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Spotify Slams ‘Outdated Bureaucracy’ of Sweden as It Moves Parts of Jobs

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Spotify says that is is moving “parts” of 250 Sweden-based roles abroad and out of the country after a Sweden court (The Administrative Court of Appeal) ruling denied the music streaming platform’s request to allow its engineers based in the company’s home market to work night shifts.

Spotify’s Chief Human Resources Officer and GM of Sweden Katarina Berg responded with a lengthy article posted on Sweden’s Dagens Industri on October 4th where she claimed that “outdated bureaucracy” in Sweden threatens the market’s position “as one of Europe’s and even the world’s leading tech hubs”.

Berg would go on to say that that the court’s decision means that Spotify has “moved parts of 250 positions to other countries,” and that “future recruitment of engineers will unfortunately mainly take place outside of Sweden”.

“This not only means a loss of income for the individuals concerned, but also for Sweden’s tax revenue” she continued.

She said, in part: “För att Sverige ska kunna behålla sin framstående ställning, behålla arbetskraft inom landet och attrahera nya talanger, måste vi våga anpassa vår tillsyn och vårt förhållningssätt. Vi behöver ge företag möjligheten att utvecklas, växa och bedriva sin verksamhet här, och myndigheter och granskande organ behöver se över hur rådande regelverk kan fostra denna ambition – och kanske faktiskt lyssna till vad individen efterfrågar.

Spotify är ett lysande exempel på vad som händer när vi tillåter dessa företag att blomstra, men vi kan inte leva på gamla framgångar. För att skapa nästa generation av svenska techsuccéer måste vi modernisera våra lagar. Nu står vi inför ett avgörande vägval: ska Sverige fortsätta fostra globala techbolag, eller låta föråldrade arbetstidslagar kväva vår tillväxt och den innovationskraft som kommer härifrån?”

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