notes information provided regarding amendments to the Study Assistance Act; the Study Assistance Ordinance; and the Study Grant for full time studies for 2018. The Committee requests the Government to provide updated information on the measures taken to implement its policy on granting paid educational leave to workers for the specific purposes contemplated in Article 2(a)–(c) of the Convention. It further requests the Government to provide detailed information, including statistical information disaggregated by sex, on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice (Part V of the report form).