Vacation & benefits
On this page, you can read more about regulations on vacation and what benefits we offer you as a full-time and part-time consultant
Vacation for full-time consultants
According to Swedish law and regulations on vacation, full-time consultants are entitled to 25 days of vacation a year.
Your first year as a consultant is a so-called qualifying year (intjänande år in Swedish) were you earn your paid vacation days. For every worked month you earn about two paid vacation days. The vacation, also called qualifying year, run from April 1st to March 31st. This means that you get 25 new vacation days April 1st every year. If you were hired between April 1st and August 31st, you have 25 unpaid vacation days, while you have 5 unpaid vacation days if you were hired between September 1st and March 31st.
If your employment at Academic Work ends, all earned and unused paid vacation days will be compensated shortly after your final salary. If you want to know more about your paid vacation days, talk to your Consultant Manager or look at your payslip for more information.
If you wish to go on vacation, your Consultant Manager must approve your application. We also recommend that you talk to your supervisor at the client company to ensure that it is an appropriate and possible time for you to go on vacation.
Vacation for part-time consultants
As a part-time consultant you get compensation for vacation on your hourly pay, instead of getting compensation in paid vacation days. This is regulated in the collective bargaining agreement. The compensation is specified as vacation allowance (Semesterersättning in Swedish) in your employment contract and in your payslip.
If you as a part-time consultant wish to have some time off, and thereby not be available for work, it will be registered as unpaid leave and must in all cases be approved by your Consultant Manager.
Benefits full-time consultants
Dedicated Consultant Manager. Throughout your employment, you will have the support of a dedicated consultant manager who ensures that you are motivated and that you receive the support you need to succeed.
Wellness Allowance. We want our employees to feel good and promote a healthy lifestyle. Exercising reduces the risk of work-related injuries and other health-related absences, and is an excellent means of combating stress. Therefore, we offer you, as a full-time consultant, a wellness allowance of 1000 SEK per half-year. In the Consultant Portal Mybenefit, you will find information about the amount of allowance available to you and access to Epassi, where instructions are provided on how to make your wellness purchases.
Click here to proceed to the consultant portal. For questions regarding how to make your wellness purchases, please contact Epassi support.
Consultant Portal (Mybenefit). As soon as you start your assignment with our client company, you will receive an invitation to the Consultant Portal Mybenefit – a portal full of opportunities, offers, and information. In the consultant portal, you will find information about your employment and the opportunity to speak with a therapist via Blue Call, free of charge and anonymously. In the consultant portal, you can access Epassi, with access to over 19,000 wellness providers across Sweden.
Networking and activities. With us, you get the chance to develop your skills, expand your professional network, and take important steps forward. We offer you, as a consultant, the opportunity to participate in consultant events to socialize and network with other consultants at Academic Work.
Sustainability Training. We see a growing demand for sustainability skills in the job market. Therefore, we offer you skills development in the area through our training "Sustainability Accelerator." The training provides insights and tools on how you, within the framework of your work, can work with environmental and social sustainability – something that will be of great benefit both to you personally and to your client! The training is digital, takes about 1.5 hours to complete, and you can do it at your convenience. You will find the training on the consultant web, under "My Courses."
If you have questions about your benefits, do not hesitate to contact your consultant manager.
Benefits for part-time consultants
Future reference: With us you have the opportunity to get a future reference, regardless of whether you choose to move on within Academic Work or not. Contact your Consultant Manager for more information on how we can give you a reference.
Network: By working you are not only adding new experiences to your resumé, you are also establishing a larger professional network of your own, while you get access to our already established network.
Summer- and full-time jobs: Many of our part-time jobs give you priority on full-time summer jobs, and in some cases also the possibility of a full-time job after graduation. Contact your Consultant Manager for further dialogue about on how we can support you in this and help you build your career.
Sustainability Training: As a part-time consultant, you are also invited to attend our Sustainability Accelerator training.
Parental leave
As a consultant at Academic Work you have the right to parental leave, whether you work full- or part-time. Please fill in the form for parental leave and send it to your Consultant Manager. If you have been employed as a consultant for at least one year at Academic Work, you also have the right to a supplementary parental salary in addition the general parental insurance from Försäkringskassan. The supplementary parental salary is regulated in the general collective bargaining agreement. If you want more information regarding parental salary, please contact your Consultant Manager. For more information about the general parental insurance, visit Försäkringskassan.
Period of notice
What period of notice should apply in your case is stated in your employment contract and is regulated by the general collective agreement. Contact your Consultant Manager if you have any questions regarding your period of notice. According to Swedish laws and regulations, a notice must always be given in written form.
Union membership and A-kassa
We recommend that you, as an employed consultant, contact a suitable unemployment fund (A-kassa) and trade union yourself. Suggestions for suitable unemployment funds and trade unions are Akademikerna, Jusek, or Unionen.