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Employment contracts for employers

An employment contract (anställningsavtal) shows what you and the employee have agreed. We write it to fit the job and include the details that the law requires you to give in writing.

An employer signs an employment contract at the office

Who it is for

For you if you run a business and are going to employ someone, perhaps for the first time. The contract can be for permanent employment, probationary employment (provanställning) or fixed-term employment (tidsbegränsad anställning), and also for someone who works by the hour.

How we help you

We go through the job with you: duties, pay, working hours, where the work is done, holiday and notice period. Then we choose the type of employment. The main rule is that employment is permanent. You may employ someone for a fixed term as special fixed-term employment (särskild visstidsanställning), as a temporary substitute (vikariat) or for seasonal work. Probationary employment may last no more than six months.

A term that limits the employee's rights under the Employment Protection Act (lagen om anställningsskydd, LAS) is invalid, unless a collective agreement allows the difference. If you have a collective agreement, we take it into account.

If the employee will have access to customer details, prices or anything else you want to protect, we add a confidentiality clause. For confidentiality with customers, consultants and partners outside the company, there is our non-disclosure agreement (NDA) service.

Written information within seven days

By day seven at the latest.Details such as name and address, start date, place of work, duties, type of employment, pay and working hours must be given no later than the seventh calendar day after the employee has started work.
Within one month.Holiday, training, the rules for ending the employment, employer contributions and social security, and collective agreements must be given no later than one month after the first day at work.
Special fixed-term employment.For special fixed-term employment, the end date, or the terms for when the employment ends, must be given as soon as the employment is agreed.
Changes.If any of the terms change, you must give written information no later than the day the change takes effect.

What is included

5 items
  • A review of the job and the terms
  • The right type of employment under the law
  • All the details the law requires in writing
  • A confidentiality clause if you need one
  • A contract ready to sign

What is not included

3 items
  • Dismissal or summary dismissalDescribe the matter in an enquiry, and we will tell you whether we can take it on.
  • Payroll and employer declarationsThis is handled by Ekonomico, which runs Juridico.
  • Non-disclosure agreements with people outside the companySee non-disclosure agreement.

What you need to have ready

5 items
  • The company's name and company registration number (organisationsnummer)
  • The employee's name and address
  • Start date and type of employment
  • Pay, working hours and place of work
  • Whether you have a collective agreement

Good to know

We write employment contracts under Swedish law for work in Sweden. If the employee is going to work abroad for more than four weeks in a row, there are special requirements for information before they leave. In that case we first assess whether we can take on the assignment.

How it works

  1. 1Send an enquiry. Tell us in the form about the job and when the employee starts.
  2. 2You get a quote. We normally get back to you within one working day and tell you what is included and what it costs.
  3. 3We write the contract. We go through the terms with you and write the contract to fit the job.
  4. 4You get the contract. Online or at the office, ready for you and the employee to sign.

Frequently asked questions

What should an employment contract include?
At least what the law lists, including the parties' names and addresses, start date, place of work, duties, type of employment, pay, working hours, holiday, the rules for giving notice and whether a collective agreement applies. The full list is in section 6 c of the Employment Protection Act.
How do you write a contract for someone paid by the hour?
The law has no type of employment called hourly employment, so the contract must state whether the employment is permanent or fixed-term. If the working hours vary, the contract must also say how working time is measured and how far in advance the employee is told when they will work.
How long can probationary employment last?
No more than six months. If either of you does not want to continue, this must be said by the end of the probationary period at the latest. Otherwise the probationary employment becomes permanent employment.
What notice period applies?
At least one month for both parties. The longer the employee has been employed, the longer the notice period they are entitled to, and a collective agreement can have different rules.
Can the contract include confidentiality?
Yes. We write in which information is to be protected and for how long. For confidentiality with people outside the company, you use a separate non-disclosure agreement.
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Send an enquiry

Tell us briefly about your matter and we will normally get back to you within one working day with a quote before we start.

  • The enquiry and quote are free
  • You only pay once you have accepted the quote
  • Meetings at the office or online

About: Employment contract

Private or business?

Do not write personal identity numbers, passport numbers or other sensitive details here. If we need such documents, you hand them in at the office or send copies by post.

Sources (1)

  1. Employment Protection Act (1982:80) (lag om anställningsskydd), sections 1, 2 a, 2 b, 4, 5, 6, 6 c, 6 d, 6 e and 11 (amended up to SFS 2022:836)

The information was checked against the sources on 27 October 2026.