Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 (No. 132) - Sweden (Ratification: 1978)

Replies received to the issues raised in a direct request which do not give rise to further comments (CEACR) - adopted 2024, published 113rd ILC session (2025)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government, which answers the points raised in its previous direct request and has no further matters to raise in this regard.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Article 6 of the Convention. Periods of incapacity due to sickness or injury not to be counted as annual leave. The Committee notes the observations of the Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees (TCO), dated 18 November 2013, according to which the amendment introduced by the Government to section 6 of the Annual Leave Act – allegedly to simplify the legislation – was strongly criticized by the trade unions at the time, as it practically meant that if an employee was sick or incapacitated because of an occupational injury, the time on which his holiday pay is calculated was reduced by one year, and as a result, he could lose between 13 and 25 days of paid holiday. The TCO therefore considers that instead of being a simplification, the amendment was rather an important deterioration of the terms of employment for sick and injured employees. The Committee requests the Government to transmit any comments it may wish to make in response to the observations of the TCO.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Part V of the report form. Application in practice. While noting the legislative conformity of the provisions of the Annual Leave Act (SFS 1977:480), as amended, with the requirements of the Convention, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide with its next report all available information on the application of the Convention in practice, including statistics on the number of workers covered by the relevant legislation and the number of labour court proceedings instituted for alleged violation of the annual leave legislation, copies of applicable collective agreements deviating from the provisions of the Leave Act, as well as any other particulars bearing on the implementation of the Convention both in law and practice.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

With reference to its previous direct request, the Committee notes with interest the detailed information provided by the Government in its report. The Committee notes in particular, the information provided in the Government's report on the position of the law and practice in respect of "unsupervised" employees excluded from the holidays provisions. It would be grateful if the Government would continue to provide information on any changes, such as amendments to the Annual Leave Act, regarding the extent to which effect has been given to the Convention in respect of this excluded category.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1991, published 78th ILC session (1991)

Article 2 of the Convention. The Committee recalls from the Government's first report that exclusions have been made from the provisions concerning holidays for "unsupervised" employees, i.e. employees normally doing work for their employers in their homes or under such conditions that their work cannot be supervised. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate any changes in this respect.

Article 12. The Committee notes that, under the temporary provisions of Act No. 1990:631, employees may abstain from that part of their annual paid holiday which is in excess of 20 days. This measure is designed to counteract a serious labour shortage. It operates where there is a written agreement, and it gives the right to extra accumulated holiday remuneration. The Committee notes that this measure does not seem to be in conformity with the Convention, which calls for the prohibition of agreements to forgo the right to the minimum annual holiday with pay. The Committee hopes the Government will ensure that the Convention is fully applied.