Government bills59
- HE 131/2022 vpPassed
Reimbursing legal costs of wellbeing services county employees
Employees of wellbeing services counties and joint county authorities for wellbeing services would be entitled to reimbursement of their legal costs if criminal charges or compensation claims brought against them in relation to their work duties are dismissed. The amendment would put wellbeing services county personnel in the same position as municipal employees.
28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2022 vpPassed
Establishing a UNICEF office in Finland
An innovation office of the UN children's fund UNICEF will be established in Finland. The agreement confirms the official status and privileges of the office and its staff in Finland.
19 Apr 2022 · 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 7/2022 vpPassed
Making wellbeing services county salaries public
Salaries and pay components paid by wellbeing services counties and joint county authorities to their staff will become public information. The practice corresponds to the current publicity of salary information in municipalities and central government.
23 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 40/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming daycare staffing and quality
A new Early Childhood Education and Care Act will be enacted in Finland to strengthen the pedagogical quality of early childhood education and care and clarify regulation in the sector. The reform will raise the qualification levels of daycare centre staff and establish a national database for early childhood education and care.
5 Jul 2018 · 29 votes127 jaa45 ei - HE 165/2021 vpPassed
Binding staffing ratios for student welfare
A binding staffing ratio for school social workers and psychologists will be established in schools and educational institutions. The reform will improve the availability of student welfare services and ensure equal support for children and young people.
3 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 51/2021 vpPassed
Implementing privileges for the patent court
Finland will implement the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the European Unified Patent Court. The arrangement secures the independence and immunity of the court and its personnel in official duties.
24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 249/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reporting daycare shortcomings and staffing ratios
Daycare centre staff will have a statutory obligation to report shortcomings they observe in early childhood education and care, and whistleblowers will be protected against retaliation. At the same time, the act will explicitly state that staff absences may not be used as a reason to deviate from the staffing ratio in daycare centres.
25 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 90/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Civil servant transfers and cooling-off periods
A state civil servant could be transferred for a fixed term to work partly in another agency or outside central government. In addition, provisions on paid cooling-off agreements lasting up to one year and on leave to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court would be added to the act.
23 Nov 2016 · 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 8/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening security at nuclear facilities
Security measures and staff supervision at nuclear power plants will be tightened to counter new security threats. At the same time, official public notices on nuclear energy and mining matters will be moved to websites.
27 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Binding staffing ratio for elderly care
A statutory minimum staffing ratio of at least 0.7 employees per client will be introduced for 24-hour housing services with care and long-term institutional care for older people. In addition, a uniform national RAI assessment system will be introduced for assessing the need for regular services for older people.
26 Jun 2020 · 19 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
31 jaa17 ei - HE 34/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Transfer of road traffic telematics
The road traffic management telematics tasks of the Southeast Finland ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) and the personnel performing them will be transferred to a state-owned traffic management company. The reform will standardise the maintenance of telematics systems and clarify managerial responsibility.
17 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 28/2020 vpPassed
Transfer of Bank of Finland pensions
The administration of pension affairs for the staff of the Bank of Finland and the Financial Supervisory Authority will be transferred to the pension provider Keva. The amount and terms of pensions will remain unchanged, and the Bank of Finland will continue to be responsible for financing them.
20 May 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 16/2020 vpPassed
Establishing a UN technology innovation office
Finland and the UN have agreed to permanently locate an office of the United Nations Technology Innovation Lab in Finland. The proposal confirms the legal status of the office and its staff, as well as their international privileges.
12 May 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 1/2020 vpPassed
Tightening background checks in aviation
Background checks on persons working at airports and in air cargo will be carried out more extensively and in greater detail. The change prevents security threats to aviation and implements EU regulation.
7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 84/2019 vpPassed
Abolishing Valtori's board of directors
The board of directors of the Government ICT Centre Valtori will be abolished and the agency will move under the direct steering of the Ministry of Finance. The chief executive officer of Valtori will be appointed by the Government.
6 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 9/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Postponing early childhood personnel registration
The obligation for municipalities to record early childhood education and care personnel data in the national database will be postponed by one year to autumn 2020. The more detailed schedule for introducing the database will be laid down by government decree.
10 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 148/2017 vpLapsed
Transferring environmental health tasks to municipalities
A region could agree on transferring the responsibility for organising environmental health tasks to a sufficiently large municipality or group of municipalities. The transfer would require both the municipality and the region to have resources of at least 30 person-years available for supervisory duties.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 237/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening legal protection for children in care
Good treatment and legal protection of children placed outside the home will be improved in child welfare. The use of restrictive measures in residential institutions will be tightened and supervision of out-of-home care will be increased.
25 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote