Right to work in Sweden? The responsibility lies with the employer!
The responsibility lies with the employer to check if the person to be hired has a valid work permit in Sweden.
We bring this up periodically because it still seems to be unknown to so many business owners and employers.
Simply put:
👉 Foreign persons (especially people from countries outside the EU) do not automatically have the right to work in Sweden.
👉It is up to the employer to verify this by asking the employee to provide proof of this.
Here it gets even more complicated:
⚠ Just because a person speaks good Swedish, has a social security number (or coordination number), can show a Swedish ID card does not necessarily mean that he or she has the right to work in Sweden.
But what to do then?
➡ Ask to see a valid residence permit card or an LMA card marked AT-UND (exempt from work permit).
➡ The permit card must state that the person is “allowed to work” in Sweden (see picture).
There are other categories of people who are exempt from work permits but it is more rare.
If you feel unsure, contact us at Permizon and we will help you with it.