Ydre municipality offers a summer job bonus of up to 5,000 SEK for those working in elderly care. In Ydre, substitutes working five weeks can get a 2,000 SEK bonus before tax, six weeks gives 3,000 SEK, and eight weeks gives 5,000 SEK. The maximum cost for Ydre's bonus program is 150,000 SEK if all needed substitutes qualify.
Piteå municipality continues with the same bonus system as last year, offering up to 20,000 SEK for substitutes working in care this summer. Piteå municipality had the largest bonus in the country within social services last year. Piteå municipality is offering furnished accommodation through a 'Provbo' (trial living) concept for new recruits working in social services this summer.
Piteå municipality tested the concept of letting new staff live in furnished apartments during summer jobs in 2024 with good results. Finspång, Norrköping, and Mjölby municipalities also offer bonuses to summer substitutes. In Mjölby, returning substitutes can get a bonus.
Borgholm municipality offers free accommodation for up to 20 summer substitutes in care to attract them. Ödeshög municipality advertises on social media, attends a local career fair, and offers a summer bonus to summer substitutes. Ydre discussed introducing a bonus last year but shelved the proposal; the idea was revived when neighboring Tranås decided to offer bonuses.
Last year, Piteå municipality allowed staff to bring dogs to work, but this year they have scrapped the idea after criticism from dog trainers, according to a source. Linköping municipality works with a digital recruitment campaign and visits fairs and career events. Åtvidaberg municipality markets via social media, participates in job fairs, and visits high schools.
Valdemarsvik municipality uses social media, advertising, posters, and help from internal staff to spread the message. Boxholm municipality primarily advertises on social media. Kinda municipality uses social media and collaboration with schools.
The specific bonus amounts offered in Norrköping, Mjölby, and Ödeshög municipalities have not been disclosed, and it remains unclear how many summer substitutes have actually been recruited through these bonus and accommodation programs across the municipalities. The total budget or cost impact of these recruitment incentives for each municipality is not publicly available, and it is unknown whether any municipalities are not offering bonuses or special incentives, or how they are managing summer staffing if so.