then it is very hard to break in again, it becomes a sort of segmentation that was not meant to be. Another important act that likewise came during the 1970´s, and thus jointly with LAS was the start of an era with more governmental control of the labour market through extensive regulation. The MBL is a typical Swedish invention that has few followers across Europe. It is an act that gives the workers and also the Trade unions extensive right towards the employers. The Act does for example include the right to association, the right to negotiate about important changes in the business, the right to information and the right to collective agreement. It has not abolished the principle of the employers’ right to exercise their rights to lead and allocate work. It is nonetheless a tool for the trade unions to increase the influence of the employees as well as putting pressure on the employer to take the interests of the employees’ into account while leading the business. This act has had positive outcomes, such as empowering the workers and through this also increasing the protection and security of workers. It is nonetheless an act that is not particularly positive in a flexicurity context. This is due to the fact that even though it is a nice idea with increased influence by the employees, which should lead to a better job climate and happier employees, it is at the same time an act that decreases the leeway of the employer to make swift decisions that in some cases are unpopular but necessary. How has the EU, and in particular the flexicurity strategy affected the protection of workers then? Sweden has since the “December compromise” been famous for having a strong protection of workers. The trade unions have been very strong, and so has also the grade of organization been. The attention has mostly been paid at the collective as revealed and collective agreements have therefore been an essential. LAS and MBL If one pay attention to the organization grade one may discover that it has been steadily going down, especially during the years of the liberal-conservative administration that ruled Sweden between 2006 and 2014 and who made the social insurance weaker, by for example making the self-employed contribution to the unemployment fund higher as well as an abolition of the tax-cut for membership in trade unions. Furthermore, it is hard, regarding collective agreements, to question the substantial scope and coverage it
then it is very hard to break in again, it becomes a sort of segmentation that was not meant to be. Another important act that likewise came during the 1970´s, and thus jointly with LAS was the start of an era with more governmental control of the labour market through extensive regulation. The MBL is a typical Swedish invention that has few followers across Europe. It is an act that gives the workers and also the Trade unions extensive right towards the employers. The Act does for example include the right to association, the right to negotiate about important changes in the business, the right to information and the right to collective agreement. It has not abolished the principle of the employers’ right to exercise their rights to lead and allocate work. It is nonetheless a tool for the trade unions to increase the influence of the employees as well as putting pressure on the employer to take the interests of the employees’ into account while leading the business. This act has had positive outcomes, such as empowering the workers and through this also increasing the protection and security of workers. It is nonetheless an act that is not particularly positive in a flexicurity context. This is due to the fact that even though it is a nice idea with increased influence by the employees, which should lead to a better job climate and happier employees, it is at the same time an act that decreases the leeway of the employer to make swift decisions that in some cases are unpopular but necessary. How has the EU, and in particular the flexicurity strategy affected the protection of workers then? Sweden has since the “December compromise” been famous for having a strong protection of workers. The trade unions have been very strong, and so has also the grade of organization been. The attention has mostly been paid at the collective as revealed and collective agreements have therefore been an essential. LAS and MBL If one pay attention to the organization grade one may discover that it has been steadily going down, especially during the years of the liberal-conservative administration that ruled Sweden between 2006 and 2014 and who made the social insurance weaker, by for example making the self-employed contribution to the unemployment fund higher as well as an abolition of the tax-cut for membership in trade unions. Furthermore, it is hard, regarding collective agreements, to question the substantial scope and coverage it
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