Politics - 20.05.2021 klo 08.00

Every vote counts

New decision-makers will soon be elected to the municipalities. Emma Merko, 24, an ABC Pitkäjärvi service station shop employee from Mikkeli, listed three reasons why young people in particular should vote in municipal elections.

Collective bargaining - 18.05.2021 klo 09.35

PAM President Annika Rönni-Sällinen: Service sector employees now deserve decent salary increases

In the forthcoming round of collective bargaining, employees in the service sector must be properly remunerated for their work. Otherwise, the sectors will be threatened by a serious labor shortage in the future, PAM President Annika Rönni-Sällinen predicted at the union's council meeting.

Well-being at work - 18.05.2021 klo 09.20

Burnout also affects young people: ”You’re young, you can do it”

One in four people in Finland have experienced burnout symptoms. In its new monitoring report, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health reports that the working capacity of young adults has deteriorated and increasingly they have burnout symptoms. One of them is Veera, 20.

Society - 11.05.2021 klo 12.00

Human rights are being infringed in Columbia – give your support!

UNI Global, the worldwide union for service sectors, is campaigning to improve the current human rights situation in Columbia. PAM also condemns the violent events following the national strike on 28 April and calls on the Columbian administration to end the violence.

Unemployment Fund - 06.05.2021 klo 14.49

Part-time workers can be entitled to unemployment allowances during annual holiday

The summer holiday season will soon get going and the unemployment fund would like to remind members that part-time workers have the right to unemployment allowances during annual holiday.

Financial policy - 05.05.2021 klo 08.00

Service sectors looking ahead to growth – hospitality sector emerging from setbacks at start of year

The gloomy Covid numbers and the restrictions on consumer services at the start of the year made the situation even worse for employees in the hospitality sector, according to PAM’s economic survey. But as vaccine coverage increases and the Covid epidemic retreats, there is growing confidence in all PAM sectors about the year ahead for employer...

Research - 04.05.2021 klo 15.00

Researchers are examining how service workers are doing - information is collected from PAM members

The affiliations of the service sectors - well-being at work, competence and work efficiency - were last more extensively examined more than 10 years ago. It is high time to update perceptions.

Summer work - 04.05.2021 klo 09.50

The free Summer Job Helpline is once again advising summer workers

The Summer Job Helpline provides free advice in three languages by phone and via WhatsApp from May to August. Via the info, you can ask for advice on, for example, salary, working hours and about terms of probation.

Membership services - 28.04.2021 klo 16.30

All PAM's regional offices will be open during limited opening hours Monday 3 May

Some regional offices have so far been closed. As the corona situation eases, the rest of the regional offices will open their doors again, but during limited opening hours.

Membership - 26.04.2021 klo 08.00

New membership benefit: PAM's employment and career service will be available to you soon!

The new employment and career service will be launched on Thursday 29 April at 11 o'clock with a free webinar hosted by Ina Mikkola. Attend a webinar and hear more.