Course Overview
Stepping into a leadership role in Sweden comes with unique opportunities and challenges, particularly when navigating the country’s well-structured labour laws and workplace culture. This course is designed specifically for managers new to the Swedish workplace, providing an introduction to the legal framework, leadership responsibilities, and practical guidance for fostering a fair and compliant work environment. You’ll gain insights into Swedish labour legislation, collective agreements, and workplace practices that define a successful leadership approach in Sweden.
Why This Course is Essential for Managers
Swedish workplaces emphasize collaboration, transparency, and equality. As a manager, understanding these values and the legal requirements that support them is crucial for building trust, ensuring compliance, and leading effectively. This course will prepare you to manage your team confidently while respecting Swedish labour laws and workplace culture.
Course Modules
1) Understanding the Swedish Labour Market and Leadership Role
Introduction to the Swedish labour market: Key acts, including EU laws, national laws, and collective bargaining agreements.
Overview of the key actors in the Swedish workplace: Employers’ organizations, union confederations, and their roles in decision-making.
Understanding the Co-Determination Act (MBL): How to inform and negotiate with trade unions and navigate shared decision-making.
Resolving workplace disputes: Common types of disputes and the mechanisms for resolution in Sweden.
2) Swedish Laws and Managerial Responsibilities
Employment Protection Act (LAS): Understanding how to legally hire, manage, and terminate employees.
The Discrimination Act: Ensuring fairness and inclusion in recruitment, promotion, and termination processes.
Managerial obligations under Swedish law:
Duty to ensure workplace safety and compliance.
Duty of loyalty and the ethical considerations of leadership.
3) Managing Working Conditions, Leave, and Employee Protections
The Working Hours Act: How to manage flexible working hours, overtime, and rest periods in compliance with Swedish law.
Overview of leave policies: Annual leave, parental leave, and study leave, and their impact on team planning.
Whistleblower Act: Understanding your role in protecting employees who report workplace violations or misconduct.
Promoting work-life balance: How Swedish laws and culture shape expectations around employee well-being.
Target audience
New managers or team leaders stepping into roles within Swedish organizations.
Expats or international managers adapting to Sweden’s unique labour laws and workplace practices.
HR professionals supporting managerial transitions in Sweden.
Objectives
By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of Swedish labour law and its application to leadership. You’ll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to manage your team effectively, ensure compliance, and embrace Sweden’s workplace values of collaboration, equality, and transparency.
Methodology
Theoretical presentations are combined with case work. This means that during the course, participants will work on real-life cases, discussing problem areas, and proposing solutions.
The course is held entirely online. To participate, you need access to a computer with a camera, microphone, and speakers, as well as an internet connection. No special programs are required. You participate in the course on the specified day and time. The course is held entirely in english.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required, but it is advantageous if you have work experience that allows you to relate to the course content.
Course Certificate
Certificates are issued at the end of the training for participants who wish to receive them and have attended at least 75% of the time, provided that the entire course fee has been paid.
In need of a different course plan? Get in touch! We develop tailor-made solutions for all types of teaching.
You can reach us at:
046-19 77 00
kurser.syd@folkuniversitetet.se
Kursledare
Cathrine Baumann
Cathrine Bauman har en drygt 30 år lång karriär inom HR och rekrytering bakom sig. Hon är idag verksam som Norden HR chef på ett internationellt företag inom bioteknik och läkemedelsindustrin.
Hon ansvarar för frågor kring bemanning, organisation, arbetsrätt, arbetsmiljö, policyimplementering och förändringsarbete samt att stödja ledare i deras ledarskap. Som kursledare drivs Cathrine av ett starkt intresse för människor och mänskliga interaktioner. Hon varvar lektionerna med teori och praktiska övningar. Hennes klassrum präglas av nyfikenhet, likabehandling och värme.
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