Finnish Labour Council: Food couriers are employees, not entrepreneurs
Helsinki (03.11.2020 – Heikki Jokinen) Food couriers are employees, not entrepreneurs, says Finland’s Labour Council. It released two... Read more
Helsinki (03.11.2020 – Heikki Jokinen) Food couriers are employees, not entrepreneurs, says Finland’s Labour Council. It released two... Read more
The Union of Insurance Employees in Finland VvL and Trade Union pro are set to merge from the... Read more
The forest industry announced on 1 October that it will no longer participate in collective bargaining. The decision... Read more
The EU’s gender pay gap won’t be eliminated until the next century at the current pace of change,... Read more
Helsinki (17.09.2020 – Heikki Jokinen) The Finnish system for temporary lay-offs turned out to be flexible in comparison... Read more
The Finnish trade union confederations SAK and STTK, representing 1,4 million workers and employees in Finland, appreciate the... Read more
Some 250 people sought advice from the Summer Job Helpline, run by the three Finnish trade union federations... Read more
Today is the opening day of the Summer Job Helpline, provided jointly by the Central Organisation of Finnish... Read more
Proposal 1: Improve access to e-learning through dedicated funding Educational institutions should be encouraged to open up their... Read more
The Finnish economic policy debate received much-needed airing when well known economist in Finland, Vesa Vihriälä, proposed the... Read more
There is a lot of news about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. That, of... Read more
This document summarizes the initiatives taken in Finland to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The... Read more
Helsinki (06.04.2020 – Heikki Jokinen) A new collective agreement for the state sector came into effect at the... Read more
We are living through a very exceptional societal situation. The pandemic is spreading, people are falling ill –... Read more
Helsinki (02.04.2020 – Heikki Jokinen) Redundancies and temporary lay-offs due to the coronavirus pandemic are rising at an... Read more
Layoff means the temporary suspension of work and pay. The employment relationship remains otherwise unchanged. A temporary layoff... Read more
A list of proposals aimed at easing the situation of companies hit by the corona crisis has been... Read more
Helsinki (19.03.2020 – Heikki Jokinen) The Coronavirus pandemic is having an effect on the ongoing collective bargaining round,... Read more
There is clear evidence that the income gap between employees and publicly listed company chief executives has widened... Read more
Finland’s population is ageing rapidly. While the share of individuals aged 65 years and older was still 15... Read more
After several months of negotiations the new collective agreement for the technology industry was accepted on Saturday 4... Read more
Tea Jarc has been elected as the President of the Youth Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation... Read more
Helsinki (18.12.2019 – Heikki Jokinen) The long struggle concerning terms of work in the City of Turku owned... Read more
Commenting on the ‘European Green Deal’ announced today, ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini said: “With Europe facing a... Read more
Helsinki (04.12.2019 – Heikki Jokinen) The Industrial Union has announced a strike from 9 to 11 December. It... Read more
Helsinki (29.11.2019 – Heikki Jokinen) A new collective agreement for postal workers ends the escalating strike wave. The... Read more
Trade Union Pro awarded its 2019 equality prize to two companies. The recognition was granted to Nokia Oy... Read more
Several important collective agreements in the technology industry are nearing their expiry date at the end of October.... Read more
STTK commissioned a survey on violence and the threat of violence in the workplace (06/2019). Results show that... Read more
Violence at work and the threat of violence has undergone a major change in working life. In the... Read more
Tehy and JHL, the unions in the field of health care and public services demand a targeted pay... Read more
Helsinki (19.09.2019 – Heikki Jokinen) The plans for the next state budget seem to be a move in... Read more
Helsinki (13.09.2019 – Heikki Jokinen) In 2016, the three-year national Competitiveness Pact added 24 extra annual unpaid working... Read more
It is legal, under certain conditions and for a maximum of half a year, to limit an employee’s... Read more
Akava, the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland will open its own office in... Read more
The activation model for unemployed people is to be scrapped, the Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa... Read more
The incoming Finnish Government is committed to making almost a full U-turn on labour market issues in comparison... Read more
The Finnish Unions agreed in 2016 to sign up to an exceptional national Competitiveness Pact under heavy pressure... Read more
Katja Lehto-Komulainen, LL.M. has been appointed Director of the FinUnions bureau in Brussels for a fixed term of... Read more
Finland held parliamentary election on 14 April 2019. Here are the the ten goals STTK sees the incoming... Read more