Labour legislation - 26.09.2018 klo 13.40

Appeal lodged with the EU against Finland’s generally binding collective agreement system – in Norway generally binding agreements have been extended

Appeal lodged with the EU against Finland’s generally binding collective agreement system – in Norway generally binding agreements have been extended

PAM rejects the claims cited by the think tank Liberal in its appeal to the European Commission on the legality of the generally binding nature of collective agreements. In Norway generally binding agreements have been extended to cover a total of nine sectors.

Labour legislation - 19.04.2018 klo 14.13

PAM’s Selin: Government has the wrong medicine for improving employment – it will increase inequality and is ineffective

PAM’s Selin: Government has the wrong medicine for improving employment – it will increase inequality and is ineffective

The cutbacks in job security proposed by the Sipilä government, which in PAM’s opinion are dangerous, will not promote employment and treat young people and those working in small workplaces unfairly. Undermining job security is an old-fashioned way of trying to increase companies’ competitiveness. Selin points out that a fixed term employment...

Labour legislation - 18.04.2018 klo 10.40

Would easier dismissal mean that employees are silenced?

Would easier dismissal mean that employees are silenced?

The government is planning to make it easier to fire workers in small companies. “I wouldn’t bring in legislation that would allow employers to arbitrarily dismiss an employee just by clicking their fingers and then replace them with someone else”, says Mia Suominen at PAM.