Working Life - 04.04.2022 klo 16.00

At work on Easter? Check how it affects working hours, pay and holidays

Many in the services sector work during Easter. Minimum wages, supplements and holidays accrued during Easter are determined in collective agreements.

Collective bargaining - 01.04.2022 klo 14.00

New collective agreement in hotel, restaurant, and leisure industry

Service Union United PAM’s Executive Committee has unanimously accepted a new collective agreement for workers and supervisors in the hospitality sector. The agreement gives better possibilities to solve problems with getting to take breaks and makes it easier to promote the interests of workers at small workplaces.

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING - 30.03.2022 klo 18.00

Negotiation result achieved in negotiations in the hotel, restaurant and leisure industry

PAM and the employers’ organisation Finnish Hospitality Association MaRa have reached a negotiation result in the collective agreement negotiations.

Collective bargaining - 30.03.2022 klo 09.06

“Money is the solution”

You have to get a decent salary and compensation for the hard work, says receptionist and shop steward Sanni Mäkitalo from Tampere.

Collective bargaining - 29.03.2022 klo 09.00

“Too much work, too few workers”

Matti Euro, who works as a shop steward and restaurant manager in a staff restaurant, hopes that workers would be able to take breaks in restaurant work.

Collective bargaining - 24.03.2022 klo 13.10

“The collective agreement is for all of us”

This week ahead are crucial for the future collective agreement for the hotel, restaurant and leisure industry. Shop stewards Mats Eriksson and Hannamari Oksa encourage everyone to get talking about employment terms at the workplace.

23.03.2022 klo 15.11

Breaks, income and security

The collective agreements in the hotel, restaurant and leisure industry are now being negotiated in a completely different situation than two years ago. This should also be reflected in the collective agreement settlements for employees and supervisors in the sector, says PAM’s collective bargaining specialist Raimo Hoikkala.

Working Life - 17.03.2022 klo 09.05

Information about working life in services industry from survey of members

What is the situation when it comes to zero-hour contracts, education, barriers to employment and harassment in the services industry? PAM’s extensive survey of members sheds light on these and many other issues.

Collective bargaining - 14.03.2022 klo 14.43

Mediation proposal approved – strike by cleaners and caretakers called off

PAM’s Executive Committee has approved the mediation proposal made by the National Conciliator on Sunday and a new collective agreement has been reached for the facility services sector. The strikes announced by PAM have been called off.

Collective bargaining - 14.03.2022 klo 10.37

Collective agreement negotiations in the hotel, restaurant and leisure industry start today

Annika Rönni-Sällinen, President of Service Union United PAM, hopes that solutions can be found for a sector suffering from labour shortages that will improve employees’ incomes and the attractiveness of the sector.