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Swedish migration court rules that 'OB' pay counts towards work permit salary Sweden’s highest migration court, the Migration Court of Appeal, overturned a rejected work permit application, setting a precedent that evening and weekend pay can …

2024年11月22日 · Sweden Democrats call for ban on new citizenships until tougher rules are in place. The Sweden Democrats are calling for a complete moratorium on Swedish citizenship until the right-wing government it helps prop up has introduced new and tougher rules.. A government inquiry into tightening the rules for Swedish citizenship, by for example extending the residency requirement from the standard ...

2024年12月13日 · Swedish energy minister: 'I'm furious with the Germans' Swedish Energy Minister Ebba Busch told a press conference that she's not ruling out supporting households and businesses who are struggling to cope with energy bills this winter, following sharply rising electricity prices in just the past few days.

2024年11月15日 · Swedish politicians defend banana-phobic minister. Swedish politicians have defended Equality Minister Paulina Brandberg after the Expressen tabloid reported that she has a fear of bananas, to the point where her aides make sure in advance that any rooms the minister is due to visit are banana-free.. After first describing it as a "type of allergy", Brandberg, of the Liberal Party, eventually ...

2024年12月9日 · Swedish public sector wages see slower rise than private sector. Public sector wages have been falling behind the private sector in recent years, reports Swedish broadcaster SR's news programme, Ekot. "From the pandemic onwards, private sector wages have been increasing at a faster rate," said macroeconomist Petter Hällberg.

2024年11月4日 · Local and regional authorities reluctant to back 'snitch law' An inquiry into introducing a new law that would make it mandatory for public employees, such as teachers or healthcare workers, to report anyone they suspect of living in the country illegally to the authorities is set to present its conclusions by November 29th at the latest.

2024年8月2日 · One in five students lacks grades for upper secondary As many as one in five students in Sweden have left compulsory primary school (grundskola), in Sweden without earning the necessary qualifications to go on to upper secondary school (gymnasium) preliminary statistics collected from Sweden's five biggest municipalities have shown.In Stockholm, 87 percent of pupils reached the required level ...

2024年8月16日 · Sweden confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa. Sweden late on Thursday announced the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency.. The country's public health agency confirmed to the AFP news agency that it was the same strain of the virus that has surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo since ...

2024年10月17日 · Sweden to scrap 'surplus target' system in financial framework. Sweden's government has reportedly reached an agreements with the opposition Social Democrats and Centre Parties to change Sweden's financial framework from a so-called 'surplus target' to a 'balance target', Sweden's state broadcaster SVT has reported, potentially opening the possibility for the government to borrow more for ...