MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 8: Work and personal finances
arbetsgivare
Swedish word. In English: employer
The one who employs and pays wages, for example a company, a municipality or a government agency.
Facts about the word
- Employers hire and pay wages to employees. Sverige i fokus s. 28
- The employer pays employer contributions to the state on top of wages. The money goes to, among other things, sickness insurance and pensions. Sverige i fokus s. 30
- Employers have their own organisations, for example the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise for private companies. Sverige i fokus s. 28
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The employer hires and pays wages. The employed person is the employee, and unemployment benefit comes from the unemployment fund.
The word belongs to Chapter 8: The labour market and personal finances in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
