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Law (1986:163) On The Right To Time Off For Education In Swedish For Immigrants

Original Language Title: Lag (1986:163) om rätt till ledighet för utbildning i svenska för invandrare

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A worker who has been admitted to training in

Swedish for immigrants or equivalent education

folk high school under 22 or 24. Education Act (2010:800) have

the right to be free from their employment in order to participate in

teaching in accordance with the provisions of this law.



Time during which a worker is on leave under this Act

be counted as time worked for the purposes of

constitutions. Team (2013:616).



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A worker who has been admitted to the municipal adult education in Swedish for immigrants or equivalent education at folk high school in accordance with 20 or 24. Education Act (2010:800) have the right to be free from their employment in order to participate in the teaching according to the provisions of this law.



Time during which a worker is on leave under this Act shall be counted as time worked for the purposes of the regulations. Law (2015:483).



section 2 of the Agreement is invalid in so far as it annuls or restricts a

workers ' rights under this Act. Through collective agreements which

have been concluded or approved by a central workers ' organization,

However, derogations from paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 of the second paragraph. The closer

the application of section 7 may also be determined in that way.



An employer bound by a collective agreement,

apply also to workers who are not members of the

Contracting workers ' organization, but employed in the work as

referred to in the agreement.



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If an agreement has been reached on education in

Swedish for immigrants or equivalent education

folk high school under 22 or 24. Education Act (2010:800) on

working hours at a consultation as referred to in Chapter 22. Article 9 of the Education Act,

has an employee wishing to take part in the training are entitled to

the time off needed to do this.



If it does not meet an agreement referred to in the first subparagraph,

have a worker the right to time off to participate in

education in Swedish for immigrants or equivalent

education at College under 22 or 24. the Education Act

in the form of full leave in connection with full time studies,

in the form of reducing working hours to half the

to work normal working hours in connection with

part-time studies. An employee whose working time is less than

half of the normal working hours for the workplace, however, has

the right to full leave of absence in connection with part-time studies.



The right to leave to the extent permitted by other

the paragraph also has an employee who participates in the training of

time is not the worker's working time. In such a case

the shortening of working hours throughout the leave is placed

either to the beginning or end of the working day in accordance with

the employee's wishes. Team (2013:616).



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If an agreement has been reached on the municipal adult education in Swedish for immigrants or equivalent education at folk high school in accordance with 20 or 24. Education Act (2010:800) on working time at a consultation as referred to in Chapter 20.

paragraph 27 of the Education Act, a worker who wants to participate in the training are entitled to the leave that is needed to do this.



If it does not meet an agreement referred to in the first subparagraph, a worker is entitled to time off to participate in municipal adult education in Swedish for immigrants or equivalent education at folk high school in accordance with 20 or 24. the Education Act in the form of full leave in conjunction with full-time studies, partly in the form of reducing working hours to half the normal working time for work in connection with part-time studies. An employee whose working time is less than half of the normal working hours for the workplace, however, has the right to leave in connection with part-time studies.



The right to leave to the extent arising out of the second paragraph is also a worker who participates in training at the time which is not the employee's working hours. In such a case, by shortening working hours throughout the leave is placed either at the beginning or end in accordance with the wishes of the employee. Law (2015:483).



paragraph 4 shall be notified by the employer that the employee wishes to take advantage of

their right to leave at least one month before the beginning of the leave.



§ 5 the employee may cancel a stub leave and resume

work to the same extent as before the leave.



Want the worker to exercise his right under the first subparagraph shall

the employer shall be informed of this as soon as possible. The employer is

not obliged to allow the worker to return to work earlier than two

weeks after the notification has been submitted.



section 6, an employee shall not be terminated or fired solely by the

the reason that the employee requests or takes in claiming their right to

leave under this law. It is nevertheless, termination or

the dismissal null and void, if the employee requests it.



paragraph 7 of a worker is not obliged to solely because

the employee requests or takes in claiming their right to leave under

This Act subject ourselves to the reduction of the benefits associated with

employment or deterioration of the conditions of employment of other

than that resulting from the suspension of work. The worker is not

required to for reasons that now has been said to recognise other relocation than

such as can be done within the framework of the employment contract and who is a

necessary consequence of the leave.



section 8 an employer who violates this law shall pay

the worker damages for the loss incurred and for the

violation has occurred. If it is appropriate, the compensation to be set

down or completely fall away.



§ 9 Goals on the application of this law are dealt with under the Act (1974:371)

If the trial in labour disputes.



Sales actions by reason of dismissal, 34 and

35 § § § § 37, 38, second subparagraph, second sentence, 39-42 and 43 § §

the second sentence of the first subparagraph and second subparagraph, Act (1982:80) if

employment protection shall apply mutatis mutandis. In the case of other actions

implemented 64-66 and 68 of the Act (1976:580) if participation in

working life in the same way.



Transitional provisions



1986:163



This law shall enter into force on 1 July 1986, when the Act (1972:650) on the right

to leave and pay for participation in language training for

immigrants should be repealed. The older law shall be applicable where

leave under the Act have been commenced before the entry into force.



2015:483



1. this law shall enter into force on the 1 January 2016.



2. The law shall apply from 1 July 2016.



3. Older provisions shall continue to apply until the end of June 2016.