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SWE-1991-L-22404
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Title_of_text
Equal Opportunities Act (No. 433 of 1991).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sweden
Subjects (Classification)
Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services; Equality of opportunity and treatment; Non-discrimination
Adopted on (Date of text)
1991-05-30
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Under this new Act, whose stated objective is to promote equal opportunity between men and women in relation to work, employment, working conditions and further training, employers are required to make it easier for both male and female employees to combine employment and parenthood; to prevent sexual harassment at work; to prevent the harassment of employees who have made an allegation of gender discrimination against the employer; and, generally, to promote equal representation of both sexes at the workplace through their training and recruitment policies, notably by giving preference to applicants of the underrepresented sex. Furthermore, employers employing more than ten workers must draw up an annual plan of action outlining positive measures to promote equal opportunity. Remuneration is largely left to collective bargaining, although the Labour Court may conduct independent job evaluations. The application of the Act is entrusted to the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman and to the Equal Opportunities Board, and provision is made for a procedure for lodging complaints. The Act respecting equality between women and men at work (No. 1118, 1979), dated 17 December 1979 (LS, 1979-Swe.2), is repealed.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1992-01-01
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Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1994-05-05 (SWE-1994-L-37126)
Act to amend the Act (1991:433) concerning equal opportunities (1994:292)
Amending text(s)
1994-05-05 (SWE-1994-L-37126)
Act to amend the Act (1991:433) concerning equal opportunities (1994:292)
Amending text(s)
2000-10-26 (SWE-2000-L-58589)
Act (No. 773 of 2000) to amend the Equal Opportunities Act (No. 433 of 1991).
Amending text(s)
2000-10-26 (SWE-2000-L-58589)
Act (No. 773 of 2000) to amend the Equal Opportunities Act (No. 433 of 1991).
Amending text(s)
2005-06-09 (SWE-2005-L-70960)
Act (No. 476 of 2005) to amend the Equal Opportunities Act (No. 433 of 1991).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1979-12-17 (SWE-1979-L-12593)
Act respecting equality between women and men at work.
Repealed text(s)
1979-12-17 (SWE-1979-L-12593)
Act respecting equality between women and men at work.
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2008-06-05 (SWE-2008-L-83136)
Discrimination Act (2008:567).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
English translation (as amended up to 2000)
Author
Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications
Country
Swden
URL
http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c4/24/35/a6efd6b7.pdf
Serial region
Serial title
Svensk forfattningssamling
Date
1991-06-07
Number
No. 433
Page range
pp. 1-8