To get short-time work allowance (Sw. korttidspermittering) pursuant to the state's support package for the Covid-19 outbreak, the company must show temporary and severe financial circumstances to cope with the challenges due to Covid-19. The difficulties should be caused by circumstances outside the company's control and specifically have an impact on the company's business. All employer's with the exception for certain public organizations and companies can get support for short-time work allowance if the conditions for the support are fulfilled: The central and local collective bargaining agreements must support short-time work. If there are no collective bargaining agreements, at lease 70 percent of the employees at the workplace should approve and participate in the short-time work. The decrease in salary and worktime should be the same for all participating employees. The company must have used any other available actions to decrease their personnel costs. The company must not be insolvent or subject to reconstruction. It is possible to change the extent of the worktime decrease provided there is an agreement. There are no obstacles to terminate parts of the workforce while the other part has short-time work.