Local agreement - 17.05.2018 klo 13.48

Smart employers motivate their employees with good local agreements

Of all the PAM sectors, most genuine local agreement is done in sectors close to industry, such as the security sector, industrial cleaning and logistics. According to PAM’s Jyrki Sinkkonen, employers’ federations lack a genuine will for local agreement.

Society - 16.05.2018 klo 13.30

Ann Selin to step down as PAM President in summer 2019

Ann Selin, President of Service Union United PAM, informed PAM’s Council that this will be her last term as PAM President. Selin’s successor will be elected at PAM’s congress in June 2019.

Collective agreement negotiations - 16.05.2018 klo 13.01

Role of National Conciliator needs examining – PAM’s Selin would like to discuss the ground rules of bargaining

PAM’s Ann Selin is demanding an examination of conciliation activities in labour market disputes and the bargaining culture before the next round of collective agreement negotiations. Ensuring the integrity of the institution of the conciliator requires recognition and consideration of changed labour market structures.

Labour market - 16.05.2018 klo 12.06

PAM’s Council meeting: Harsh criticism for Sipilä government and the scheming of business owners

PAM Council Chairman Sirpa Laakso has no mercy for the Sipilä government, which over the last year has penalised the poor and trampled on human dignity in order to cosy up to fatcat managers. She blasts the proposal by the Federation of Finnish Enterprises to pay the membership fee of the YTK General unemployment fund on behalf of employees.

Part-time work - 15.05.2018 klo 16.11

Up to 1500 Restel extra employees to move to Barona

Around 1500 part-time restaurant employees who can be called in to work as required are to move from Restel to Opteam, part of the Barona Group. The business is being transferred, so they will move as existing employees.

Membership service - 12.05.2018 klo 10.00

Welcome to join PAM!

Why should you join PAM? There are several reasons why you should join the trade union. Take a moment and listen to our members why they joined.

Local agreement - 09.05.2018 klo 15.12

Local agreement is familiar at AVARN Security: Agreements are only made on matters that the parties agree on

Juha Mustonen and Toni Lindgren negotiate working conditions together, both at their workplace at AVARN Security and when fleshing out the collective agreement for the security sector.

Collective agreement - 09.05.2018 klo 14.49

The collective agreements in a nutshell available in English

Key provisions of the collective agreements have been published in English. Get to know the new work conditions within the service sectors below.

Working life - 04.05.2018 klo 09.35

Summer workers: Check what sort of employment contract you sign – as a rule fixed-term employment contracts cannot be terminated

"The employment conditions, such as wages and other conditions of work, applied in the work contract cannot be worse than what is stated in the sector's collective agreement. If the salary according to the collective agreement is 10 euros per hour, an employer cannot pay a summer worker less", PAM’s Chief Negotiator Juha Ojala points out.

Immigration - 03.05.2018 klo 13.19

The many faces of exploitation in service sectors

Service sector workers are frequently exploited in various ways, also in Finland. Work-related exploitation is a broad definition and ranges from pay that is below the collective agreement to work-related human trafficking, i.e. forced labour.