Author: paka
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What does cooperation involve?
Cooperation is a procedure between the employer and employees in which questions regarding employees’ rights and obligations are discussed. Before making decisions on issues requiring cooperation negotiations, the employer must negotiate on them with the employees. The reasons, impacts and alternatives of the changes the employer presented are perused in the cooperation negotiations. In some…
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Changing working hours
The working hours of an employee in a changing working hour scheme varies between a minimum and maximum amount in a specific timeline as defined in the work contract. Changing working hours may also refer to a situation when an employee agrees to work for the employer on call. These contracts of varying working hours include e.g.…
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How will I cope if the job feels too hard?
Life has its ups and downs, and young people, too, may face various health issues. In case you are concerned about health or have symptoms of an illness, you should, as a rule, seek help at an early stage before the symptoms get worse. In today’s hectic working life, there is an increasing number of…
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What is pay subsidy?
Pay subsidy is a subsidy intended for promoting an unemployed job-seeker’s employment and the employment office can grant it to the employer to cover the hiring costs. The aim of the pay-subsidized work is to improve the professional skills and promote the employment of an unemployed job-seeker in the open labour market. Pay subsidy is a chance for…
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What are employees’ rights and duties?
In an employment relationship, the employee has rights and duties. The employee’s rights are secured by legislation or in the collective labour agreements. The employee’s duties are also defined by legislation and other agreements. The employee has a duty of loyalty based on law, and it can be obliging even after the employment is terminated. This…
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Compensation paid for work trips
The employer shall pay a daily allowance for the duration of a work trip, if the destination is at a distance of over 15 km either from your apartment or from your regular workplace. A work trip does not refer to commuting between home and workplace in taxation. The amount of the daily allowance is affected…
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What’s the next thing I want to be “when I grow up”?
Tips for job searching Be active and contact the workplaces that interest you. Sometimes a job can be found even if there are no vacancies. It is important to know what you are applying for. Take a look at the job information on their website, for example. A distinctive job application stands out, but watch…
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Did you lose your job?
Register with the TE office as an unemployed jobseeker by the first day of your unemployment at the latest. To apply for unemployment benefits, you must ask your most recent employer for a salary certificate. Your union’s unemployment fund will advise you on what must be included in your salary certificate. Apply for unemployment benefits…
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Shop stewards advise, support and look after your interests at the workplace
Members in the workplace have elected a shop steward to represent the trade union and its members in the workplace. The shop steward is elected from among the personnel for a fixed term. The shop steward’s position is based on laws and shop steward agreements. Changing the shop steward’s title into a gender neutral one has been…