Looking The Other Way: Recent Cases Of AML And Sanctions Failings In Scandinavia
On December 17, 2021, the new Whistleblowing Act (2021:890) entered into force, implementing the EU Whistleblowing Directive (2019/1937). The new act provides protection of persons who, in a work-related context, have...more
Effective 1 January 2020, Sweden increased the maximum fines that can be imposed on companies from 10 million Krona (SEK) to 500 million SEK. The measure aims to increase the personal and physical safety of workers....more
New Rules Limit the Right to Take Industrial Actions - New Legislation Enacted - On June 18, 2019, the Parliament passed a bill to expand the peace obligation in workplaces with a collective bargaining agreement in...more
On February 20, 2019, the Labor Court granted an interim order prohibiting a former managing director who had resigned to compete with his former employer until the notice period expired. The court held that the managing...more
Policy Requiring All Employees to Shake Hands Discriminated Based on Religious Belief - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - During a job interview, a job seeker refused to shake the company...more