What applies to work adaptation and rehabilitation?
The employer shall adapt the work to the individual's circumstances and handle work-related rehabilitation at the workplace. The duty is part of the work environment responsibility, not a voluntary benefit.
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- Kildehenvisning registrert, kildetekst ikke verifisert på nytt
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- Kildehenvisning registrert, kildetekst ikke verifisert på nytt
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What the source says
- Chapter 3 section 2 a: working conditions shall be adapted to people's differing circumstances.
- Chapter 3 section 3: the employer shall consider the employee's particular capacity for the work.
- Adaptation is also tested as a reasonable measure before a dismissal on personal grounds.
Source rows
- Work Environment Act (SFS 1977:1160)SFS 1977:1160 · Swedish Work Environment Authority · Read 2026-08-20 · Content hash a720fa169575a2b9Official source
- Employment Protection Act (SFS 1982:80)SFS 1982:80 · Labour Court decides disputes · Read 2026-08-20 · Content hash c09acdb6cbc7a227Official source
For the employer · How the employer puts the question
Document which adaptations were tried, that record weighs heavily in a later dispute.
For the employee · How the employee puts the question
Ask for a written return-to-work plan, it shall be followed up continuously.
Next step
Read adaptation together with objective grounds, it forms part of the same test.
The rows reproduce what the source says. They are not legal advice, and applying them to a specific case is the reader's or their counsel's decision.
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