Training leave

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Name of the instrument - Local language
Tjänstledighet för studier
Name of the instrument - English translation
Training leave
Scheme ID
191
Country
Sweden
Reporting year
2020
Type of instrument
Training leave
Sub-type of instrument
State-supported (longer) scheme with wage replacement paid to individuals
Type of entry
Single instrument
Short description

All employees (that have been employed for the previous 6 months or a total of 12 months during the past 3 years) have a right to unpaid educational leave for both short and long educational programmes. They can require full-time or part-time leave. While the leave as such is unpaid, they can receive a grant (wage-replacement) through the Studiemedel scheme (Student aid - grant and loan scheme). Employees file an application for leave to their employer two weeks before the start for activities up to one week or trade union courses or six months before the start of a longer learning activity. The employer cannot refuse the training leave, but only postpone it for good reasons. The learning activity does not need to be connected to an individual job or occupation, but a hobby or leisure activities are excluded. There is no limitation to re-use the training leave.

Level of operation
National
Name of a part of the country
Not applicable
Name of the region (for regional instruments)
Not applicable
Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
Not applicable
Relevance
Further instrument
Lag (1974:981) om arbetstagares rätt till ledighet för utbildning (Law on the emploee's right to educational leave)
Objective(s) and target(s)
Not available
Year of implementation
1974
Operation/management
No government bodies or agencies are involved in the implemenation process. Employees file an application for leave to their employer two weeks before the start for activities up to one week or trade union courses or six months before the start of a longer learning activity. The employer cannot refuse the training leave, but only postpone it for good reasons.
Eligible group(s)
All employees that have been employed for the previous 6 months or a total of 12 months during the past 3 years.
Group(s) with preferential treatment
No preferential treatment
Education and training eligible
Any type of training and education that follows a course plan and is led by a teacher (not self-study only). The learning activity does not need to be connected to an individuals job or occupation, but hobby or leisure activities are excluded.
Source of financing and collection mechanism
While the leave is unpaid, individuals can receive a grant from the Studiemedel (Student aid - grant and loan scheme) scheme; other costs need to be covered by the individual.
Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
There is no national law requiring employers to provide employees with training and/or to finance it. Instead, commitments on training plans and programmes are often negotiated between the social partners either at the sectoral or at the company level. So basically, the financing arrangement depends on the relevant collective agreement and/or individual agreements between the employer and the employee. If the study during a training leave qualify for Studiemedel scheme (type of study, length of study etc.), the learner is entitled to receive study support.
Eligible costs
Not applicable
Volumes of funding
Not applicable
Beneficiaries/take up
Not available
Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Ministry of Labour
Most relevant webpage - in English
Not available
Most relevant webpage - local language
http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Lagar/Svenskforfattningssamli…
Recent changes

No recent amendment

Recent changes in response to COVID-19

No

Sources
http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Lagar/Svenskforfattningssamli…
http://www.industriarbetsgivarna.se/arbetsgivarfragor/ledighet/ledighet…
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