Benefits
Benefits for employees at Uppsala University
As an employee at Uppsala University, you may partake of a number of benefits. To read more about a particular benefit, click on the relevant link below:
Wellness subsidy and wellness hours
Vacation
Parental leave
Leave of absence with pay
Sick pay
Healthcare and medication
Career and professional development
Pension
Salary exchange
Insurances
Support from Trygghetsstiftelsen
Free entrance to museums and gardens
Wellness hours and wellness subsidies
One hour each week may be spent on wellness activities during paid working hours. In addition, you can receive up to 2000 SEK annually to cover the costs for your wellness activities. See the list at Skatteverket for activities that are approved for wellness subsidy. Employees are also offered subsidised massage on university premises.
Read more about wellness at Uppsala University
Vacation
All employees are entitled to rest and recreation during a continuous period in the year. As a new employee, you have the right to vacation even in your first year of employment. For each whole calendar year, you are entitled to the following number of vacation days:
- 28 days of paid vacation up to and including the year of your 29th birthday
- 31 days of paid vacation from the year of your 30th birthday
- 35 days of paid vacation from the year of your 40th birthday.
Read more about vacation as an employee at Uppsala University
Parental leave
You are entitled to full-time leave of absence until your child is 18 months old. As a parent, you may also reduce your working hours with up to a quarter of normal working hours until the child is 12 years of age. In addition, Uppsala University pays a parental benefit supplement for days when you receive parental benefits from Försäkringskassan.
Read more about parental leave and parental benefit supplement
Leave of absence with pay
Employees of Uppsala University may be granted leave of absence with pay. Leaves with pay include:
- Move (own)
- Graduation/exam (own)
- Military/civil service
- Family reason
Read more about leaves of absence
Sick pay
If you are employed for at least a month, or if you are employed at least 14 consecutive days, you are entitled to sick pay for the first 14 days of your sickness absence. From day 15, you receive 10 % of your current daily pay as a sick pay supplement up until day 365.
Read more about notification of sickness and sick pay supplement
Healthcare and medicine
Medical treatment by doctors are subsidised. We also reimburse your costs for prescription medications within the high-cost protection scheme.
Read more about reimbursements for healthcare and medicine
Career and professional development
Employees at Uppsala University are offered many opportunities for continued professional development.
Read more about professional development as an employee
Retirement and pension
As a government employee, the occupational pension administration is handled by SPV, Statens löne- och pensionsverk. .
Uppsala University’s pension consists of two parts:
Salary exchange – exchange salary for a pension provision
You may set aside extra money to your occupational pension through an individual agreement – a so-called salary exchange. This means that you forego part of your salary in exchange for the employer pays more money towards your occupational pension.
Insurance
During working hours, as an employee you are well covered by several different insurance policies:
- Business travel insurance – While on a business trip, university employees and doctoral students are insured via Kammarkollegiet (the Swedish Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency ).
- Service group life insurance – a tax-free one-time sum will be paid out to the surviving family if an employee should die before retirement.
- Personal injury insurance – If you are injured in the workplace, you may receive compensation from the personal injury insurance. The injury can be an illness that has occurred owing to work. It can also be owing to an accident in the workplace, or an accident occurring when travelling to or from work.
Read more about insurance policies for employees
Support from Trygghetsstiftelsen
If you are terminated owing to lack of work, Trygghetsstiftelsen can help with the following:
- Help finding new work
- Financial supplement
Free entrance to museums and gardens
All employees are entitled to free entrance to the museums and gardens curated by Uppsala University:
- Museum of Evolution
- Gustavianum, Uppsala University Museum
- Museum of Medical History
- Linnaeus’ Hammarby
- The Linnaean garden and the Linnaeus Museum
- The tropical conservatory