01.09.2017 klo 12.08

Opi suomea - learn finnish fall course – application has started!

Course starts on the 4th of October and ends on the 13th of december. On the first time 4th of October 3pm. there is a start together with the whole group, where the applicants are divided into two groups based on level of finnish skill.

01.09.2017 klo 08.05

PAM study: Children of sales assistants are suffering

A study by Service Union United PAM reveals that the liberalisation of shop opening hours, that was introduced 1 January 2016, has led to sales assistants spending less time with their children. The experiences of families show that municipal child care services do not always keep up with developments in working life.

22.08.2017 klo 15.27

SAK wants to improve the position of those with zero-hour contracts

The position of those with zero-hours contract must be improved during the next round of collective bargaining, insists the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK.

26.06.2017 klo 08.03

What price a new life?

Vincent Mercado is one of the hundreds of Filipino cooks recruited by Opteam. There is no way of controlling how much a foreign worker may have to pay in order to be allowed to work in Finland.

06.06.2017 klo 13.30

Disadvantages faced by immigrants in working life – difficult to check employment contract and wage slip due to language barrier

Immigrants working in the cleaning sector in the Tampere region have difficulties in understanding their employment contracts and employment conditions. These problems have come to light in PAM’s customer service, in employee interviews and in information received from shop stewards. Among other issues, employees find it difficult to check their...

24.05.2017 klo 10.48

PAM Council: Objective of collective bargaining round is higher pay!

The Council of Service Union United PAM says that in the upcoming collective bargaining round PAM is seeking outcomes that can compensate service sector workers for the painful effects of the competitiveness pact.

12.05.2017 klo 11.14

An asylum seeker at work

An Iraqi asylum seeker is navigating the Finnish labour market, but he doesn't know his rights. What he does know is that he doesn't want to put up with a boss that yells.

04.05.2017 klo 12.36

PAM’s Ylitalo: Finland must invest in skills and improved working life quality

Jaana Ylitalo, Collective Bargaining Director at Service Union United PAM, is concerned about Finland’s future. In a changing and increasingly technological world, one of the biggest threats is a situation where the skilled labour needed to perform demanding work tasks is not available.

04.05.2017 klo 12.33

PAM’s Koivuniemi: Slave labour has no place in Finland!

Niina Koivuniemi, Organisation Director at Service Union United PAM, urges people to demand fair treatment in working life and hopes that people’s feeling of security is not undermined further.

02.05.2017 klo 15.03

Survey: Service sector workers experience increasing income uncertainty

Service Union United PAM’s economic barometer shows that service sector workers feel increasingly uncertain about their economic situation. In their responses, workers in the tourism and hospitality sector and the facilities services sector are most concerned about their financial situation deteriorating.