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Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates. Multiple additional factors may impact overall rates such as the household status, the number of children, and the municipality where the employee lives.

Monthly costs

• Social Security Contributions - 31.42%*
• Long-Term Disability Insurance - Average cost: SEK 485**

*Social Security Contributions cover the mandatory employer contributions towards health insurance, parental insurance, retirement and survivor's pension, labor market, worker's compensation, and general payroll tax. The estimated cost varies for employees born between 2005 and 2007, between 1938 and 1956, or in 1937 or earlier.

**The exact cost for Long-Term Disability Insurance will be determined on enrolment and varies based on the employee’s salary and age.

Annual costs

Holiday pay - 12% of the employee’s variable payments (salary, bonus, overtime compensation, etc.) during the vacation year (April to March)

These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.

In Sweden, maternity and paternity leave are shared under parental leave. Both parents have the same right to take leave, however, the non-birthing partner is entitled to an additional 10 days which must be used within 60 days of arriving home after the birth of the child or taking the child into custody.

Employees are entitled to a total of 480 working days of parental leave until the child reaches 8 years old, which is shared with the other parent.
Parental leave can be divided into a maximum of 3 periods within one calendar year. Both parents may take parental leave at the same time, known as 'double days', for a maximum of 60 days. Double days must be used before the child is 15 months old. Parents with joint custody of a child can transfer 45 days of parental leave each to any other person who is insured for parental leave, and parents with sole custody of a child can transfer 90 days of parental leave to any other insured person.

The Swedish Social Insurance Agency will pay the salary during this period.

Employees are entitled to paid sick leave for 90 days. This leave is paid at different rates and by different payers depending upon length:

*Each sick period starts with a qualifying period that's equivalent to 20% of an average work week that is unpaid by law.
** The exact amount will be calculated by Social Insurance when the employee submits the request on their platform and provides the information required. The maximum contribution is SEK 810 per day.

Terminations must respect complex rules and the rules of an employee’s employment country. The off-boarding is always handled by the Employer with the primary stakeholders. It may include ad-hoc fees as well as required or recommended steps on specific termination cases.

There is no at-will termination in Sweden. Terminations in Sweden can be done by the employer, the employee, or mutual agreement. To terminate a contract, each party has to provide the correct notice.

Compliant terminations include:

• Voluntarily by the employee
• By mutual agreement
• By the expiration of the contract
• Unilaterally by the employer based on:
  • probation period
  • objective grounds
  • performance due to unsuitability for the job
  • misconduct
  • cooperation problems
  • refusal to work

The minimum notice period is 30 days and increases according to the length of employment:

• 30 days if employment is less than two years.
• 60 days if employment is between two and four years.
• 90 days if employment is between four and six years.
• 120 days if employment is between six and eight years.
• 150 days if employment is between eight and ten years.
• 180 days if employment is more than ten years.

Full-time employees are entitled to 25 days of paid time off (PTO) a year. PTO accrues monthly at 2.08 days per month. Employees earn vacation from April 1st to March 31st of the following year.

PTO for part-time employees will be subject to how many days they work per week. If the employee works 5 days a week, they will be entitled to 25 days. If the employee works fewer days, a pro-rata calculation will apply.

Vacation accrual is mandatory and accounts for 12% of the employee's gross salary. The employer is obligated to offer the employee four consecutive weeks from June to August.

Sweden celebrates 13 national holidays, which include:

1. New Year's Day
2. Epiphany
3. Good Friday
4. Easter Sunday
5. Easter Monday
6. Labor Day
7. Ascension Day
8. Whitsunday
9. National Day
10. Midsummer Day
11. All Saints' Day
12. Christmas Day
13. Boxing Day

Onboarding takes 2 business days after the client signs the SOW.

Each person must have a SS number and provide it before signing the agreement. If the employee has no SS number, they will need to reach the Tax Agency and request a temporary number.

Contracts are in English and can be bilingual. They must be in writing and signed by both parties.

The contract must state mandatory information such as the name of the employee, start date, length of the employment, holiday conditions, among others.

Employees hired using Deel have a probation period of 90 days, which you can extend up to 180 days. As of January 2022, it's Deel company policy to include probation periods in all employment contracts moving forward.

By law, fixed term employment agreements cannot have a probation period.

The maximum probation period for indefinite contracts is 180 days (6 months).