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Your rights at work, in Swedish

The words and phrases of a real Skrol lesson, with what they mean, tips and a few quick checks. No account needed.

From the lesson Rättigheter i arbetslivet, facket och kollektivavtal · B1 · Week 10

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Omar has worked forty hours of overtime and not been paid for it. Contract, union, safety representative: here are your rights at work and where to turn when they are not respected.

Jag har rätt till ersättning för övertid.

The words of rights at work

ett anställningsavtal an employment contract
ett kollektivavtal a collective agreement
facket the union
en fackförening a trade union
en uppsägning a dismissal, a notice
uppsägningstid notice period
semester holiday
övertid overtime
en arbetsmiljö working environment
ett skyddsombud a safety representative
en provanställning a probationary employment
en lönespecifikation a pay slip
diskriminering discrimination
en rättighet a right
en skyldighet a duty

Kollektivavtal is the agreement between the union and the employer that sets pay, holiday and overtime for everyone at the workplace. Ask: har ni kollektivavtal?

Har ni kollektivavtal?

Check yourself

Which word means a safety representative?

en provanställning
ett kollektivavtal
ett skyddsombud

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ett skyddsombud — The skyddsombud watches the working environment.

Using your rights

Får jag ett skriftligt anställningsavtal?Do I get a written employment contract?
Vad står det om arbetstiden och lönen?What does it say about the working hours and the pay?
Jag har rätt till fem veckors semester.I am entitled to five weeks of holiday.
Jag har rätt till ersättning för övertid.I am entitled to compensation for overtime.
Jag har inte fått lön för övertiden, vem ska jag prata med?I have not been paid for the overtime, who should I talk to?
Facket hjälper till om man blir uppsagd eller om lönen är fel.The union helps if you are dismissed or if the pay is wrong.
Jag vill prata med skyddsombudet om arbetsmiljön i lagret.I want to talk to the safety representative about the working environment in the warehouse.
Hur lång är uppsägningstiden under en provanställning?How long is the notice period during a probationary employment?
Kontrollera lönespecifikationen varje månad.Check the pay slip every month.

Rätt till is a right; skyldighet is a duty. Jag har rätt till semester. Jag har skyldighet att följa reglerna. Both are in the contract.

rättighet ↔ skyldighet

Check yourself

Who should I talk to? Which word fills the gap?

Jag har inte fått lön för övertiden, vem ska jag ___ med?

säga
prata
fråga

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prata — Talk to is prata med.

After this lesson you can

Know the words of rights at workanställningsavtal, kollektivavtal, facket, semester, övertid, skyddsombud
Ask about the contract, say what you are entitled to, raise a problem, know what the union doesJag har rätt till fem veckors semester. Facket hjälper till om ...

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In the Skrol course this guide is the first step of the lesson. Next come practice drills, then you write and say the phrases yourself while an AI teacher checks your answers.

The week ends with an AI conversation, so you try the phrases in a role-play before you need them for real.

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