On Wednesday, Minister of Labor Johan Britz (L) and Minister of Finance Elisabeth Svantesson (M) had a meeting with the social partners about the establishment jobs.
The reform was introduced in January 2024, but by October this year, only 84 people had received a start-up job, out of Sweden's 170,000 long-term unemployed.
"The government has delivered a reform that the parties themselves have developed and pushed for, so it is beyond criticism that they have not delivered a better result," says Svantesson in a comment after the meeting.
Svantesson further says that during the meeting she "made it clear" that she is not satisfied with the work from employers and unions:
“Ultimately, it's about people who could have a job to go to and an income to live on,” she says.
The ministers now expect the parties to jointly come back with a plan.
An establishment job is a full-time job for a maximum of two years where the salary is mostly paid by the state. The idea is that it will then turn into a permanent position.
