Budget. the Left does not support the Government’s proposal that employers should be involved pay costs when employees become sick. The party believes that the proposal is likely to increase the selection of the labor market.
– I have a full understanding of how the Left thinks in this part, says Minister for social Annika Strandhäll (S) said.
This spring, the government proposed that 25 percent of the costs of a sick leave lasting more than 90 days to be paid by the employer. With the so-called health exchange proposal the government wants to increase pressure on employers to take greater responsibility for rehabilitation and prevention work to reduce sick leave.
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– It is a very important proposal. We are in a position with 200,000 Swedes who are sick today and we know that employers have a key role to get people back to work as quickly as possible, says Annika Strandhäll (S) said.
the proposal is not supported by the Left who believe that the consequence of the proposal could be that employers choose not to hire people who have a history of sick leave and increased fixed-term contracts.
– Health Change proposal is produced from three basic principles. One has been to exclude those groups that have a weak position in the labor market from this proposal. Then it’ll be cost neutral to the employer and there should be a protection for small businesses, says Annika Strandhäll (S).
“Will continue dialogue “
For Swedish radio news says Ulla Andersson, economic policy spokesman for the Left, that the proposal is likely to increase the selection of the labor market.
Annika Strandhäll emphasizes that she has had a dialogue with the Left on the issue and that she has full understanding of how the party going.
– If you have had previous problems or history will not be covered by health shift, she says.
She wants the proposal to be included in the autumn budget, but may, under Ulla Andersson expect to negotiate with the Left. Annika Strandhäll says she is willing to negotiate, but that the proposal remains unchanged.
– We have an ongoing dialogue with the Left. When it comes to the goal of staff in welfare should not have to get sick after their jobs, we have exactly the same view. We will continue the dialogue with them about why this is important.
FACTS
The proposal sick responsibility
the government wants employers around the country are involved pay the costs of long-term sick. In a proposal from the government, employers account for 25 per cent of the compensation for 90 days’ sick leave.
Number of sick leave in Sweden has steadily increased since 2009 and, according to the Social Insurance Agency forecasts it will continue as the coming years.
With the proposal the government wants to increase pressure on employers to take greater responsibility for rehabilitation and prevention work to reduce sick leave.
the proposal is expected to reduce state spending for health insurance by between 2.2 and 4.4 billion per year. That is about how much the cost of sick leaves increase between 2016 and 2017, according to the forecast. According to Minister for Social Annika Strandhäll (S) is no economic aspects of the basis for the proposal.
The government has opened up to the social partners to have the opportunity to create a custom solution to overcome the increased sick leave. If the parties to submit such solutions, the government is prepared to solve the problem that way rather than legislating. The parties have until the middle of August this year to put forward their own proposals.
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