Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Sweden: an amendment to the short-time working scheme allows for a reduction in activity of up to 80%. Sweden: an amendment to the short-time working scheme allows for a reduction in activity of up to 80%. On 27 May, Parliament adopted the government's plan to augment the short-time working system (Korttidspermittering) by allowing up to an 80% reduction in working hours in May, June and July, compared with a maximum 60% previously. Employers can agree with their employees on a reduction in working hours for a period of six months, with the potential for a further three month extension if needed due to the Covid-crisis. The costs the scheme will be shared between the State, employers, and employees. With the earlier scheme employers could reduce employees' working hours by up to 60% and employees received 92.5% of their salary during this period. Under the new regulations, employers can reduce the working time of employees by up to 80%; employers would pay 8% of the non-working salary, the state would compensate 60%, and employees would bear 12% of the costs. The table below summarizes the breakdown of the costs according to working time reduction levels. Through . Published on 02 June 2020 Ă 12h38 - Update on 02 June 2020 Ă 18h24 Resources In order to implement this short-time working, employers must conclude an agreement with employees if there is no applicable collective agreement,… Managing the fallout of Covid-19 Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels