I samband med askmolnet under våren 2010 ställdes flertalet arbetsgivare inför problematiken hur arbetstagares frånvaro skulle hanteras. Uppsatsen redogör vilken arbetsrättslig reglering som finns när det gäller frånvaro orsakat av en force majeure situation, samt hur några utvalda organisationer tillämpade dessa regler i samband med askmolnet. Den belyser även hur regleringen skiljer sig beroendeDuring the spring of 2010 the ash cloud from an erupted Icelandic volcano caused serious problems across Europe. Several organisations faced problems, for example stranded employees abroad who were unable to appear at work. This paper describes the Swedish labour law regulation that exists in the absence caused by a force majeure situation, and how some selected organisations applied these rules i

In one year we Swedes consume approximately 800 kg food which means that the consumer choices we make in the stores is very important for both our health and environment. Health and environmental issues are now well-publicized debates and how consumers can affect our environment and our health are important issues. These environmental and health issues has become like a trend among consumers in se

Older and normally more low-scale buildings are from a historical and cultural perspective in need to be preserved. But these older buildings are often also perceived as contributing to more beauty-oriented values to an urban environment, so called charm. For these reasons, new building development projects should be designed in such a way that these qualities are not destroyed. This study has thr

Using panel cointegration structure for eleven European monetary union (EMU) countries we check Driscoll money demand model (where three different types of variables are used) that the variables of this model has a long run relationship or not. These variables are Real M3, Real GDP and opportunity cost. As opportunity cost we use long term interest rate, deposit interest rate and spread between lo

Den aktuella studien undersöker effekten av rytmikträning på verbalt arbetsminne. Deltagarna var en skolklass 6-åriga barn, jämnt indelade i en experimentgrupp och en kontrollgrupp. Studien omfattade 10 träningstillfällen under 5 veckor. Experimentgruppen tränades med rytmikövningar, med tyngdpunkt på rytm och minne, som antogs ha stor effekt på arbetsminnet medan kontrollgruppen deltog i gängse rEurhythmics influence on working memory - a quasi-experimental study The current study examines the effect of Eurhythmics training on verbal working memory. The participants were one school class of 6 year old children, equally divided in one experiment and one control group. The study included 10 training occasions during 5 weeks. The experiment group was trained with Eurhythmic exercises, with e

Since a ship is movable and on the same time a very high-priced asset, a ship owner in debt may be very tempted to move it outside a creditor´s reach. Fortunate for the creditor it exist a legal mechanism that hinders this, it is referred to as “arrest of ship”. The purpose of this paper is to outline the current legal position in Sweden regarding arrest of ships and to discuss the specific proble

For the past fifteen years, ever since the Court of Justice’s ruling in its landmark case Bosman, the sporting rules governing player mobility have been a hot topic. The ruling prohibited transfer fees for players out-of-contract thus putting an end to the restrictive transfer system hindering the free movement of football players. The Court also abolished the nationality restriction where clubs w

The adoption of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage 2001 plugs a gap in the otherwise comprehensive international liability and compensation regime for ship-source pollution. Although liability for bunkers pollution from tankers was partially regulated by other civil liability regimes, bunker spills pollution from other types of vessels was left uncovere

Temporary agency work is one of the newest forms of work worldwide and growing rapidly over the past two decades. It is regarded as a tool to create jobs with a stepping-stone function to the labour market and to contribute to the demand of labour flexibility. However, with a triangular and flexible nature, temporary agency work as an irregular employment to some extent undermines the employment s

Both the EU and Member States in treatment of third-country nationals have to follow so-called “international minimum standard of treatment of aliens”, meaning that states are allowed to treat aliens in the same way as their own nationals, but in no case such treatment to be less than fundamental human rights stipulated in contemporary international instruments. Such standard is not stipulated in

As the global economy expands, international carriage of goods is playing a more and more important role all over the world. Interdependence of shipping with other commercial activities including insurance is one of the features of international carriage of goods. In the present international business climate, insurance contract is an effective method through which one recovers losses from underwr

Debt bondage is worst of slavery and the vicious network of debt bondage has enslaved thousands of workers including women and children and its continuous escalating per year. Debt bondage is a dominant feature in brick kilns and agriculture sectors inform of advance (peshgi) payment to workers. The menace of debt bondage not only exploits the worker but also involve the economic and physical coer

Uppsatsen behandlar en frågeställning om fritidens gränser och dess eventuella arbetsrättsliga konsekvenser, med speciellt fokus på yttrande gjorda på fritiden och på Internet, samt som i princip inte är direkt kopplade till arbetsgivarens verksamhet. Finns det en risk att yttrandefriheten, skyddad genom grundlagarna kolliderar med lojalitetsplikten som följer av anställningsavtalet? Internet speThis essay deals with the limits of leisure time and its possible consequences in employment, which might follow according to existing regulation. This essay especially focuses on employees’ comments and statements done in leisure time, made online on the Internet and having no direct connection with the employer or the business. Is there any risk that the freedom of speech protected by the consti

Unexpected events should be seen as an opportunity to learn for increased safety in the future, but many accidents actually happen because of lack of learning. This study focuses on learning in the railway sector based on insight into the current implementation work of the recommendations that follow the Swedish Accident Investigation Board's (SHK) investigations. A content analysis of SHK'

This essay will explore the challenges which can occur for consultants employed by a staffing company while being placed at the same host company for a longer period of time. These challenges occur due to the fact that the Swedish Labour Law is not framed for the three party relationship between employer, consultant and host company which an employment at a staffing company creates. Hiring of pers

Syftet med detta examensarbete är undersöka förutsättningarna för Österlens museum att tillhandahålla en permanent utställning, förmedling och publik verksamhet i samband med sina fyra verksamhetsområden arkeologi, allmoge, textil samt fiske och sjöfart. Uppsatsens inriktning på frågeställningarna kommer att utgå ifrån fyra olika teman: innehåll, form, förmedling samt marknadsföring. När det gälle

Arson in schools is a problem that has been increasing in Sweden recently. It is a problem that involves big economical and material losses for the society. To prevent arson, fire services often perform interventions against arson by informing and educating children and adolescent in fire risk. The benefits of such information and educational interventions can be difficult to quantify in order to

This work will first go through different definitions about what constitute a holding company. Thereafter the Swedish tax rules, relevant for the localisation of a holding company, will be examined. Subsequently different definitions will be discussed about what constitute a holding company. In that context the concept tax paradise will be discussed. In the next chapter those criterias will be dis

This essays investigates the relationship between central banks, monetary policy and asset prices. Assets are defined as stocks and real estate. Inflations is treated as a purely monetary phenomenon caused by too much money being created, more then is appropriate according to the quantity equation. This as opposed to the New Keynesian theory where no special interest in asset prices is taken when

This thesis seeks out to examine the growing notion of an individual right to damages caused by breaches of antitrust rules within the Common Market of the European Union. The main expression of this right lies within private litigation before national courts; however, the traditional approach to antitrust enforcement in most of Europe has been public enforcement. Competition policy has been a ke