Labor law is the law that regulates what the relationship should look like between employers and employees and deals with, for example, employment protection, work environment law and rules on employee influence. In Sweden, large parts of labor law are based on the collective agreements that the unions have worked out.

As an employee and employer, it is necessary to be aware of the different parts of Swedish labor law so you know which working conditions you are entitled to and to follow.

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The right to work management is a basic principle in labor law which means that the employer leads the business and distributes the work.  

In addition to the obligation to follow the employer's decision, the employee also assumes basic obligations towards the employer when entering into an employment contract. The obligations apply even if they are not stated in the written employment contract.

The most basic obligation is to perform work, ie compulsory work. In addition to this, there are some other important obligations that follow from law, collective agreements or practice.

Being employed means a strong duty of loyalty to the employer. An employee is in principle obliged to put the interests of the employer before his own interests.

The higher the position of an employee within an organization, the greater the requirement for loyalty the employer has the right to set.

The employee's obligations in the employment are related to the employer's right to lead and distribute the work, and that the employee has a duty of loyalty to his employer.

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