Kränkande särbehandling i arbetslivet : Arbetsgivares ansvar och utköp av arbetstagare som utsatts för kränkande särbehandling

Sammanfattning: The main subject for this essay is victimization at work. The first question concerns victimization and the responsibility of the employer when bullying and harassments occur. The second question regards agreements between the employer and the employee, where the latter is paid to quit the employment because he or she is subjected to victimization, but also if any specific group of employees is especially affected. The purpose of the essay is to create understanding and clarification within current law, but also awareness of the possibilities where employers can create agreements with employees in order to make them finish their employments. In order to manage finding information some labour market parties were asked questions about their experiences of victimization at work and agreements among their members or employees. Current law and regulations will be examined together with the unique trial regarding the municipality of Krokom where an employee committed suicide after being bullied by his supervisor. It resulted in the two managers with responsibility for working environment were sentenced for crime. The conclusion is that the responsibility for preventing victimization and harassments are comprehensive. Agreements occur but the empirical study is showing it is rare in combination with victimization. However it is likely that unrecorded information tell another point of view and that women belong to the group that are the most affected one. During the past five years twelve percent of the Swedish population have been bullied by their colleagues or supervisors. Victimization and agreements are existing situations that have to be discussed and not hidden away due to the simplicity of paying employees to quit.