29.09.2014 klo 08.23

Labour market organisations agree to employment pension reform

The intense negotiations between labour market organisations concerning employment pension reform have ended with many proposed changes to the existing system. The agreement was signed by two of the three trade union confederations.

26.09.2014 klo 15.52

When mirror and scissors are not enough

The hairdressing sector looked truth in the eye and took action. However, it has not been easy to improve the occupational health and safety of barbers and hairdressers within the EU.

28.08.2014 klo 12.36

Labour Court: The language skills supplement for shop assistants must be paid

The long struggle for a language skills supplement for sales assistants is beginning to bear fruit. Seppälä, one of the major clothing shops, is to start paying the supplement, as stipulated in the collective agreement.

27.06.2014 klo 15.00

PAM Magazine 8/2014: A long way to Tampere

How does an illiterate man from Senegal become a sauna-crazy cleaner in Tampere?It takes a perilous sea journey, stints in jail, permit applications, a persevering spouse and Finnish language classes.

09.06.2014 klo 11.40

Jaana Ylitalo elected to chair the UNI Europa Property Services

The first vice-chairperson of the Service Union United PAM Jaana Ylitalo was elected to chair the UNI Europa Property Services at its conference in Liverpool. It represents European workers who clean and maintain buildings and provide private security services.

09.06.2014 klo 08.25

Finns more willing to retire at a later age than five years ago

Approximate estimates about the age at which Finnish employees are likely to retire have jumped considerably in five years. The preliminary data from Statistics Finland's Quality of Work Life Survey for 2013 clearly demonstrates this.

19.05.2014 klo 09.26

Pam Magazine 6/2014: Collective action gave results

The negotiation result that was achieved by the warehouse workers through a strike will reach its resolution at the turn of May and June.

19.05.2014 klo 09.25

Pam Magazine 6/2014: Outsourcing causing dismay in Turku

Turun osuuskauppa (TOK), a regional cooperative which had previously praised its internal housekeeping, outsourced the housekeeping in its hotels to N-Clean. The employer and the collective agreement of approximately 60 housekeepers changed.

15.05.2014 klo 00.00

Number of strikes rose slightly in 2013

The number of labour disputes has risen somewhat in Finland, though the number is still low. In 2013 there were 121 labour disputes whereas in 2012 the number was 86.

28.04.2014 klo 09.50

Pam Magazine: Abuse under control

But how? More inspectors, business prohibitions given more easily, right of class action suits to trades unions, and corporate fines also for extortionate discrimination at work.