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Anpassning för personer med funktionsnedsättning i arbetslivet - Arbetsgivarens ansvar för att motverka bristande tillgänglighet

Claesson, Manuella LU and Nåvall-Palm, Elly LU (2026) HARH16 20252
Department of Business Law
Abstract
In 2015, lack of accessibility was introduced as a separate form of discrimination in the Swedish
Discrimination Act. The reform aimed to improve access to employment for people with
disabilities. Despite this change, statistics show that large differences in employment, work
capacity and experiences of discrimination remain compared to the rest of the population. This
raises important legal questions about how employers’ duties to adapt the workplace have
developed over time and how far these duties extend in practice.

The purpose of the thesis is to examine the legal development of disability discrimination, with
a particular focus on the employers’ obligations to provide reasonable support and workplace
adaptations. Using the... (More)
In 2015, lack of accessibility was introduced as a separate form of discrimination in the Swedish
Discrimination Act. The reform aimed to improve access to employment for people with
disabilities. Despite this change, statistics show that large differences in employment, work
capacity and experiences of discrimination remain compared to the rest of the population. This
raises important legal questions about how employers’ duties to adapt the workplace have
developed over time and how far these duties extend in practice.

The purpose of the thesis is to examine the legal development of disability discrimination, with
a particular focus on the employers’ obligations to provide reasonable support and workplace
adaptations. Using the legal dogmatic method, the study analyses how international and
European legal frameworks, such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(CRPD), the Employment Equality Directive and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, have
influenced Swedish law. The thesis also examines the legal requirements for lack of
accessibility under the Swedish Discrimination Act and how they are applied in court practice.

The study is limited to working life and covers the legal relationship between employers,
employees, job applicants and vocational trainees. An analysis of 19 judgements from the
Swedish Labour Court shows how courts assess what counts as reasonable accommodation in
practice. Special attention is given to cases AD 2010 No. 13 and AD 2017 No. 51, which have
also been criticized by the CRPD Committee.

The thesis shows that employers’ responsibilities to adapt the workplace have become stronger
over time and that the focus has shifted from the individuals’ limitations to barriers in the work
environment. At the same time, there is still a large degree of uncertainty in how reasonableness
is assessed, especially when employers encounter financial or practical difficulties. The
conclusion is that current legal practice seeks to balance flexibility with legal certainty. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
År 2015 infördes bristande tillgänglighet som en självständig diskrimineringsform i den
svenska diskrimineringslagen, i syfte att stärka delaktigheten i arbetslivet för personer med
funktionsnedsättning. Trots reformen visar statistik att skillnader i sysselsättning,
arbetsförmåga och upplevd diskriminering fortsatt är betydande i jämförelse med övriga
befolkningen. Detta aktualiserar centrala rättsliga frågor om hur kraven på arbetsgivares
anpassningsansvar har utvecklats över tid och hur långt ansvaret sträcker sig i praktiken.

Syftet med uppsatsen är att analysera rättsutvecklingen kring diskriminering på grund av
funktionsnedsättning, med särskilt fokus på arbetsgivarens skyldighet att vidta skäliga stöd- och
... (More)
År 2015 infördes bristande tillgänglighet som en självständig diskrimineringsform i den
svenska diskrimineringslagen, i syfte att stärka delaktigheten i arbetslivet för personer med
funktionsnedsättning. Trots reformen visar statistik att skillnader i sysselsättning,
arbetsförmåga och upplevd diskriminering fortsatt är betydande i jämförelse med övriga
befolkningen. Detta aktualiserar centrala rättsliga frågor om hur kraven på arbetsgivares
anpassningsansvar har utvecklats över tid och hur långt ansvaret sträcker sig i praktiken.

Syftet med uppsatsen är att analysera rättsutvecklingen kring diskriminering på grund av
funktionsnedsättning, med särskilt fokus på arbetsgivarens skyldighet att vidta skäliga stöd- och
anpassningsåtgärder i arbetslivet, för att motverka diskriminering på grund av bristande
tillgänglighet. Med hjälp av rättsdogmatisk metod undersöks hur internationella och europeiska
regelverk, såsom CRPD, arbetslivsdirektivet och EU-stadgan, successivt har påverkat den
svenska regleringen. I den nationella analysen behandlas diskrimineringslagens rekvisit för
bristande tillgänglighet samt deras tillämpning i praxis.

Uppsatsen är avgränsad till arbetslivet och omfattar relationen mellan arbetsgivare,
arbetstagare, arbetssökande och yrkespraktikanter. Genom analys av 19 avgöranden från
Arbetsdomstolen belyses hur bedömningen av skälighet tillämpas i praktiken. Särskild vikt
läggs vid AD 2010 nr 13 samt AD 2017 nr 51, vilka även varit föremål för kritik från CRPD-kommittén.

Slutligen visar uppsatsen på att kraven på arbetsgivares anpassningsskyldighet har stärkts över
tid och att fokus har förskjutits från individens begränsningar till organisatoriska och fysiska
hinder. Samtidigt kvarstår ett betydande tolkningsutrymme i skälighetsbedömningen, särskilt
avseende ekonomiska och praktiska invändningar. Slutsatsen är att den nuvarande
rättstillämpningen präglas av en balans mellan rättslig flexibilitet och förutsebarhet (Less)
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Claesson, Manuella LU and Nåvall-Palm, Elly LU
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HARH16 20252
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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keywords
Bristande tillgänglighet, diskriminering på grund av funktionsnedsättning, arbetsgivarens anpassningsskyldighet, skäliga anpassningsåtgärder, arbetsrätt, diskrimineringslagen, funktionsnedsättning i arbetslivet. Lack of accessibility, discrimination based on disability, employer’s obligation to provide reasonable accommodation, reasonable accommodation measures, labour law, discrimination law, disability in working life.
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Swedish
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9219056
date added to LUP
2026-01-22 07:24:21
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2026-01-22 07:24:21
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  abstract     = {{In 2015, lack of accessibility was introduced as a separate form of discrimination in the Swedish
Discrimination Act. The reform aimed to improve access to employment for people with
disabilities. Despite this change, statistics show that large differences in employment, work
capacity and experiences of discrimination remain compared to the rest of the population. This
raises important legal questions about how employers’ duties to adapt the workplace have
developed over time and how far these duties extend in practice.

The purpose of the thesis is to examine the legal development of disability discrimination, with
a particular focus on the employers’ obligations to provide reasonable support and workplace
adaptations. Using the legal dogmatic method, the study analyses how international and
European legal frameworks, such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(CRPD), the Employment Equality Directive and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, have
influenced Swedish law. The thesis also examines the legal requirements for lack of
accessibility under the Swedish Discrimination Act and how they are applied in court practice.

The study is limited to working life and covers the legal relationship between employers,
employees, job applicants and vocational trainees. An analysis of 19 judgements from the
Swedish Labour Court shows how courts assess what counts as reasonable accommodation in
practice. Special attention is given to cases AD 2010 No. 13 and AD 2017 No. 51, which have
also been criticized by the CRPD Committee.

The thesis shows that employers’ responsibilities to adapt the workplace have become stronger
over time and that the focus has shifted from the individuals’ limitations to barriers in the work
environment. At the same time, there is still a large degree of uncertainty in how reasonableness
is assessed, especially when employers encounter financial or practical difficulties. The
conclusion is that current legal practice seeks to balance flexibility with legal certainty.}},
  author       = {{Claesson, Manuella and Nåvall-Palm, Elly}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Anpassning för personer med funktionsnedsättning i arbetslivet - Arbetsgivarens ansvar för att motverka bristande tillgänglighet}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}