08.03.2019 klo 13.45

Due to a mistake made by the Finnish Tax Administration the details concerning deduction on union membership fee lacks in the tax decisions for year 2018.

The fault will be corrected by the Tax Administration. No actions are neened by PAM members.

Work wellbeing - 06.03.2019 klo 08.30

Multilingualism is an asset in an international hotel environment

Simone Klimpel-Koskela is on her third year of serving as the chief shop steward for PAM at the high-end hotel Radisson Blu Plaza. Her workplace includes employees from several different countries, and they have been able to form a community by fostering an open culture of discussion.

Shop steward - 05.03.2019 klo 09.00

In the role of a shop steward you need to be outgoing and responsible

Simone Klimpel-Koskela is a shop steward at a multilingual workplace. She lists five points that she thinks are important in being a shop steward.

Union Congress - 27.02.2019 klo 12.55

Are you standing for election in the Union Congress elections? Here are some tips to get your electioneering going

Kaisa Javanainen, who was successful in PAM’s previous Congress elections, tells how she became one of the top ten vote-winning candidates.

Immigration - 25.02.2019 klo 10.30

Monitoring visits reveal errors in wage payments and time sheets in cleaning firms

The cleaning sector in Finland is seen as a sector that is susceptible to work-related exploitation and human trafficking. In recent years the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland has targeted its checks especially at small non-organised firms and firms where it has received tip-offs. Errors have been found in employees’ wage...

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.

Membership service - 21.02.2019 klo 15.20

Now you can apply for Holiday Club's autumn and winter holidays!

PAM has a number of high-quality Holiday Club timeshares in Katinkulta/Vuokatti, Saimaa, Kuusamo, Salla, Saariselkä, Tahko, Himos, Naantali, Tampere, Turku and Pyhä at member prices 200–550 €.

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.

Membership service - 18.02.2019 klo 09.00

Thousands of disputes resolved, most of them out of court

Last year, members contacted PAM approximately 50,000 times for help with employment contract issues. Close to 1,000 of these cases required resolution by PAM. Most disputes are handled at the workplace or at PAM’s local branch offices, and do not require intervention from the judicial system.

Working conditions - 14.02.2019 klo 14.00

Finally: Foodora couriers to have break spaces

According to a courier representative, break spaces would not have been reinstated without active campaigning.