Working Hours Act (Arbetstidslag)
Working hours, overtime and rest.
Official source →Sweden
Hours, overtime and rest within Swedish law, every month.
For groups with plants, warehouses and sites in Sweden.
Teamnet checks hours, overtime and rest against the Working Hours Act and keeps the work environment records Sweden expects, for your own staff and contractor crews alike.
Plant Gothenburg - 210 peopleOvertime within the yearly limit
CheckedContractor crews - 2 firmsHours and rest checked
CheckedSafety round - 1 findingAction owner named
Reason shownThe real problem
Collective agreements set the pay, contractors set the hours.
Most pay in Sweden follows collective agreements, and contractor crews keep their own timesheets.
Overtime limitsYearly and monthly overtime counted per worker.
Contractor crewsTheir hours sit in another firm's system.
Work environmentRisks assessed and acted on, with records.
Agreements differEach site on its own collective agreement.
What Teamnet does in Sweden
Hours, overtime and safety, read every month.
One record for employees and contractor crews.
- Hours, overtime and rest checked against the Working Hours Act
- Each site set up on its own collective agreement rules
- Contractor crews on the same record as your staff
- Work environment rounds and actions kept with the person who closes them
What changes
Compliance, HR and operations see the same facts.
- Team
- HROvertime per worker, counted against the limit.
- SafetyRounds and actions on one record.
- OperationsContractor hours seen at the site.
- Group complianceSwedish sites beside every other country.
The law
The laws you answer to in Sweden.
Each law named, with its official source.
Swedish Work Environment Authority
Work environment rules and guidance for employers.
Official source →The Swedish Parliament - laws
Swedish laws in their official text.
Official source →If it goes wrong
The penalty clock: working-time breaches (wages: no fine set).
What the law does, step by step, if it is missed. Teamnet flags each step before its date, for your own staff and every contractor.
- Per unlawful hour, per workerWorking-time breaches cost 1 per cent of the price base amount per unlawful hour per worker. Official source
- WagesNo fine set for pay levels; terms come from collective agreements, enforced by unions, who may take industrial action. Official source
Enforced by Arbetsmiljöverket (Swedish Work Environment Authority) for working time; trade unions for wages. Sources checked 11 November 2026. Not legal advice.
Standards
The standards your customers and group ask about.
- ILO core labour standards: no forced or child labour, freedom of association, no discrimination
- UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
- OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct
- ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety
Teamnet is the tool your compliance, operations and audit teams work in, so nothing is missed. Your auditors and certifiers keep their own role.
Sources last checked: 11 November 2026. Every official source linked on this page was opened on that date. Not legal advice: the law and the authority decide; read the official source and take advice for your own case.
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