Government bills66
- HE 66/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Third supplementary budget for 2020
The third supplementary budget for 2020, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals from the opposition's dissenting opinions.
26 May 2020 · 35 votes - HE 61/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up unemployment benefit payments
The processing and payment of unemployment benefit applications will be temporarily streamlined to clear the application backlog caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Benefits can be paid in advance for longer than before, and the means test for the labour market subsidy as well as certain adjustment rules will be waived for a fixed period.
6 May 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 38/2020 vpPassed
Temporarily improving unemployment security
Unemployment benefits will be paid from the very start of unemployment or lay-off without a five-day waiting period. In addition, the work requirement for receiving earnings-related daily allowance will be halved, and lay-offs will not count towards the maximum duration of the daily allowance.
9 Apr 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho
30 jaa11 ei - 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 - HE 27/2020 vpPassed
Easier unemployment security for laid-off workers
Laid-off workers will receive unemployment benefits without their possible studies or business activities being investigated separately. The amendment will speed up benefit payments and streamline the work of authorities during the coronavirus crisis.
2 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Raising the age limit for extended unemployment benefits
The minimum age limit for additional days of unemployment security for persons born in 1961 and later will rise from 61 to 62 years. At the same time, the upper age limit for unemployment benefits and insurance contributions will be linked to the retirement age.
16 Dec 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho
131 jaa26 ei - HE 80/2019 vpPassed
Repealing the unemployment security activation model
The unemployment security activation model will be dismantled completely. Unemployed people will no longer need to work a minimum amount or participate in employment services to keep their unemployment benefits at the full rate.
13 Dec 2019 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Mia Laiho
98 jaa62 ei - HE 39/2019 vpPassed
Increasing basic security and family benefits
Basic social security benefits, such as minimum sickness and parental allowances as well as unemployment security, will be increased by 20 euros per month from the start of 2020. In addition, child benefit for single parents and large families, child maintenance allowance and single parents' social assistance will be raised.
26 Nov 2019 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
85 jaa71 ei - HE 41/2019 vpPassed
Lowering unemployment insurance contributions for 2020
Unemployment insurance contributions for employees and employers will be lowered for 2020. At the same time, the maximum size of the Employment Fund's business cycle buffer will be increased to smooth out economic fluctuations.
20 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - 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 - 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 - HE 227/2018 vpPassed
Easing dismissal criteria and waiting periods
When assessing grounds for dismissing an employee, the number of employees of the employer will be taken into account, facilitating dismissals particularly in small businesses. At the same time, the unemployment benefit waiting period following the termination of an employment relationship for reasons attributable to the employee will be shortened from 90 days to 60 days.
20 Dec 2018 · 3 votes102 jaa72 ei - HE 236/2018 vpPassed
Improving unemployment security for entrepreneurs' family members
A family member working in an enterprise who holds no ownership or controlling power in the business will be treated as an employee under unemployment security. The change will improve these family members' access to earnings-related unemployment allowance and unemployment security.
19 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 220/2018 vpPassed
Payment-based adjustment of unemployment benefits
Wages from part-time or short-term work will be adjusted against unemployment benefits when the wage is paid, rather than when the work was performed. The change eliminates delays in unemployment benefit payments caused by waiting for wage details.
12 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2018 vpPassed
Easier studying on unemployment benefits
Unemployed jobseekers aged at least 25 will be able to study for up to six months without losing their unemployment benefit. The studies will also count towards the activity required under the activation model for unemployment security.
11 Dec 2018 · 1 voteOnly vote · 2 luvun 10 a §, mietintö / Anna Kontula
139 jaa24 ei - HE 131/2018 vpPassed
Extending pay subsidy and start-up funding
The use of unemployment benefit funds to finance pay subsidies and start-up grants will continue until the end of 2020. The arrangement ensures that subsidy funds remain evenly available to jobseekers and prospective entrepreneurs throughout the year.
23 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 58/2018 vpPassed
Extending student financial aid to adults
People past compulsory school age will receive student financial aid and school transport subsidy to complete basic education studies. The reform will improve income during studies, especially for adults outside the labour market and immigrants.
29 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 53/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing the Employment Fund by merging funds
The Education Fund and the Unemployment Insurance Fund will be merged into a new Employment Fund from the start of 2019. The benefits granted by the funds and their financing will remain unchanged.
12 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote - 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 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anna Kontula
128 jaa63 ei - HE 124/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing the unemployment activation model
Unemployment benefit will decrease by 4.65 per cent if an unemployed person does not work sufficiently or participate in employment services during a three-month monitoring period. At the same time, the waiting period at the start of unemployment will be shortened from seven days to five days.
22 Dec 2017 · 5 votes103 jaa90 ei