Swedish Town Rejects Proposal to Grant Sex Leave to Workers
Malena Ivarsson, whose advice on sex and relationships has made her a well-known voice in Sweden, said the proposal could have been especially beneficial for professional couples, though she warned
that one hour for sex might not be enough time for women to "switch gears and get in the mood." Even the skeptics in Overtornea acknowledged that something positive had come from the debate.
France, for example, which already has a 35-hour workweek, recently introduced legislation granting employees a "right to disconnect." But critics of the Swedish proposal had argued
that it was too intrusive and that it could have stigmatized some employees: those who were single, for example, or who did not feel like having sex.
Norwegian Sea Overtornea SWEDEN FINLAND NORWAY Stockholm RUSSIA DENMARK Baltic Sea GERMANY POLAND BELARUS FEB. 23, 2017
Tomas Mortberg, a member of the Overtornea council from a right-leaning party,
said the state had no business poking its nose into employees’ sex lives.
(The proposal had suggested that an hour of the workweek already devoted to fitness activities
could be used by workers to go home and have sex with a spouse or partner instead.)
A love act with your loved one should be done in your own free time, not during paid work hours." In its decision, the council also rejected Mr. Muskos’s argument
that state-subsidized sexual excursions during working hours would encourage couples to have more children.
