Short-time work means that the working hours are shorter than the ordinary working time. The partial decrease in working hours is initiated with the support of a collective bargaining agreement (if there is such collective bargaining agreement) or, if there is no collective bargaining agreement, with an agreement with each of the affected employees under certain circumstances. The short-time work is applicable for a limited period of time and the employee's salary is somewhat lower than the ordinary salary. The support for short-time work is based on the Swedish Act (2013:948) on support at short-time work and the Swedish Government Regulation (2020:208) on support at short-time work.