Secondary Employment

Certain types of secondary employment are not permitted, and therefore it is required that all teaching staff must register any secondary employment in Primula each year, regardless of whether they have one or not, this is mandatory. Other staff must register secondary employment if specifically requested by their manager. Each registration is reviewed and approved by the Head of Department. Stockholm University also requests that all employees understand what secondary employment is and the relevant procedures at Stockholm University, so please take 10 minutes to read the attached guidelines on secondary employment from Stockholm University.

Some activities carried out outside employment at Stockholm University are traditionally considered part of work duties and therefore do not count as secondary employment. These activities may be paid or unpaid.

Examples of such activities include:

• Giving lectures or presenting papers at other universities.
  
• Acting as an external examiner at doctoral defenses at other universities.
  
• Serving as an external expert in the hiring of faculty at other universities.
  
• Participating in academic debates in the media.
  
• Presenting one’s own research at conferences outside the university.
  
• Assignments as a member of examination boards and minor roles for academic journals are also included in this category.

A brief summary of the definition of secondary employment and procedures at Stockholm University (For more information please read Regulations concerning employees’ secondary employment at Stockholm University):

• Secondary employment means any activity outside an employee’s work that cannot be considered part of their private life.
  
• Secondary employment may be either paid or unpaid.
  
• Most secondary employment is permitted, but some is prohibited by law or collective agreements applicable to all state employees.
  
• There are three types of secondary employment (which may be permitted or prohibited, a case-by-case assessment is made by the Head of Department/HR):

1. Those that risk undermining confidence in Stockholm University/the Department/the employee/colleagues at Stockholm University (confidence-damaging).
2. Those that prevent an employee from performing their work effectively (work-impairing).
3. Those that compete with the university's activities.

• All teaching staff must register secondary employment in Primula every year – regardless of whether they have any.
  
• Other employees must register secondary employment if requested by their manager.

If you have any questions regarding this or secondary employment in general, please contact Viktoria Arwinge.