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- HE 189/2017 vpPassed
Facilitating apprenticeship contracts
Employers will be able to take on an apprenticeship student without the obligation to first offer additional hours to the workplace's existing part-time employees or dismissed employees. The aim of the amendment is to improve the opportunities of vocational students to secure an apprenticeship placement.
13 Apr 2018 · 12 votes101 jaa55 ei - HE 218/2016 vpPassed
Easing staffing obligations in elderly care
Municipal obligations regarding the expertise required in services for older persons will be eased, and the separate designated responsible worker in elderly care will be abolished. Older persons will be assigned a designated worker under the Social Welfare Act.
13 Dec 2016 · 1 vote97 jaa64 ei - HE 34/2022 vpPassed
Breathalyser tests on ships and ferries
People working on ships and cable ferries can be required to take a breathalyser test during working hours to determine alcohol consumption. The reform will improve vessel, passenger and occupational safety in waterborne traffic.
9 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming seasonal worker and specialist permits
Separate acts will govern the permits and rights of seasonal workers from outside the EU and workers transferred within multinational companies. Workers will be guaranteed equal treatment in terms of employment conditions and access to public healthcare during their stay in Finland.
24 Nov 2017 · 1 vote161 jaa16 ei - HE 226/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Prosecuting threats against work and office
An illegal threat made because of work duties or a public position of trust will become subject to public prosecution if the perpetrator is outside the work community. Initiating a preliminary investigation and bringing charges will no longer require a demand for punishment from the victim.
18 Jun 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Sebastian Tynkkynen , lausumaehdotus
42 jaa11 ei - HE 80/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting early childhood education and care
A child's right to municipal early childhood education and care will be limited to 20 hours a week if the parents do not work or study full-time. The right to full-time care will still be retained for children of parents in full-time work or studies, as well as in situations where it meets the needs of the child or the family.
21 Dec 2015 · 1 vote114 jaa65 ei - HE 4/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Criminal record checks in short-term employment
Employers will be able to check the criminal background of persons working with children also in employment relationships lasting under three months. Requesting a criminal record extract will be based on the employer's own discretion and risk assessment, and will not be mandatory.
8 Jun 2021 · 5 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Jukka Mäkynen
32 jaa23 ei - HE 60/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving conditions for variable-hours workers
The employment terms of employees working variable hours and on short-term contracts will become more predictable and clearer than at present. Employers will have to provide a more comprehensive written statement on the terms of employment and regularly review actual hours worked under zero-hour and other variable contracts.
1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming civil servants' working conditions
Civil servants of the state and the Bank of Finland will be guaranteed more comprehensive written information on their terms of employment and the right to free mandatory training that counts as working time. In addition, state civil servants will be able to report short sickness absences more flexibly without a doctor's certificate.
1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 159/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming workplace co-operation and dialogue
Workplaces will be required to engage in regular dialogue between the employer and personnel and to draw up a work community development plan. Previous co-operation negotiations will be replaced by change negotiations in which personnel representatives have the right to present written alternatives.
21 Dec 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 1 luvun 2 § 1 momentti, mietintö / Arto Satonen
81 jaa63 ei - HE 160/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Recruitment subsidy trial for first employee
A trial of a new financial subsidy for hiring a first external employee will be organised for sole traders and small enterprises. The trial will examine whether partially reimbursing wage costs promotes business growth and employment.
16 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 145/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening annual holiday and illness rules
Annual holiday accrual from family leave will be limited, and a six-day qualifying period will be introduced for falling ill during annual holiday before leave can be postponed. However, employees will always be guaranteed an annual holiday of at least four weeks.
11 Mar 2016 · 3 votes94 jaa47 ei - HE 88/2021 vpPassed
Raising the maximum pay security amount
The maximum amount of compensation paid under pay security will rise from 15,200 euros to 19,000 euros per employee. The increase will improve employee protection in situations where an employer faces bankruptcy or other insolvency.
24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 321/2018 vpPassed
Safeguarding residence rights for British citizens
The right of residence and employment of British citizens and their family members living in Finland will be safeguarded until the end of 2020 in the event of a no-deal Brexit. They will not immediately need to apply for a separate residence permit, and their entitlement to social security will continue without interruption.
11 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 252/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Easier employer changes for seasonal workers
Foreign seasonal workers will be able to change employers while in Finland without applying for an entirely new permit. At the same time, the notification burden on employers will be eased and the permit procedure for seasonal workers returning to their previous work will be streamlined.
28 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 12/2022 vpPassed
Employment of diplomats' families in Namibia
Family members of staff at diplomatic missions of Finland and Namibia will receive a reciprocal right to engage in gainful employment in the host country. Working will be possible without family members having to waive their diplomatic status.
19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 257/2016 vpPassed
Reducing employers' notification obligations
Employers will no longer need to notify the public employment services (TE services) of lay-offs or dismissals affecting at least ten employees. The employer's obligation to inform dismissed employees about public employment services will also be abolished.
10 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 73/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Easing taxation of employee share issues
Employees of an unlisted company will be able to subscribe for shares in their employer more affordably without major immediate wage tax consequences. Taxable earned income will only arise if the share subscription price is below the mathematical value based on the company's net assets.
8 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 177/2017 vpPassed
Protecting mobile workers' supplementary pension rights
A worker or self-employed person moving to another EEA country will retain their accrued voluntary supplementary pensions. At the same time, the cross-border payment of supplementary pensions will be safeguarded and access to pension information will be improved.
14 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 98/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Lowering the Orthodox Church voting age
The voting age in Orthodox Church elections will be lowered to 16. At the same time, the term of office of the church assembly will be extended to four years and church administrative provisions will be clarified.
21 Nov 2017 · passed without a vote