Government postpone cuts in unemployment benefits
| 12.6.2015
Discussion on the so-called social contract is becoming ever more heated in Finland. The new Government wants to... Read more
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Government’s new proposal to labour market organisations: take it or leave it
| 29.5.2015
The idea for a labour market social contract is back. Earlier in May PM Juha Sipilä presented his... Read more
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Plan for a social contract for labour market fails
| 11.5.2015
The attempt by the Prime Minister-designate Juha Sipilä to create a social contract between labour market organisations has... Read more
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The Summer Job Helpline (Kesäduunari) provides young people with advice on issues pertaining to summer jobs
| 30.4.2015
The Summer Job Helpline, provided jointly by the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK), the Finnish Confederation... Read more
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83 000 employees work with zero-hours contracts
| 27.3.2015
Four per cent of all employees in Finland work with zero-hours contracts. Statistics Finland estimates that some 83... Read more
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Unemployment rose slightly in Finland
| 9.3.2015
The unemployment rate is now 8.8 per cent, up slightly from 8.5 per cent in January 2014. According... Read more
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Negotiations on reforms of bargaining system fails
| 19.2.2015
Negotiations to reform the labour market bargaining system broke down after more than one year of work. The... Read more
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The unions convened to decide on the organization and timeline for the New Confederation project
| 18.2.2015
The trade unions registered for the clarification work of the new confederation met in Helsinki today. The union... Read more
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Project launched to found a new labour market confederation
| 13.2.2015
Trade organisations decided to start a project for establishing a new confederation in Finland. A preparatory meeting for... Read more