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+# Employee Handbook
+
+For the Swedish staff
+
+## Table Of Content
+
+- Working hours and office space
+- Tools
+- Salary
+- Benefits
+- Books and online courses
+- Conferences
+- Traveling to Customer site
+- SIM-card
+- Health and training grant
+- Insurance
+- Terminal Glasses
+- Residence
+- Vacation
+- Employee CV
+- Personal Information
+- Daily work
+- Competition and ancillary activities
+- Termination of employment
+
+## Working hours and office space
+
+Regular working hours are forty (40) hours per week excluding lunch. At times over-time may be required compensation for which will be handled based on the specific case and the service contract with the end customer.
+
+An employee will usually be working at the customer site/office providing services to the customer. An Employee may also be required to work and make customer visits to locations other than the regular work site if necessary.
+
+## Tools
+
+The company provides employees with the equipment we believe is required for the performance of their duties. Company provided equipment includes the following:
+
+- **Laptop**: Latest Macbook (Laptop will be changed after 3 years).
+- **Mobile**: SEK 12 000 (including VAT). Mobile will be changed after 2 years. Employees can choose the mobile they would like to have, but the price must not be higher than SEK 12 000.
+- **Headphones**: Sony. Employees can choose the headphones they would like to have, but the price must not be higher than SEK 3000.
+
+The equipment is handed over to the employee and remains in their possession during the term of employment or until the useful life of the equipment. The equipment remains the property of the company, however, the employee is responsible for keeping the equipment safe.
+
+## Salary
+
+Salary is paid to the employee on the 24th day of each month. In case the 24th is not a business day the salary is instead paid on the last banking day before the 24th.
+
+## Benefits
+
+Stakater offers the following benefits to its employees:
+
+### Books and online courses
+
+The company highly encourages employees to read books and attend online courses to enhance their technical abilities. Any relevant books or courses may be purchased for the employee after discussion with and approval by their manager.
+
+### Conferences
+
+The company encourages employees to attend at least one relevant conference per year to improve his/her technical abilities. Any costs or time-off required for relevant conferences may be sponsored by the company for the employee after discussion with and approval by their manager.
+
+### Traveling to Customer site
+
+The traveling required by an employee to reach the customer site from their residence will be sponsored by the company. If an employee travels with their personal car, the company will reimburse the cost at the rate of 18.5 SEK per mile (based on a calculation of 1 mile = 10 km) for traveling to and from the customer site. The company will also pay for any associated parking costs and traffic congestion tax.
+
+If an employee travels via public transport, the company will reimburse travel tickets (single-trip validity) used to travel both to and from the customer site.
+
+#### Local Employee
+
+Local employee refers to employees permanently residing in Stockholm. The company will not pay for traveling to the Company office in Stockholm. However, the company will pay for traveling costs (personal car) using the Swedish mileage system for client site visits only. It will also cover parking costs, congestion tax, and single SL tickets for client site visits.
+
+#### Remote Employee
+
+Remote employee refers to employees permanently residing in Sweden but in a city other than Stockholm. The company will not pay for traveling to the Company office in Stockholm or for team activities, but it will pay for work travel to Stockholm or other cities for events requested by the company/client.
+
+### SIM-card
+
+Each employee will get a postpaid SIM-card from the company with a subscription type minimum Flat rate with 50 GB data, which includes unlimited free calls and SMS/MMS within Sweden. Employees should use it only for calls within Sweden. The cost of all calls outside Sweden (if not official) will be deducted from the salary.
+
+### Health and training grant
+
+Stakater encourages its staff to work out and exercise for a healthy lifestyle. The company pays health and training grants to all employees. The value of the grant is 5000 SEK per year.
+
+According to the tax authority (Skatteverket), the training allowance can only be provided for "easy-going exercise" and physical training, such as badminton, gym subscriptions, swimming, squash, etc.
+
+The health and training grant is reported as expenses and then reimbursed by the company with the monthly salary. Employees are required to provide a receipt for the expense with VAT specified on it.
+
+#### Calculations
+
+Each employee will get SEK 5000 per year (SEK 417 / month). 
+- If the employee joins in June, the person will get SEK 2919 for the rest of the year.
+- Formula: SEK 417 * the number of months remaining in the year, including the month of joining.
+- If an employee has already used more than the allowed amount during the year of leaving the company, the extra amount will be adjusted in the final salary.
+
+### Pension & Insurance
+
+Stakater provides the following insurances to employees:
+- Pension (Ålderpension) via Avanza (www.avanza.se) – SEK 1200 per employee per month.
+- Health Insurance (Vårdförsäkring) via SEB Försäkring.
+- Occupational Group Life Insurance (Tjänstegrupplivförsäkring) via SEB Försäkring.
+- Sickness Insurance (Sjukförsäkring) via SEB Försäkring.
+- Accident Insurance (Olycksfallsförsäkring) via SEB Försäkring.
+
+(Note: Health Insurance does not include dental and medicine costs).
+
+### Terminal Glasses
+
+If the employee needs terminal glasses for their work, they will be provided by the company. Each employee can buy 1 terminal pair of glasses for up to SEK 2500 every 3 years.
+
+### Bonuses
+
+- **Recruitment Referral Bonus**: Up to SEK 50000 based on the hired person's location.
+- **Assignment Referral Bonus**: SEK 10000 (for IT consultants only).
+- **Certification Bonus** (for IT consultants only).
+
+## Vacation
+
+An employee is entitled to 25 vacation days per year. The vacation days should be used in consultation with their manager and earned retroactively. If an employment term ends and more vacation days have been used than earned, the excess days will be offset in the final salary.
+
+## Employee CV
+
+As a consultant at Stakater, it is important to keep the CV updated during employment to reflect skills and accurate information.
+
+## Personal Information
+
+Stakater processes employees' personal data according to applicable laws, including GDPR.
+