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Family leave Family leaves were renewed on 1 August 2022. The reform also involves amending the provisions of the Employment Contracts Act (incl. the new carers’ leave). The reformed family leaves apply to families expecting a child whose estimate...https://tem.fi/en/family-leave
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Pregnancy leave, parental leave and childcare leave An employee has the right to a leave of absence from work due to pregnancy, childbirth or childcare and receive the following benefits referred to in the Health Insurance Act: Pregnancy allowance...https://tem.fi/en/pregnancy-parental-childcare-leave
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1.8.2022 | The family leave reform enters into force on 1 August 2022. The new types of parental leave will mainly apply to parents expecting a child on or after 4 September 2022.https://tem.fi/en/-/1271139/family-leave-reform-increases-equality-and-takes-better-account-of-different-types-of-families
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13.1.2022 | New allowances for parents during family leaves 1 | • Pregnant women receive maternity allowance for 105 daily allowance days (approximately 4.2 months), fathers receive paternity allowance for 54 daily allowance days (approximately 9 weeks), and ...https://tem.fi/documents/1271139/20780442/aikajana+peva+en.pdf/aae03e24-4353-2cee-175f-5bd220721d5d?t=1642068642053
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19.8.2022 | 1(3) Family leaves, table 1.8.2022 The child’s estimated date of delivery is on 4 September 2022 or later Leave Entitlement/duration Periods Notification period/change in time Application period/ compensa- tion for daily allowance Pregnancy leave ...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/2106637/Table,+family+leaves+1.8.2022.pdf/44bfc555-0947-bec8-39fe-86ea088e991f?t=1660922775440
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13.1.2022 | The number of parental leave days will increase and there will be more flexibility for parents to take leave. The reform aims to increase equality in working life and between parents and to take better account of different types of families. The new types of parental leave will mainly apply to families where the child’s estimated date of birth is 4 September 2022 or later.https://tem.fi/en/-/1271139/family-leave-reform-enters-into-force-in-august-2022
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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...https://tem.fi/en/annual-holiday
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16.9.2021 | The aim of the family leave reform is to increase the wellbeing of children and families and to strengthen gender equality and non-discrimination in working life and in the daily lives of families. The measures to achieve this aim include more flexible and longer family leaves and equal quotas of daily allowance days for both parents, some of which can be transferred to the other parent. The new family leave model treats all children equally, irrespective of the type of the family.https://tem.fi/en/-/1271139/government-submits-proposal-for-family-leave-reform-to-parliament
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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...https://tem.fi/en/labour-legislation
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Compensation of costs for reception of refugees and promotion of integration Processing of personal data Municipalities, wellbeing services counties and the health and medical care authority of Åland are paid imputed compensation for the costs inc...https://tem.fi/en/data-protection-labour-migration-and-integration
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17.9.2021 | The Government has completed its proposal for the family leave reform, and the proposal will now proceed to Parliament for consideration as decided by the Government on 16 September. The reform is scheduled to enter into force on 1 August 2022.https://tem.fi/en/-/1271139/family-leave-reform-to-increase-gender-equality-and-flexibility-in-daily-lives-of-today-s-families-and-in-everyday-working-life
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16.2.2021 | The Government has completed and published its draft proposal for the family leave reform. The draft proposal will be circulated for comments between 19 February and 2 April 2021.https://tem.fi/en/-/1271139/draft-government-proposal-for-family-leave-reform-completed
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Increasing flexibility of fixed-term employment contracts and other changes to the Employment Contracts Act The Government is reforming the legislation on working life to remove barriers to employment and, in particular, to strengthen the operatin...https://tem.fi/en/increasing-flexibility-of-fixed-term-employment-contracts
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15.2.2021 | Press conference on family leave reform, 16 February 2021 Minister Aino-Kaisa Pekonen Family leave reform 15.2.20211 | • Same amount of leave per each child, irrespective of the type of the family • Non-discrimination and equality would increase •...https://tem.fi/documents/1271139/60774354/Perhevapaauudistus_diat_en_web.pdf/c20fcc6b-4fee-edb0-a4f7-2fc96038bbf9?t=1613401829571
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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...https://tem.fi/en/concluding-an-employment-contract
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24.2.2026 | Employment Contracts Act The position of employers and empolyees under the Employment Contracts Act 2 3 1 Structure and scope of application of the act ............................ 4 2 Drawing up an employment contract ...............................https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/2918935/Employment+Contracts+Act/b0fca473-f224-46b9-974c-acd153587680?t=1771921646953
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24.2.2026 | Finnish Labour Legislation and Industrial Relations 2 3 1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 4 2 Labour Legislation.................................................https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/2918774/Finnish+Labour+Legislation+and+Industrial+Relations/76c46fce-8a35-458d-890f-ace7acc18d68?t=1771921648020
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Lower threshold for dismissal of employees The Government is reforming the legislation on working life to remove barriers to employment and, in particular, to strengthen the operating conditions of SMEs. Barriers to employment will be removed, inc...https://tem.fi/en/lower-threshold-for-terminating-employment
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24.2.2026 | Annual Holidays Act MEAE brochures • 3/2019 Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Employment and Well-Functioning Markets Johanna Ylitepsa P.O. 32, 00023 FI-00023 GOVERNMENT Tel. +358 29 506 4207 www.tem.fi MEAE brochures 3/2019 Layout: MEAE...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/2918981/The+Annual+Holidays+Act/9bd1fbbc-2a16-4937-bf2f-beefc55ccca4?t=1771921646603
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24.2.2026 | Guidebook for temporary agency work MEAE brochures • 13/2017 Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Labour and Trade Department Jan Hjelt P.O. 32, 00023 FI-00023 GOVERNMENT Tel. +358 29 516 001 www.tem.fi MEAE brochures 13/2017 Layout: MEAE, ...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/3229884/Guidebook+for+temporary+agency+work/7b8489ed-275d-4f3d-9553-02522839a8d6?t=1771921645516