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hiring of servants. obtaining of situations.
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and practical nature to warrant some detailed reference to them being
made here, in addition to a review of the legislation of later times, to
which will be attached an account of the social movements closely
connected with them.
Hiring of Servants. Obtaining of Situations.
Hiring of Servants. Agreement for hiring servants is regulated by the law of
November 23,1833, and the modifications subsequently made therein. According to
this law, the servant is hired for a year at a time, the year commencing October
24, except in Stockholm where the duration of service is six months, the changes
to be made April 24 and October 24. The master of the house has to give the
pay agreed upon (board and lodging, wages) and to take care of the servant in
case of sickness.
The servant is to devote his work exclusively to the master of the house.
The agreement for hire must not be broken, unless by mutual consent, if the
servant has been duly hired and has received his »retaining fee» (Städja).
We here only give these intimations regarding the matter, since the provisions
of the law are antiquated, inasmuch as the servants themselves may evade the
provisions of the law by not taking retaining fees, which is also frequently done.
In 1898, a Royal Committee was appointed on demand of the Riksdag, for the
purpose of elaborating a new law in this respect. The Committee presented a
memorial in 1900, but the matter is not yet settled.
As regards commercial and industrial workmen, the above mentioned law is not
applicable. As to working agreements in this case, there are but a few special
provisions made, e. g., in the law of 1864 concerning extension of the liberty of trade.
With regard to sailors, there are special detailed regulations, of which
previous mention has been made above (p. 972).
Obtaining of Situations. The regulations in force on this subject date back
as far as to the Royal rescript of Nov. 28, 1884, dealing with the keepers of
registry offices for the obtaining of situations.
For leave to carry on the business of a registry office for supplying
employer with servants and obtaining situations for servants, application has to be
made to the Governor of the Län; permission can only be granted to Swedish
subjects of good repute and in a position of independence and solvency, who are
known to be orderly and methodical and to possess other suitable qualifications.
The license may be withdrawn at any time. Permission to employ agents can
likewise be granted, and may in like manner be withdrawn.
If the registry office arranges about situations beyond the bounds of Sweden
and Norway, security to an amount of 1,000 à 5,000 kronor (£ 55 à 275) must
be found, which will not be returned until two years after the close of the last year
during which the activity was held. If any claim for compensation be lodged, the
amount of such claim shall be kept until the question be settled for or against
the claimer. When a situation is procured, the prospective holder shall produce
a certificate of good conduct from his or her last place of employment, and also
two copies of a contract to be entered into by the keeper of the registry office
and the applicant for the situation. The terms of the contract shall embrace an
engagement on the part of the keeper of the registry office, for a term of six
months at most, to pay the whole of the emoluments accruing to the applicant for
a situation and to pay for his or her return journey home in the event of said
applicant not receiving the situation, or being dismissed from it without legal
cause. The contract, on the other hand, shall not contain any item to the effect
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