Labour Law Rules

Work-life crime in Sweden has been problematic in the construction business for many years. The Government has given its National Agencies a special assignment to fight work-related crime. The focus is on working hours, work permits, taxes, financial crime, human trafficking, corruption, prostitution, drugs, smuggling, etc. Stegra has a zero-tolerance policy on these matters and our company as well as any company working for us, will be given special attention by Swedish Agencies like the Police, Security Police, Work Environment Authority, Swedish Tax Authority, Economic Crime Authority, Swedish Customs, etc.

Each worker and employee working at the construction site need to be issued an ID06 card to get access. This is used as a pass to get in and out. It is to be always carried with every employee on site together with a national id or passport. The ID06 card needs to be obtained before coming to site. It’s issued by our partner Sistec, www.sistec.se. Applications should be made as soon as you know of an
employee coming. To get an ID06, all documentation needs to be enclosed, including Swedish work permits and entry in the Foreign Posting Register at Arbetsmiljöverket, Work Environment Authority. As soon as you’re awarded a contract to work at Stegra in Boden, you need to get a collective bargaining agreement with the appropriate Swedish union, contact Byggnads at www.byggnads.se, jukka.maatta@byggnads.se. This is also necessary to get an ID06 card.

As soon as you’re awarded a contract to work at Stegra in Boden and you employ people that do blue collar work, you need to get at collective bargaining agreement with the appropriate Swedish union for these workers. The Swedish Construction Workers Union, Byggnads, is our and your main point of contact as part of our cooperation agreement with Byggnads and other unions. They will also guide you to the relevant blue-collar union in the Swedish Trade Union Confederation, www.lo.se, in the region of Norrbotten. It takes about a week to get all forms when filled out properly. Stegra has signed a cooperative agreement with Byggnads that for instance gives them and other relevant unions upon request access to our staff ledger, help us with safety walks and have an
office at the security building for your workers to connect and ask questions.

Byggnads: lars.husberg@byggnads.se, www.byggnads.se

Notify Stegra and the relevant union of any blue-collar work that will exceed 40 hours per week 10 working days prior to coming to site. AllEPCM/contractors/suppliers who have employees engaged by their registered offices outside of Sweden, must show that their employees are registered in the
foreign postings register at the Work Environment Agency for all staff, showing the right service recipient/contracting partner and Stegra workplace address before entering site.

Stegra has a contract with a third party, Sistec, to assist us with identification checks and issuing ID06 cards. It is required to send copies to Sistec of the following prior to entering the site and obtaining ID06 card:

Foreign Posting through Sweden Work Environment Authority
Proof of Right to work and reside in Sweden

If EPCM/contractor or Subcontractor has employees from countries outside the EU, valid proof from the Swedish Migration Agency no older than 2 weeks must be presented before the person is allowed to enter the workplace and obtain ID06 card.

When a work permit is required, The Swedish Migration Agency has a semi-fast-track route for larger business establishments in regions with rapid growth (like Boden). This section of work migration will have a special team at the agency that handles these applications.

The Migration Agency will give special attention to contractors that can be identified as working for us. Key for all applications is that they are properly submitted, filled out correctly and have all required documentation. It will also help the agency immensely if contractors pool their applications and give heads-up notice to the agency that their applications are coming. And it will also help a lot if they have the Swedish company set-up and collective bargaining agreement in place when they apply. Sistec can assist you with this, but it’s not paid for by Stegra, nor are there any guarantees of a work permit by using this service, because it’s always dependent on application and the company that employs the individual.

Sistec, www.sistec.se, +46 10 179 00 90, Kungsgatan 47, Boden

With a collective bargaining agreement work hours for blue-collars are quite flexible, and can be scheduled for a maximum of 240 hours over a 6 week period, if a local shift pattern agreement is reached with the union. Overtime is allowed with maximum 48 hrs/4 weeks and maximum 200 hrs/year. This will be checked by authorities through the digital staff ledger connected to ID06. Overtime can’t be scheduled, and employers need to log all overtime. Overtime is allowed to the
same limits as the working law, but the annual total of 200 hrs can be increased by 150 hrs after a dispense agreement with a union. Daily work hours can’t exceed 13 hrs and need to include at least 11 hrs of rest.

Labour law rules

Introduction

Swedish Laws

Work-life crime

Contractual requirements, specifics that need attention

ID06 card + national ID or passport

Collective bargaining agreement

Employers organization

Pre-notification of workplace, work permit and Foreign Posting Register

Work hours

Boden Municipality Business Soft-Landing

Press, media and public appearances

Information about Boden

Stegra Contacts

Right of Public Access