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Hallituksen esitys eduskunnalle merityötä koskevan yleissopimuksen ohjeiston muutosten hyväksymiseksi ja voimaansaattamiseksi sekä siihen liittyviksi laeiksi ESITYKSEN PÄÄASIALLINEN SISÄLTÖ Esityksessä ehdotetaan, että eduskunta hyväksyisi merityö...

Non-discrimination and equality in working life Discrimination and unfair treatment in working life are prohibited. Under the Non-Discrimination Act, employers may not discriminate against employees on the basis of age, origin, nationality, langua...

Posted workers Posting of workers means a situation where a foreign employer sends an employee to Finland for work. The employee must normally work outside Finland and the posting must be of limited duration. The employee can be sent to Finland to...

Labour legislation Labour legislation (all Acts, see Further information) comprises such acts as the Employment Contracts Act, Working Time Act, Annual Holidays Act, Non-discrimination Act, Act on the Protection of Privacy in Working Life, Collect...

The rules on market surveillance and mutual recognition of products have been reformed in the European Union.

Improving and maintaining employees’ competence Study leave An employer may take study leave to participate in studies subject to public supervision in Finland or abroad. All employees are entitled to study leave when the full-time employment rela...

Different terms of employment apply to young workers Young persons aged under 18 are not allowed to perform quite the same work and work on the same terms as adults. The Young Workers’ Act protects young employees from strain caused by overwork. T...

Light work suitable for young persons Persons under 15 years of age may do light work that is not hazardous to their health or affect their development or does not interfere with their school attendance. Such work includes: Selling refreshments, t...

Working at sea The conditions of seamen’s employment contracts differ from other employment relationships. They are laid down in the Seafarers' Employment Contracts Act. The Act applies to work that an employee carries out under a contract on a Fi...

The working capacity programme (2019-2023) is part of the Government’s employment measures. Its implementation is based on Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government Programme. The aim is to promote the employment of people with partial work capacity and their wellbeing at work. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is responsible for implementing the work ability programme in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) Finnish enterprises have every potential to be among the world’s leaders in corporate social responsibility. We have long traditions in compliance with labour legislation, occupational safety and health legisl...

Employment contract and employment relationship Employee protection is the starting point for labour legislation. Because of this, labour legislation contains provisions that cannot be deviated from to the disadvantage of the employee. Employment ...

National implementation of EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation The EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation aims to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) systems introduced on the EU market do not endanger human health, safety or fundamental rig...

Concluding an employment contract Form and duration of employment contract An employment contract may be made orally, in writing or in electronic format but it is recommended that the contract be made in writing. An employment contract may be vali...

Företag och mänskliga rättigheter FN:s vägledande principer för företag och mänskliga rättigheter godkändes år 2011. Principerna bygger på tre pelare: staternas skyldighet att skydda mänskliga rättigheter, företagens ansvar att respektera mänsklig...

Welcome to Finland! When you apply for temporary protection, you can work freely in all sectors in Finland. The Finnish labour market needs many kinds of skills. These instructions will help you find a job in Finland, if you want one.

Working time and annual holiday Working Time Act The Working Time Act is a general act regulating working time and it applies to both contractual and public-service employment relationships. There are also provisions on working time in the Young W...

Lay-offs and t erminating employment relationship Lay-offs In a lay-off the employer temporarily terminates work and the payment of wages and salaries, while the employment relationship remains in effect in other respects. An employee can be laid ...

Business and human rights Human rights are rights that belong to all human beings equally. All human beings are entitled to enjoy their human rights without discrimination. Human rights are indivisible, interlinked and interdependent. This means t...

Annual holiday The purpose of annual holiday is to provide employees with an opportunity to recover from the stress resulting from work. As a rule, employees are entitled to four weeks of summer holiday and one week of winter holiday. In short emp...