Government bills9
- 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 148/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing central government transfers to municipalities
The central government transfer to municipalities for basic public services will be increased from the beginning of 2021. In addition, municipalities will be granted temporary additional support to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic.
18 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 155/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Adjusting municipal central government transfers for 2023
The central government transfer percentage for municipal basic public services will decrease to 22.09 per cent at the beginning of 2023. At the same time, temporary deductions to central government transfers and funding for new statutory duties will be defined.
9 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 37/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Flexibility in public-service employment terms
Rules governing central and local government public-service employment will be harmonised with earlier amendments to the Employment Contracts Act. Long-term unemployed persons can be hired on fixed-term public-service relationships without a separate justification, probationary periods can be extended due to sick leave or family leave, and the re-employment period for dismissed employees will be shortened.
15 Nov 2018 · 5 votes100 jaa71 ei - HE 105/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating hiring and extending probation
Employers will be able to hire a long-term unemployed person on a fixed-term contract for up to one year without a separate justification. At the same time, the probationary period in employment relationships will be extended to six months, and the re-employment period for dismissed employees will be shortened.
21 Dec 2016 · 7 votes116 jaa56 ei - HE 204/2018 vpPassed
Extending pension support for older jobseekers
Some long-term unemployed people who have reached the age of 60 will be able to access pension support before their actual old-age pension. The support corresponds in amount to the guarantee pension, and recipients are not required to be registered as jobseekers.
4 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 174/2017 vpPassed
Harmonising terms of church officeholders
Provisions governing church officeholders will be amended to align with general employment and civil service law. Hiring the long-term unemployed on fixed-term contracts will become easier, and overlapping consultation procedures in redundancies will be eliminated.
1 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 150/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Deferring garnishment for debtors finding work
A debtor subject to enforcement who has been unemployed for a long time will be granted the right to defer the garnishment of their wages upon entering employment. The change encourages taking up work and leaves more income at the person's own disposal at the start of employment.
21 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 226/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Pension support for older long-term unemployed
Long-term unemployed people over 60 years of age can receive pension support equal to the guarantee pension instead of the labour market subsidy until they reach old-age pension age. Recipients of the support will no longer be required to be registered as jobseekers.
23 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote