Josefine Glimnér Jakobsson is a nurse and works in the home service in Söderköping municipality. Two weeks ago she was told that she will not get the holiday she wanted already in February.

- Having a holiday when the children go to school, what is the benefit of it? You want to have the whole family at home when you are on vacation, she says.

Already in February she had wanted vacations week 26 and 27. But week 18 she found out that she would be given holidays week 24, 25 and 26 when some of her children go to school and the daughter is with her dad.

"Want to secure with regular staff"

Linda Uller Social Manager in Söderköping Municipality declares that she wants to secure two-thirds of regular staff throughout the summer.

- We think it is extremely important that we ensure that all staff get their vacation, that we avoid having to call in the regular staff from their vacation, but also that we have sufficient basic skills to prevent and prevent us from getting a situation with the spread of infection, she says.

Pressed work situation during coronation times

The holiday is long-awaited as the corona pandemic has meant extra stress in the profession as a nurse in the home service, says Josefine.

- The holiday is important to us, it is our recovery. It has been a lot of pressure for us during the corona era. You have to think extra carefully if you are the least bit cold and so on. You need to get some rest, you need to spend time with your family and do what you want, what you might have planned, says Josefine Glimnér Jakobsson.

Can you understand the disappointment of those who may not be vacationing with their family?

- I can understand it, but I think that it will be this year, we are facing situations where we will have to do things to a different extent that we have not done before and deal with it undesirably. But I think that is a risk we would rather take than we end up in a situation where we jeopardize security in a completely different way this summer, says Linda Uller.

Helene Hansson, elected representative of the municipality in Söderköping Photo: SVT / Christian Zetterdahl

Important with holidays

Helene Hansson is elected representative of the municipality in Söderköping and she thinks it is still good that the members get a holiday.

- Just knowing that you get your vacation is very important. Most people have been worried about whether they would get any vacation at all, but now they have solved that bit, even if you do not get the one you want, she says.