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- HE 158/2025 vpPassed
Making it easier to dismiss employees
Dismissing an employee on personal grounds will become easier, as an objective reason will suffice for termination instead of the previous proper and weighty reason. At the same time, the employer's obligation to offer alternative work before dismissal will be restricted.
19 Dec 2025 · 15 votes108 jaa54 ei - HE 120/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting municipal wage subsidies
Wage subsidies paid to municipalities will be restricted so that they are granted only for hiring persons with partial work ability or long-term unemployed persons aged 60 or over. At the same time, employment service and compulsory work duties during states of emergency under the Emergency Powers Act will be transferred to the new employment authorities.
17 Dec 2024 · 2 votes112 jaa54 ei - HE 192/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting integration compensation and easing obligations
The state will cut compensation paid to municipalities and wellbeing services counties for promoting integration and reduce their related administrative obligations. At the same time, special state reimbursements for immigrants' social assistance will be abolished or their duration shortened.
19 Dec 2024 · 4 votes97 jaa68 ei - HE 73/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening unemployment benefit conditions
The work requirement needed to qualify for unemployment allowance will be extended by six months and will begin to accrue based on paid wage income rather than hours worked. In addition, the child increases to unemployment benefits and the exempt amount for part-time work income will be abolished, the waiting period at the start of unemployment will be extended, and holiday compensation will postpone the start of the benefit.
20 Dec 2023 · 9 votes99 jaa47 ei - HE 208/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Integration service reform and municipal transfer
The act on the promotion of immigrant integration will be completely reformed, and responsibility for promoting the integration of immigrants will be transferred to municipalities as part of the employment services reform. Immigrants' access to services will be accelerated, and the maximum duration of integration plans will be shortened from between two and three years to two years.
24 Mar 2023 · 1 vote91 jaa71 ei - HE 64/2026 vpIn progress
More flexible working on disability pension
People on a disability pension will be able to work more flexibly without fear of losing their entire pension. Earned income exceeding the monthly exempt amount and the annual flexibility allowance would reduce the pension only by the excess amount.
24 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 62/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Phasing out the pension pipeline
Additional days of unemployment security for older workers, the so-called pension pipeline, will be phased out gradually. At the same time, a new transition security package consisting of financial compensation and training will be created for persons aged 55 and over who are made redundant on financial or production-related grounds.
1 Jul 2022 · 2 votes117 jaa35 ei - HE 84/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Employment and integration service responsibilities
The responsibilities for health and social services in the multisectoral joint service promoting employment and in the integration of immigrants will be transferred from municipalities to wellbeing services counties from the beginning of 2023. At the same time, wellbeing services counties will begin to receive central government compensation for the integration health and social services they organise.
11 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 76/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing a continuous learning service centre
A new Service Centre for Continuous Learning and Employment will be established in Finland to align adult education with the needs of the labour market. The centre will anticipate workforce competence needs and fund supplementary education and training aimed at the working-age population.
24 Jun 2021 · 2 votes32 jaa22 ei - HE 33/2022 vpPassed
Removing the farm cessation income limit
Recipients of farm cessation support will be able to do paid work without income limits and without losing their support. The change will also ease labour shortages in rural areas and primary production.
20 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 295/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Employment trials for temporary protection recipients
People who have fled the war in Ukraine and receive temporary protection will be transferred to municipal employment trials as clients even before they are granted a municipality of residence. At the same time, trial municipalities will receive the authority to decide on the suitability of their clients with partial work ability to be employed by Työkanava.
25 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 173/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Extending compulsory education to 18
Compulsory education will be extended until the age of 18, and upper secondary studies will become free of charge for students. At the same time, transitional education between basic education and upper secondary education will be merged into a new preparatory education programme.
21 Dec 2020 · 14 votes31 jaa24 ei - HE 17/2022 vpPassed
Extending municipal employment trials
The validity of the municipal trials on promoting employment will be extended until the end of 2024. Municipalities in the trial areas will continue providing employment services to their clients without interruptions before the permanent transfer of services to municipalities.
1 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 176/2022 vpPassed
Reforming study and job search
Unemployed people will be able to complete short-term and part-time studies more freely without losing their unemployment benefit. At the same time, a full job-seeking requirement will be imposed on those studying independently on unemployment benefit who hold a vocational qualification.
15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 210/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening unemployment benefit obligations and conditions
Unemployed persons will be subject to a stricter obligation to accept offered employment and participate in employment services under threat of losing their unemployment benefit. Employment must be accepted more broadly than before, including outside one's own occupational field and commuting area.
23 Dec 2016 · 14 votes132 jaa40 ei - HE 11/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining unemployment security and employment services
Clarifications and corrections will be made to the rules on unemployment security, employment services, and pay guarantee. The amendments will speed up the processing of unemployment security matters and clarify the job search requirement.
26 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 113/2016 vpPassed
Shortening the duration of unemployment allowance
The maximum duration of unemployment allowance would be shortened and the waiting period extended from five to seven days. In addition, increased components of unemployment security would be reduced or abolished.
21 Nov 2016 · 3 votes100 jaa47 ei - HE 227/2018 vpPassed
Easing dismissal criteria and waiting periods
When assessing grounds for dismissing an employee, the number of employees of the employer will be taken into account, facilitating dismissals particularly in small businesses. At the same time, the unemployment benefit waiting period following the termination of an employment relationship for reasons attributable to the employee will be shortened from 90 days to 60 days.
20 Dec 2018 · 3 votes102 jaa72 ei - HE 61/2022 vpPassed
Transferring unemployment statements to pilot municipalities
Municipalities participating in the municipal pilot to promote employment will be granted the right to issue more statements related to unemployment security to their own clients. The change will streamline the processing of unemployment benefit matters and reduce jobseekers' need to deal with both the municipality and the public employment services (TE services).
21 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 196/2017 vpPassed
Opening Eures to private operators
Private companies and organisations will be able to join the European Eures employment network. The change will facilitate international employment services and job-seeking in the EU and EEA.
16 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote