1999 Country Report on Economic Policy and Trade Practices - Sweden Released by the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs U.S. Department of State, March 2000

e. Acceptable Conditions of Work: Sweden has no national minimum wage law. Wages are set by collective bargaining contracts, which non-union establishments usually observe. The standard legal work week is 40 hours or less. Both overtime and rest periods are regulated. All employees are guaranteed by law a minimum of five weeks a year of paid vacation; many labor contracts provide more. Government occupational health and safety rules are very high and are monitored by trained union stewards, safety ombudsmen, and, occasionally, government inspectors.

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