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Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates. Multiple additional factors may impact overall rates such as the household status, the number of children, and the municipality where the employee lives.

Monthly costs

• Social Security Contributions - 31.42%*
• Long-Term Disability Insurance - Average cost: SEK 485**

*Social Security Contributions cover the mandatory employer contributions towards health insurance, parental insurance, retirement and survivor's pension, labor market, worker's compensation, and general payroll tax. The estimated cost varies for employees born between 2005 and 2007, between 1938 and 1956, or in 1937 or earlier.

**The exact cost for Long-Term Disability Insurance will be determined on enrolment and varies based on the employee’s salary and age.

Annual costs

Holiday pay - 12% of the employee’s variable payments (salary, bonus, overtime compensation, etc.) during the vacation year (April to March)

Ces coûts sont des estimations et ne sont indiqués qu’à titre d’information. Pour comprendre le mode de calcul des coûts et frais inhérents aux termes d’un contrat de travail établi dans ce pays, n’hésitez pas à demander un devis à notre service commercial.

In Sweden, maternity and paternity leave are shared under parental leave. Both parents have the same right to take leave, however, the non-birthing partner is entitled to an additional 10 days which must be used within 60 days of arriving home after the birth of the child or taking the child into custody.

Employees are entitled to a total of 480 working days of parental leave until the child reaches 8 years old, which is shared with the other parent.
Parental leave can be divided into a maximum of 3 periods within one calendar year. Both parents may take parental leave at the same time, known as 'double days', for a maximum of 60 days. Double days must be used before the child is 15 months old. Parents with joint custody of a child can transfer 45 days of parental leave each to any other person who is insured for parental leave, and parents with sole custody of a child can transfer 90 days of parental leave to any other insured person.

The Swedish Social Insurance Agency will pay the salary during this period.

Employees are entitled to paid sick leave for 90 days. This leave is paid at different rates and by different payers depending upon length:

*Each sick period starts with a qualifying period that's equivalent to 20% of an average work week that is unpaid by law.
** The exact amount will be calculated by Social Insurance when the employee submits the request on their platform and provides the information required. The maximum contribution is SEK 810 per day.

Un licenciement doit respecter des règles complexes et la procédure officielle du pays où travaille la personne concernée. Les conditions du départ sont toujours gérées par l’employeur avec les principales parties prenantes. La procédure peut inclure des frais ponctuels et certaines mesures (obligatoires ou recommandées) dans des cas spécifiques de licenciement.

There is no at-will termination in Sweden. Terminations in Sweden can be done by the employer, the employee, or mutual agreement. To terminate a contract, each party has to provide the correct notice.

Pour être conforme, la rupture d’un contrat de travail doit être motivée par :

• Du fait de l’employé
• D’un commun accord
• À l’expiration du contrat
• Unilaterally by the employer based on:
  • Période d’essai
  • motifs fondés
  • résultats en raison d’une inaptitude au poste
  • misconduct
  • cooperation problems
  • refusal to work

The minimum notice period is 30 days and increases according to the length of employment:

• 30 days if employment is less than two years.
• 60 days if employment is between two and four years.
• 90 days if employment is between four and six years.
• 120 days if employment is between six and eight years.
• 150 days if employment is between eight and ten years.
• 180 days if employment is more than ten years.

Full-time employees are entitled to 25 days of paid time off (PTO) a year. PTO accrues monthly at 2.08 days per month. Employees earn vacation from April 1st to March 31st of the following year.

PTO for part-time employees will be subject to how many days they work per week. If the employee works 5 days a week, they will be entitled to 25 days. If the employee works fewer days, a pro-rata calculation will apply.

Vacation accrual is mandatory and accounts for 12% of the employee's gross salary. The employer is obligated to offer the employee four consecutive weeks from June to August.

Sweden celebrates 13 national holidays, which include:

1. Jour de l’An
2. Épiphanie
3. Vendredi saint
4. Dimanche de Pâques
5. Lundi de Pâques
6. Fête du travail
7. Ascension
8. Whitsunday
9. National Day
10. Midsummer Day
11. Toussaint
12. Noël
13. Boxing Day

L’onboarding dure 2 jours ouvrables après la signature de l’énoncé des travaux par le client.

Each person must have a SS number and provide it before signing the agreement. If the employee has no SS number, they will need to reach the Tax Agency and request a temporary number.

Contracts are in English and can be bilingual. They must be in writing and signed by both parties.

The contract must state mandatory information such as the name of the employee, start date, length of the employment, holiday conditions, among others.

Les employés recrutés par l’intermédiaire de Deel bénéficient d’une période d’essai de 90 jours, pouvant être prolongée à 180 jours. Depuis janvier 2022, Deel inclut la période d’essai dans tous les contrats de travail.

By law, fixed term employment agreements cannot have a probation period.

The maximum probation period for indefinite contracts is 180 days (6 months).