Permanently employed journalists have pretty stable job security, but the number of temporarily employed persons is increasing. Staffing agencies for journalists have become more common, as has as the use of freelance journalists.
Swedish labour laws protect employees from being dismissed for their personal convictions. The Journalists’ Union argues for less short-term employments to protect members’ financial situation, but also to foster a more secure work atmosphere with healthy opposition and debate on journalistic issues. The journalists’ union estimates that staffing agencies’ share of the workforce has been somewhat reduced, but is still considered a problem.
