What are the rights and opportunities for employment in Sweden?

A person who has reached the age of 16 has the right to work after obtaining a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive.

If you need help finding a job in Sweden, you can register at the Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen). You have the right to use the services of an interpreter.

More information about job search at the link: https://arbetsformedlingen.se/other-languages/ukrainska-ukrainska/vi-z-ukraini.

Useful information for finding a job in Sweden:

• Platsbanken, Sweden's largest employment site with vacancies throughout Sweden;
• Webinars, podcasts and movies on Play, a site with advice on how to find a job (in Swedish and English);
• Hitta yrken, here you can find out what is needed for different professions (use the Google Translate function to translate);
• Intresseguide, here you can, according to your answers to questions, receive offers about professions that suit you (use the Google Translate function to translate).

If you have found a job, you must be registered for tax purposes. You or your employer must send an application for registration to the Tax Administration (Skatteverket). If you received a residence permit with temporary protection, you can start working until you receive a decision from the Tax Administration.

You can find more information on the website of the Tax Administration.

If you get a job, you must conclude an employment contract with the employer, which will specify the amount of wages. Notify the Migration Service about the employment.

According to Swedish law, you will be entitled to vacation, sick leave, compensation for work-related injuries, etc.

More information about payments from the Swedish State Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) at the link: https://www.forsakringskassan.se/information-in-other-languages/ukrainska-information-till-dig-som-fatt-uppehallstillstand-enligt-eu-s-massflyktsdirektiv.

You can find more detailed information about labor rights and obligations in Sweden at the link: https://arbetsformedlingen.se/other-languages/ukrainska-ukrainska/arbeta-i-sverige/rattigheter-och-skyldigheter.