Membership services - 16.01.2020 klo 09.00

PAM's web site and visual appearance renewed

As a celebration of the new year a new visual identity is implemented in all PAM's publishing channels.

Collective bargaining - 15.01.2020 klo 16.40

Join us in the collective bargaining round and sign the petition

The negotiations for salaries and terms of employment in the service industry are underway. In order to reach the best possible result in the collective bargaining round we need everyone's support and engagement.

Collective bargaining - 14.01.2020 klo 17.30

The collective agreement negotiations within the facilities services to continue next week

Service Union United PAM and Real Estate Employers have met today to negotiate minimum terms and conditions of employment for workers in the facilites services sector.

14.01.2020 klo 13.42

Collective bargaining in six sectors this week

During this week, collective agreement negotiations will be underway with employer unions in the commercial sector, the facilities services sector, Veikkaus, Alko, the Finnish National Opera as well as the customer service and telemarketing sector. On Thursday, the Executive Committee of PAM will convene to discuss the negotiations.

Collective bargaining - 10.01.2020 klo 16.23

The collective agreement negotiations within the facilities services started today

Service Union United PAM and Real Estate Employers met for the first time this afternoon to negotiate minimum terms and conditions of employment for workers in the facilites services sector.

Collective bargaining - 08.01.2020 klo 15.44

PAM economist: The economy is growing in the service industry

The financial and employment situation in the service industry is good. The biggest fields are showing growth in net profits. PAM believes this indicates an opportunity to raise salaries.

Collective bargaining - 08.01.2020 klo 15.01

Follow the collective bargaining round

PAM is negotiating minimum working conditions for around 400 000 workers in the service sector.

Working life - 08.01.2020 klo 12.15

Finns appreciate the service industry, but the image of the jobs has gotten worse

According to Finns, work in the commercial, hospitality, restaurant and real estate industries is typically part-time but involves a great deal of social interaction.

Collective bargaining - 08.01.2020 klo 09.30

In the collective bargaining round PAM is looking for a living wage and proper working hours

Clear wage rises and possible longer-term wage programmes, and overhaul of pay systems and working hours that you can live from. These are the aims of Service Union United PAM for the collective bargaining round. This would create the conditions where employees could work their entire career in the sectors. PAM will start the spring’s negotiating...

Income - 08.01.2020 klo 08.00

High debt levels can be seen in working life–more money talk needed

Over-indebtedness is so widespread among households that it shows in working life too. Minna Markkanen of the Guarantee Foundation says that the people who come to them for help are typically middle-aged women working in the care or retail sectors.