Unemployment security - 18.04.2019 klo 13.15

Changes to the adjustment of earnings-related unemployment allowance from 1 April 2019

The basis for the adjustment of earnings-related unemployment allowance will change in the beginning of April 2019. The biggest change pertains to people who are working part-time, in full-time employment of no more than two weeks in duration, who have income from entrepreneurial activities, are self-employed, or who are working reduced hours due...

EU - 16.04.2019 klo 08.50

Commissioner Timmermans: Towards better regulation and employee protection

Regulation is a hot topic in both Finnish and international politics. We asked European Commissioner for Better Regulation Frans Timmermans to tell us four things that are important in EU-level regulation.

Society - 12.04.2019 klo 15.30

“You can’t make a difference by doing nothing”

Nick Myllymäki has voted in almost every election where he’s been entitled to vote. He wants to exercise his right to vote and wants more young people in decision-making positions.

Union Congress - 10.04.2019 klo 16.00

Majority of PAM Congress decision-makers are new

373 representatives were elected to Service Union United PAM’s Congress to be held in Helsinki in June. The majority of the persons elected – 57 per cent – will be participating in the Congress for the first time.

10.04.2019 klo 11.09

Nation of the Free campaign fights for labour rights in Parliamentary elections

Finland will elect a new Parliament on Sunday 14 April. The campaign Nation of the Free is striving to get labour market issues onto the electoral agenda. The campaign Vapaiden valtakunta (Nation of the Free) was initiated by young trade union activists last autumn. The main idea is to ask all candidates standing for Parliament to what extent they...

Research - 08.04.2019 klo 09.58

Digital platforms play an increasingly important role in finding, providing and organising work

A recent study on the extent of platform employment shows that Finns are actively participating in the burgeoning internet economy. PAM proposes that legislation should be specified to protect the rights of employees.

Society - 04.04.2019 klo 16.40

Voter turnout can be lower depending on your occupation–Miira Salo is going against the flow

Miira Salo is planning to vote in the parliamentary elections, even though she is in an occupational category that often does not turn out to vote.

Union Congress - 03.04.2019 klo 10.14

Ann Selin reviews four years in numbers: “The voice of PAM members is heard”

PAM’s outgoing President, Ann Selin, looks back over her last four-year period and forward into the 2020s: what impact do PAM members have, why was the competitiveness pact entered into – and why should we not fear digitalisation?

Training - 01.04.2019 klo 11.00

Training that meets the activation condition available to PAM members

As of 1 April 2019 you can accumulate activity from services other than those organised by the employment services. PAM offers its unemployed members employment-promoting courses.

Labour legislation - 01.04.2019 klo 09.15

Accrual of annual holiday during sick leave improves

If an employee is incapacitated for work or absent due to rehabilitation, they cannot be denied the four weeks paid annual holiday they are entitled to under EU legislation. This is the interpretation of the EU’s Court of Justice, and therefore the law in Finland will change on 1 April 2019.