The Swedish Discrimination Act protects individuals against discrimination in working life, in higher education, at school, in shops, on hospital visits, in contact with social insurance staff and in many other areas.
If you are an employer, a university representative, a social insurance official or a union officer, you are not allowed to discriminate against a person on grounds of sex, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, disability, sexual orientation or, in some cases, age. Nor may you as an employer treat anyone unfairly because they take parental leave.
As an employer or a university representative, for instance, it is important for you to be aware of your obligations under the law. So if you don’t want to risk discriminating against someone, contact the Equality Ombudsman (DO) for guidance and advice.