Labour Council 1.4.2018-31.3.2021

Goals and results

It is the function of the Labour Council to issue opinions at request on the application and interpretation of the Working Hours Act, the Annual Holidays Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Young Workers’ Act and on whether the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings (334/2007) or the Act on Co-operation within Finnish and Community-wide Groups of Undertakings applies to a particular company.

A Labour Council opinion can be requested by:
1) a court of law;
2) the Regional State Administrative Agency
3) a central organization for employers or employees;
4) a ministry dealing with the State’s labour market policy;
5) the Church Employers’ Delegation for Collective Agreements;
6) the Commission for Local Authority Employers; or
7) the Provincial Government of Åland, or the municipal delegation for collective agreements of the Province of Åland,
8) the Cooperation Ombudsman, when the matter concerns the question of whether a company or corporation is governed by the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings or by the Act on Co-operation within Finnish and Community-wide Groups of Undertakings.

The Regional State Administrative Agency can grant exceptions on request pursuant to the Section 39 of the Working Hours Act and Section 15 of the Young Workers’ Act. Correction of a decision regarding a derogation permit matter issued by the Regional State Administrative Agency can be claimed in writing from the Labour Council.

Starting points

Act on the Labour Council and Derogation Permits Concerning Labour Protection (400/2004)

Additional information

• Labour Council (MEAE)