Är det tur att vara näst på tur? - En uppsats om turordningsreglerna i svensk arbetsrätt

Sammanfattning: Abstract This is a labour law essay with a focus on the priority rules in the Swedish employment protection law (Lag (1982) om Anställningsskydd). The text explains the reasoning and purpose behind the 22 § in this law. How are the law constructed and what are its requisites, has the purpose changed over the years or is it the same today as when the law was introduced? To answer this the text deconstructs the law and tries to analyse and explain its various parts. The law contains a possibility to, through collective agreement, design specialized rules to meet local workplaces demands. Those agreements are also examined to find a greater understanding on how these kinds of rules work on the Swedish labour market. The text analyses these different rules and concludes that there is quite extensive room for an employer to establish different rules through collective agreement than those described by the law if he or she wishes to. The text also finds that for those without collective agreement the law is designed in a just and reasonable way.