Unemployment Fund - 27.05.2020 klo 12.00

PAM Unemployment Fund adopts robot to speed up processing of unemployment applications

The coronavirus pandemic has had a big impact at the Unemployment Fund of Service Union United PAM. In April alone, Union members sent in more first applications for unemployment allowance than they did in all of 2019. The Unemployment Fund has now adopted a robot to help process the backlog of applications.

Collective agreement - 27.05.2020 klo 07.45

Changes to working conditions in the hospitality and amusement park sector and for Avecra's train service staff

These temporary changes affecting the announcement of shift lists and summer holiday dates are in place for a fixed period and are due to the coronavirus crisis.

Unemployment Fund - 25.05.2020 klo 13.20

Last week the Unemployment Fund received around 2190 new earnings-related unemployment allowance applications, over 2480 were processed

We are publishing the Unemployment Fund’s application and processing numbers weekly.

Employment contract - 22.05.2020 klo 10.55

Court of Appeal confirms dismissal of sales assistant was illegal and orders employer to pay damages

A sales assistant working at co-operative retailer Varuboden-Osla Handelslag was dismissed for smoking and eating pick & mix candy during working time.

Unemployment Fund - 19.05.2020 klo 15.49

There are interruptions in the Unemployment Fund's services: the archive of applications submitted is not working at the moment

We have discovered an error in the archive for applications and we are doing our best to correct it. The other e-services are functioning normally and you can send your application for unemployment benefits as usual through our e-services.

Unemployment security - 19.05.2020 klo 10.52

Last week the Unemployment Fund received around 2372 new earnings-related unemployment allowance applications, over 2 990 were processed

We are publishing the Unemployment Fund’s application and processing numbers weekly.

Well-being - 18.05.2020 klo 10.00

Corona makes us feel a lack of control – how can we maintain our mental health?

This exceptional spring has caused great psychological stress to many of us. Juho Mertanen, psychologist at Mieli Mental Health Finland, encourages people to focus on the things they can control.

Working life - 14.05.2020 klo 10.45

Elena Silina enjoys her varied work as pharmacy support worker

Elena joined recently the union for the first time. With the pandemic and changes in the labour market, she felt that membership would provide security.

Unemployment security - 12.05.2020 klo 18.00

Last week the Unemployment Fund received around 2600 new earnings-related unemployment allowance applications, over 2400 were processed

We are publishing the Unemployment Fund’s application and processing numbers weekly.

Unemployment security - 11.05.2020 klo 15.00

More temporary changes to unemployment security legislation

Due to the changes, the specific adjustment period and the calculation of income from entrepreneurial activity based on tax data will be temporarily abandoned.