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Government bills7

Topicseasonal work7
  1. HE 179/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Protected periods for work-based residence permits

    People living in Finland on a work-based residence permit will have a protected period of three or six months to find a new job if they become unemployed, before the permit can be cancelled. In addition, employers will be obliged to notify the authorities of the termination of employment, and workers will also be permitted to work in labour shortage sectors.

    11 Apr 2025 · 3 votes
    95 jaa
    74 ei
  2. HE 169/2024 vpPassed

    Bringing berry pickers under seasonal employment

    Foreign wild berry pickers will be able to enter Finland on a seasonal work permit and work in an employment relationship. The change will improve pickers' working conditions and prevent human trafficking and labour exploitation.

    17 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  3. 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
  4. HE 78/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving unemployment exempt amount and mobility allowance

    Unemployed people will be able to earn more than before without their unemployment benefit being reduced. In addition, the mobility allowance intended for taking up full-time work will be granted on the basis of a shorter commute.

    4 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 36/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Facilitating foreign employment in critical sectors

    All third-country nationals legally residing in Finland will be granted the right to work in sectors critical to security of supply. Working in these roles will be permitted regardless of the type of existing permit until the end of 2020.

    14 Apr 2020 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Riikka Purra

    30 jaa
    19 ei
  6. HE 188/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving job security for zero-hours workers

    Variable-hours contracts, such as zero-hours contracts, may be concluded only when the employer's labour need genuinely varies. Employees will also be guaranteed the right to pay during sick leave and notice periods, as well as the right to refuse additional shifts without adverse consequences.

    9 May 2018 · 7 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anna Kontula

    128 jaa
    63 ei
  7. 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 vote
    161 jaa
    16 ei