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Government bills17

Topicjobseekers17
  1. HE 86/2026 vpPassed

    Easier open higher education for jobseekers

    Jobseekers aged 25 or over will be able to complete open higher education studies without restrictions on the duration or scope of the studies and without losing their unemployment benefit. Studies will no longer need to be reported to employment authorities, but the obligation to apply for and accept full-time work will remain unchanged.

    11 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 108/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening job search obligations and sanctions

    Meetings for jobseekers in the employment services will be made more flexible, and applying for jobs referred by the authorities will become immediately mandatory. At the same time, unemployment security sanctions will be tightened so that entitlement to benefits will be lost for a fixed period as early as the first failure to comply.

    16 Dec 2025 · 5 votes
    112 jaa
    48 ei
  3. HE 116/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Cutting social assistance and tightening conditions

    The basic amount of social assistance will be reduced for adults, and recipients will face a stricter obligation to apply for full-time work and primary benefits. Neglecting obligations or facing unemployment security sanctions will lead to social assistance being cut more readily than before.

    19 Dec 2025 · 8 votes
    91 jaa
    79 ei
  4. HE 37/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining employment services and job search

    The transfer of employment services from the state to municipalities will be facilitated by clarifying rules on staff transfers, contracts, and IT systems. At the same time, meeting obligations will be eased for jobseekers who will soon find employment or enter military or non-military service.

    14 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 11/2021 vpPassed

    Extending entrepreneurs' temporary labour market subsidy

    Entrepreneurs can receive labour market subsidy based on a reduction in income or work caused by the coronavirus epidemic until the end of June 2021. Receiving the subsidy does not require winding up business operations.

    19 Apr 2022 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Arto Satonen

    31 jaa
    22 ei
  6. 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
  7. HE 167/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming services and job search obligations

    Unemployed persons will be required to apply regularly for at least four jobs a month, and meetings with them will begin every two weeks in the initial phase of their job search. The sanctions system for unemployment security will be made more lenient so that a first failure to seek work results in a reminder without loss of benefit.

    21 Dec 2021 · 4 votes
    119 jaa
    30 ei
  8. HE 43/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining the municipal employment trial

    Municipalities participating in the municipal employment trial will be transferred further straightforward unemployment security duties from the public employment services (TE services) to speed up service. Jobseekers will also be able to transfer to become clients of another municipality or the public employment services (TE services) on grounds such as linguistic rights or safety reasons.

    12 May 2021 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 87/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Transferring employment services to municipal pilots

    Some services and duties of the central government's public employment services (TE services) will be temporarily transferred to be organised by pilot municipalities. The pilot applies in particular to jobseekers who face difficulties finding employment, people under 30 years of age, immigrants, and jobseekers receiving labour market subsidy or basic unemployment allowance.

    17 Dec 2020 · 5 votes

    Closest vote · Mietintö / Paula Risikon lausumaehdotus

    31 jaa
    24 ei
  10. HE 114/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Expanding municipal employment trials to new municipalities

    New municipalities and trial areas are added to the municipal trial for promoting employment. In these areas, services and interviews for unemployed jobseekers will transfer from the public employment services (TE services) to the municipalities.

    15 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 229/2020 vpPassed

    Extending temporary unemployment security flexibilities

    The temporary unemployment security flexibilities introduced due to the coronavirus pandemic will be partially extended into 2021. Entrepreneurs can receive temporary labour market subsidy until the end of March, and laid-off workers can study without losing their unemployment benefit until the end of 2021.

    11 Dec 2020 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 2. lakiehdotus, voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Riikka Slunga-Poutsalo

    32 jaa
    23 ei
  12. HE 155/2020 vpPassed

    Permanent pay subsidy and start-up funding

    The current funding model for pay subsidies and start-up grants will be made permanent from 1 January 2021. The subsidies will continue to be paid from unemployment benefit appropriations, ensuring that funding remains sufficient throughout the year.

    19 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 93/2020 vpPassed

    Extending Covid-19 unemployment security flexibilities

    The temporary easements to unemployment security and business subsidies enacted due to the Covid-19 pandemic will be extended. At the same time, the situation of individuals studying while receiving an unemployment benefit and the obligations of the public employment services (TE services) will be eased.

    24 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 58/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Flexibility in unemployment and start-up grants

    The maximum duration of start-up grants would be temporarily extended to 18 months, and the conditions of unemployment security for jobseekers would be eased due to the coronavirus pandemic. Jobseekers would not lose their unemployment benefit because of errors in using online services, failure to implement plans, or delays in studies.

    29 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 35/2020 vpPassed

    Temporary unemployment security for entrepreneurs

    Full-time entrepreneurs can temporarily receive labour market subsidy if their livelihood has weakened because of the coronavirus epidemic. Receiving the support does not require terminating business activities.

    7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 2/2019 vpPassed

    Clarifying appeals on student unemployment benefits

    Jobseekers will be able to appeal against the termination of unemployment benefits during studies directly to the social security appeal bodies. The amendment will clarify the appeals route and remove the handling of such cases from administrative courts.

    26 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 62/2018 vpLapsed

    Opening employment services to private providers

    Private companies and organisations would be able to interview jobseekers, assess their service needs, and draw up employment plans for them. However, the public employment services (TE services) would still make official administrative decisions and impose any unemployment security sanctions.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes