Glossary · Chapter 8: The labour market and personal finances
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Swedish word. In English: compensation (benefit)
Money you receive instead of wages, for example when unemployed or ill.
Facts about the word
- The unemployment fund pays benefits to unemployed members who have worked enough hours and are actively looking for work. Sverige i fokus s. 29
- The benefits from the unemployment fund are funded by the state and by members' fees. Sverige i fokus s. 29
- The state also provides money through social insurance, for example pensions, sickness benefit and child allowance. Sverige i fokus s. 29
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?
Compensation is money instead of wages, for example when ill. Wages are wages, and a spare part is a spare part.
The word belongs to Chapter 8: The labour market and personal finances in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.