In Schweden: Arbeitsgericht erklärt asoziales Verhalten zur Krankheit.

The article discusses a ruling by the Swedish Labor Court which held that chronic alcoholism was not grounds for termination of a work relationship. The judgment came in the case of two dismissed employees of the Volvo auto company. The company held that the workers' unexcused absenteeism disrupted production planning. The court judged that the law on job protection prohibited job dismissals on the grounds of illness.