The Swedish Work Environment Authority has inspected the club Darlings in Sundsvall and found repeated violations of the Working Hours Act, leading to a prohibition on employing staff between 00:00 and 05:00. The decision is based on the club violating rules on night rest, and if the club violates the prohibition, it faces a fine of 800,000 kronor. During the inspection, inspectors encountered a classic club environment with music, disco lights, and full lighting to welcome new visitors in the early hours. Observations show employees sleeping in the premises or changing from work clothes in the middle of the night, while the owners deny employment relationships and claim the women are independent artists who receive cash payment per performance. The number of employees affected by these violations has not been confirmed.
Additional penalties and compliance monitoring have been imposed on Darlings, with the owners ordered under penalty to notify if the business is sold. The prohibition takes effect on April 23, 2026, and the police monitor compliance with the Alcohol Act and public order regulations at the club. The club has also been imposed a recurring fine of 50,000 kronor for each occasion specific order rules are not complied with, though the current status of these fines is unclear.
In a separate case, the Swedish Work Environment Authority conducted an inspection at Örnäset and Skurholmen home care services in Luleå on March 11, 2026, and found deficiencies in the work environment. The authority criticizes the home care service's work environment efforts and highlights safety deficiencies regarding violence and threats of violence, but specific actions to address these issues have not been detailed. Care assistants and assistant nurses in the home care service in Luleå strongly criticized the work environment, citing minute management and lack of recovery as causes of unhealthy stress leading to short- and long-term sick leave, with two home care groups, Hertsön, pointed out as particularly burdened. According to Kuriren, the home care service in Luleå described overwhelming conditions.
Restaurant violations have also been identified, with the Swedish Work Environment Authority discovering deficiencies at a restaurant in Åre and issuing a prohibition against performing certain work tasks until the deficiencies are rectified, though the specific deficiencies found remain unknown. In Höör, the authority conducted an inspection at a restaurant and found that two employees had performed work without receiving a continuous rest period of at least 36 hours every seven-day period, known as weekly rest, but the name of this restaurant has not been disclosed.
Food inspection revealed further issues, with a number of deficiencies discovered at Matkassen, including lack of ability to trace the origin of food items and in some cases missing information about allergens, posing a potential life danger.