28.02.2018 klo 15.45

Increases of at least 3.5 per cent in the hotel, restaurant and leisure sector

The Executive Committee of Service Union United PAM unanimously approved the new collective agreement for employees and supervisors in the hotel, restaurant and leisure sector. Sunday supplements remain. A part from that, support for employees’ coping and increases of maximum 120 euros or at least 3.5 per cent in pay scales were achieved over the...

27.02.2018 klo 00.20

A proposal of conciliation within the facilities services sector

The National Conciliator Minna Helle has drafted a proposal of conciliation in the occurring dispute within the facilities services sector. Latest by Wednesday the parties are obliged to reply to the National Conciliator, whether they accept or reject the proposal.

Collective agreement negotiations - 26.02.2018 klo 10.09

Week of negotiations starts with negotiating meeting for the retail sector and conciliation for the facilities services sector

The collective bargaining week starting today 26 February will get off to a busy start with both a negotiating meeting for the retail sector and conciliation for the facilities services sector in the afternoon. A limited work stoppage will start in the facilities services sector on Thursday 1 March unless a settlement is reached on a collective...

Collective agreement negotiations - 25.02.2018 klo 16.00

A negotiation result has been reached within the hotel, restaurant and leisure industry

Service Union United PAM and The Finnish Hospitality Association MaRa met up Sunday 25 February.

Collective agreement negotiations - 24.02.2018 klo 18.20

The National Conciliator Minna Helle describes the situation within the facilities services sector as problematic

Service Union United PAM and the Real Estate Employer met up at the National Conciliator's office on Friday 23 February.

Collective agreement negotiations - 22.02.2018 klo 18.15

PAM to extend industrial action in the facilities services sector

The Executive Committee of Service Union United PAM ended up taking tougher strike decisions in order to achieve a collective agreement settlement for the facilities services sector. The new strikes will last three days, starting at 06.00 on 12 March and ending at 06.00 on 15 March.

Conciliation process - 20.02.2018 klo 15.19

The mediation within the facilities services sector did not give any results yet

PAM and the Real Estate Employers continued today the conciliation of the industrial dispute within the facilities services sector. The mediation continues on Friday.

Collective agreement negotiations - 19.02.2018 klo 10.34

Collective bargaining week starts with retail overtime ban and negotiations in various sectors

In the collective bargaining negotiations that PAM is conducting, only the schedules for the start of the week have firmed up so far. In the facilities services sector, conciliation will continue on Tuesday amidst the threat of strike action.

Overtime ban - 16.02.2018 klo 18.00

PAM announces overtime ban in the retail sector

An overtime ban and a ban on accumulating a positive flextime balance - these are the recent decisions by PAM’s Executive Committee for the retail sector. The collective agreement negotiations for the sector broke off earlier today Friday. The negotiators stated that there was no basis to continue them.

Zero-hours contracts - 16.02.2018 klo 15.28

PAM: Draft law on zero-hours contracts contains major flaws

The draft law on the status of workers employed on variable working hours creates discrimination between part-time workers. Today the Employment and Equality Committee of the Parliament of Finland heard PAM’s views on zero-hours contracts.