Pro-Press Releases And Flyers
Fathers to get new benefits if they stay at home with the baby
The law concerning paternity leave in Finland has been amended since the beginning of the year, allowing the father to take longer paid paternal leave. This is a part of the policy to divide ... Read more
Less sick leave with better leadership
The food industry company Atria succeeded in reducing sick leave from ten per cent of working time to six per cent by investing in occupational health services and better leadership. Read more
Finnish authorities getting to grips with work-related human trafficking
The crimes onnected with work have been punished, whereas it is more difficult to identify victims of sexual abuse. Read more
Growing trend in 2012: Almost 16,000 employees lost their jobs in Finland
– In particular, the electronics industry has been moving production away from Finland and the number of jobs in this branch has been declining sharply, says Matti Tukiainen, the Director of ... Read more
Finnwatch reports on serious abuses of labour in Thai food tuna and fruit production for European markets
The Finnish watchdog Finnwatch has uncovered serious cases of human and labour rights abuse at three Thai companies supplying tuna and fruits to the Finnish and European markets Read more
Union confederations SAK and STTK seek a way towards growth
The trade union confederations SAK and STTK have published their own programme for economic growth. "High salaries are not the reason for problems in the Finnish economy, there are other reasons ... Read more
Employer confederation EK elects new leaders and adopts a hard line
Newly appointed Director General Jyri Häkämies proposed that weekly working hours be increased by two hours per week. Read more
Finnish-based companies breach employees’ right to organize in Mexico
The companies breaching employees’ rights are Huhtamäki, Kone, Luvata and Metso. Read more
STTK's President urges more cooperation between European trade unions
European trade unions should engage in even closer cooperation especially now when there are serious political tensions in the EU, says Mikko Mäenpää, the President of the Finnish Confederation of ... Read more
New reverse VAT system in construction industry increases tax revenues
Finland introduced a reverse charge in VAT (value added taxation) for the construction sector on 1 April 2011 Read more