Memorandum                                            

           S2016/01408/SF 

29 July 2016

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Stockholm, Sweden


24th report on the non-accepted parts of the European Code of Social Security by Sweden (article 76) – period from 1 July 2014 to

30 June 2016

Part VI – Employment injury benefit

This data concerns the period of 1 July 2014–30 June 2016.

II.        Current provisions

The Code of Social Security (Socialförsäkringsbalken), Chapter 38-42.

Scope

The number of persons belonging to the economically active population protected can be estimated to approximately 4 821 000[1] (according to labour market statistics [AKU] from Statistics Sweden – SCB).

           

The number of residents were 9 851 017 in December 2015 (according to statistics from Statistics Sweden – SCB).

Conditions for Entitlement to Benefits

Nothing to report.

Level of Benefits

Nothing to report.

Miscellaneous

(a)  Claimants right of appeal:

A claimant has the right to ask the Agency that made the decision to review the decision. If the claimant is not satisfied with the new decision appeals can made to the Administrative courts.

If the claimant is dissatisfied with the outcome in the administrative court, he can normally appeal to the Administrative court of appeal. For a case to be reconsidered, it is required that the administrative court of appeal grants leave to appeal, which will be granted if there is reason to change the administrative court’s decision or if the determination of the court may be of importance as a precedent.

Finally there is a possibility to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court. All appeals will not be considered by the Supreme Administrative Court, but only those where the Supreme Administrative Court grants leave to appeal. The main rule is that leave to appeal is only granted if the Supreme Administrative Court's determination may be of importance as a precedent, that is to say provide guidance for how other similar cases should be considered. The fact that it may be considered that the administrative court of appeal has made an erroneous judgment is not normally sufficient for the Supreme Administrative Court to entertain the case and consider it.

(b)  Finance of benefits.

Contributions i.e. payroll tax.

(c)   Supervision of the application of the laws and regulations

The Administrative Courts. The organizations of employers and workers are not co-operating in this application.

(d)  Please attach copies of the laws and regulations referred to in the present report. If reports on the application of the legislation are submitted to a national authority, please supply a copy of the most recent report.

III.               Nothing to report.



[1] Number of persons (men and women) in the age 15–74 engaged in work (employed and self-employed) in December 2015.