In Sweden, vacation is commonly referred to as holiday or semester and is regulated by the Annual Leave Act (Semesterlag, which differentiates between the right to take annual leave, and the right to receive compensation whilst taking annual leave (holiday pay)). (3.1)
As with a great deal of the Swedish employment legislation, the Annual Leave Act is discretionary, in that employers
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