11.11.2016 klo 10.41

Competitiveness Pact brings changes to hotel, restaurant and leisure services: Goodbye, old days off!

Working hours and days off will change in hotel, restaurant and leisure services at the turn of the new year. Still, few people know what sorts of things the Competitiveness Pact will affect.

04.11.2016 klo 11.42

Improving labour laws reduces the need for industrial action

The right to industrial action is one of the fundamental rights for workers. When discussing unlawful strikes, it’s worth bearing in mind that opportunities for employees to demonstrate their opinions are almost non-existent in Finland while collective agreements are in effect. For instance, staging a walkout in response to an employer’s unlawful...

21.10.2016 klo 08.59

Did you know? Dads are entitled to baby leave too

Every father is entitled to paternity leave. Paternity benefits are paid by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) or the employer.

18.10.2016 klo 11.28

Finnwatch: Child labour found behind coffee imported to Finland

A recent Finnwatch report found low wages, child labour, discrimination and recruitment fees to be rife on coffee farms.

30.09.2016 klo 09.07

Facilities services sector seeking a solution to extended working hours

This autumn, workplaces providing cleaning and property maintenance services are negotiating on plans to extend working hours. SOL Palvelut has made a start on this, but a solution is still up in the air.

28.09.2016 klo 14.24

Finns march against racism and violent extreme right

The Finnish trade union movement backed demonstration against racism and violent right-wing extremism received widespread support. The demonstration in Helsinki at the end of September saw more than 15 000 people come together to make their feelings felt.

31.08.2016 klo 08.14

Basic income pilot scheme set to start with 2,000 unemployed

A pilot scheme is selecting 2,000 unemployed to receive a basic income of 560 euro a month. The pilot is due to get off the ground in January 2017.

19.08.2016 klo 09.06

Did you know? Holiday bonus

The Collective Agreement for the Commercial Sector, section 21, states: ‘A holiday bonus shall be payable to an employee if he or she starts his or her holiday at the designated or agreed time and returns to work as soon as the holiday ends.’ There are some exceptions to the terms and conditions of returning to work, which are mentioned in the...

10.08.2016 klo 16.21

PAM’s Selin: Anttila’s bankruptcy is a real-lifeexample of structural change in services sectors

Ann Selin, President of Service Union United PAM, calls on the government to take action to secure support from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for those whose employment has been terminated by Anttila.

28.06.2016 klo 09.27

Here’s how the competitiveness contract changes your terms of employment

A new annual leave system for the commerce sector, encouragement to introduce self-notification of sick leave and a long stretch without pay rises – these are just a few of the changes brought about by the competitiveness contract for PAM members.