Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) - Sweden (Ratification: 1931)

Articles 4, 5 and 6 of the Convention. Total or partial exceptions – Compensatory rest. The Committee recalls its previous comment in which it requested the Government to provide additional information on the application in practice of section 14 of the Working Hours Act (1982:673) that authorizes temporary exceptions to the standard weekly rest period if required by special circumstances and on condition that the employee receives compensatory leave. In the absence of any new information in the Government’s report, the Committee once again requests the Government to: (i) give more detailed particulars on any exceptions that may have been authorized so far under section 14 of the Working Hours Act; (ii) specify the legal provisions, if any, prescribing the time frame within which compensatory rest must be granted for work performed on a day of weekly rest; and (iii) provide an updated list of all the categories of workers and types of establishment which are currently subject to permanent or temporary exemptions from the standard weekly rest scheme. The Committee would also appreciate receiving sample copies of collective agreements in the industrial sector containing clauses on weekly rest.