Labour legislation - 07.01.2020 klo 15.26

Restaurant operator in Hämeenlinna fined for organising unpaid traineeship

The District Court of Hämeenlinna sentenced a restaurant operator to 40 day-fines for exploitative employment discrimination.

Collective agreement - 07.01.2020 klo 12.30

PAM wants a collective agreement for the hairdressing industry

The goal of PAM is to continue to negotiate for a collective agreement for employees in the hairdressing industry to ensure minimum work conditions.

Membership - 03.01.2020 klo 15.30

Buy your personal accident insurance from Turva half price

PAM members with a home insurance with the insurance company Turva can now sign up for a personal accident insurance half price.

Part-time work - 23.12.2019 klo 09.01

Working hours to secure livelihood for part-timers

Part-time employees must have employment contracts which can secure their livelihoods. Sirpa Leppäkangas, PAM’s expert on working time and pay systems, explains what could be done to improve the employment of part-timers.

Collective agreement - 19.12.2019 klo 16.00

PAM Executive Committee approved new collective agreements for ski resorts and adventure services for two years

The Executive Committee of Service Union United PAM has approved new collective agreements for ski resort and adventure service employees. The new collective agreements will be valid 1 November 2019–31 October 2021 and they cover approximately 1,300 employees working in various duties at ski resorts and the adventure services sector.

Training - 18.12.2019 klo 15.30

Have fun learning Finnish on a PAM course – sign up for new courses latest by January 16

Peals of laughter can be heard outside the lecture room. I peek inside to see students of Finnish enjoying their last class of the season. The autumn term has been a good one, even though two students say the grammar studies have really taken their toll.

Income - 18.12.2019 klo 12.44

Extra hours bring some leeway to the finances of part-time workers

Sales assistant Iina Raita enjoys her work, but has also experienced wage poverty. Part-time workers have to save up the euros earned from their extra hours if they are to make ends meet.

Membership - 17.12.2019 klo 12.03

The popular membership benefit continues next year: Cityshoppari 2020 mobile app free of charge

Through the app you can use more than 1000 benefits while shopping, at restaurants, for sport activities and travelling.

Collective bargaining - 17.12.2019 klo 10.40

Towards better working conditions by collective bargaining

Jaana Ylitalo, collective bargaining director at PAM, looks to the coming collective agreement negotiations with confidence. Here she discusses four key points in the negotiations.

Membership - 16.12.2019 klo 08.38

Opening hours during Christmas and the New Year 2019

Christmas and New Year are causing exceptions in the opening hours for PAM and the Unemployment Fund and service lines.