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.

Working life - 10.10.2019 klo 12.40

First head shop steward elected at Freska

Gerstin Juss was elected the first head shop steward at cleaning company Freska in June. Since then she has helped to deal with stigma around union membership.

Working life - 22.08.2019 klo 16.10

Ylitalo from PAM proposes negotiations on festival volunteering

Jaana Ylitalo, collective bargaining director at PAM, believes that repeating the same arguments about volunteer work at festivals every summer is not in the interests of the festival organisers. Formal negotiations would be better for everyone. In her recent article, Jaana Paanetoja, Doctor of Laws and docent of labour and social law, suggests...

Working life - 11.06.2019 klo 10.00

The biggest threats for workers - UNI leader Christy Hoffman lists epic labour market challenges of this decade

According to UNI Global Union General Secretary Christy Hoffman, the biggest threats for workers have to do with inequality and erosion of employment.

Working life - 04.06.2019 klo 17.00

There is a need for clear rules for platform work

In the government programme, which was published yesterday, the challenges connected to digital platform work does not go unnoticed. The matter was discussed as well at a theme seminar at PAM’s Congress Union earlier today. The speakers at the seminar were Nordic Union NU-HRCT’s Secretary General Kristjan Bragason, representative for...

Working life - 08.05.2019 klo 10.00

Labour exploitation needs to be taken seriously

Pia Marttila is an expert at Rikosuhripäivystys, Victim Support Finland, and in her job she sees the darkest side of labour exploitation and how it is reflected in a dependency relationship where employees are mere pawns.

Working life - 23.04.2019 klo 10.50

The buyer sets the goals in corporate acquisitions – inform staff of changes in time

A corporate acquisition may be a difficult thing to deal with, particularly for the staff of the company that is being bought. Will they keep their jobs? How will the working methods and atmosphere change?

Working life - 26.03.2019 klo 09.45

When your wages aren't enough to live on

It is estimated that there are around half a million working poor people in Finland. What drives them into poverty can be irregular employment or having too few working hours, says Niina Tanner, who prepared a report for PAM on working poverty and its costs.

Working life - 21.02.2019 klo 16.08

Cooperation procedures at your work place? Here is a practical checklist

Did you know that you can browse vacant jobs in the service sector through PAM's web site? That and many more helpful links is found in the link collection below, especially if you are reflecting on cooperation procedures at your work place.

Working life - 20.02.2019 klo 11.00

Clarifying work in the platform economy

One of PAM’s goals for the upcoming parliamentary elections is to incorporate the presumption of an employer-employee relationship into the Employment Contracts Act. This means that an platform offering work would be considered to be an employer with the associated obligations.