Hire & Fire employment law podcast – The impact of total defense services on workplaces

Insights|February 22, 2024

In the newest episode of Hire and Fire, Jenny Welander Wadström and Hanna Thempo look at what the Swedish total defense service obligation means and how it may affect the workplace.

Both the government and the commander-in-chief have given directives that the awareness in the society that there may be a war in Sweden must increase, which has led to many questions. What happens in the workplace if there is a danger of war or war in Sweden? Are employees entitled to take time off to serve in total defense? What does it mean to be deployed in wartime? And what happens to an employee´s salary if they need to serve in total defense?