Glossary · Chapter 8: The labour market 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
- The counterpart is the employee, the one who is employed.
- The employer pays employer contributions to the state on top of your wages.
- Employers have their own organisations, for example the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, which negotiate with the unions.
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.