Content about "collective agreement"

Engineers are looking for a 5% increase, but higher figures have also been reported in competing countries. TEK’s aim is to increase the purchasing power of its members.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/negotiations-on-salary-increases-have-already-started

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo kameraan sisätiloissa.
The Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK is opposed to the idea of restricting conciliation through legislation, as this is detrimental to free sectoral wage formation.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-government-proposal-for-the-act-on-mediation-in-labour-disputes-is-unnecessary-and-detrimental-finland-needs-a-new-labour-market-model

Eduskuntatalon julkisivu.
Akava considers the government's proposal to alter the labour market model unnecessary and anticipates that it will cause instability and uncertainty in the labour market.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/akava-opposes-governments-proposal-to-alter-the-labour-market-model

Vauva, mies, lastensänky
The number of days of family leave is defined by law, but whether the leave is paid or not is defined in the collective agreements negotiated by trade unions. “Allowing fathers to take more time off and taking diverse family types better into account is very important for equality,” says Tuula Aaltola, collective agreement expert in the private sector from TEK.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/equal-paid-family-leave-is-a-great-achievement

Eduskuntatalon pylväikköä kuvassa.
TEK’s Labour Market Director Teemu Hankamäki cannot really see any positives in the government’s labour market reforms. Professional and managerial staff will soon feel the effects of the legislative changes.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-worst-is-yet-to-come

Harri Kaarre (vasemmalla), Mika Mäntymäki, Marko Honkalampi ja Marko Määttä juttelevat viikonlopun ylitöistä CATR-kammion (Compact Antenna Test Range) edessä. Oranssit piikit ovat absorbereita, jotka vaimentavat signaalit.
Work life. Many mistakenly fear that working as a shop steward will stand in the way of career progression, says Marko Honkalampi. “It doesn’t, as I myself can testify.”
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/mythbuster

Paneeli
Industrial Employees TP published a report on the actions and goals of employer organisations entitled “Missä mennään, Eteläranta? Työnantajapuolen toiminta ja tavoitteet työmarkkinoiden murroksessa”.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/unprecedented-power-struggle-in-the-labour-market-today

Kuvassa on TEKin toiminnanjohtaja Jari Jokinen.
Many key terms and conditions are laid down in collective agreements and not in, say, the Finnish law.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/collective-agreements-are-relevant-at-least-for-many

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo sivulle.
The methods are many, said the farmer when he drove his tractor through the wall of the barn. With a similar approach, the government is relentlessly promoting labor market-related legal changes that have been recorded in the government program, despite the proposals and opposition of trade unions.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-is-it-still-possible-to-avoid-a-head-on-collision-in-the-labor-market

Kaksi kypäräpäistä työmaalla.
According to the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK’s labour market survey, the most common reason for a salary increase was the general increase agreed in the collective agreement.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/academic-engineers-median-salary-rose-to-5597-euros-collective-agreement-clause-the-most-common-reason-for-salary-increase

Eduskuntatalon pylväikköä kuvassa.
The Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK opposes the Government’s intention to pass a law whereby the general level of pay adjustments could not be exceeded by a settlement proposal issued by the National Conciliator’s Office or a conciliation board.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-opposes-export-driven-labour-market-model-likely-to-disturb-the-industrial-peace

Henkilöitä keskustelemassa pöydän ääressä.
A collective agreement for the staff of universities of applied sciences is under negotiation, and YTN is one of the negotiating parties.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-involved-in-negotiating-a-collective-agreement-for-universities-of-applied-sciences-through-ytn

Teemu Hankamäki seisoo neuvotteluhuoneessa.
TEK’s Labour Market Director Teemu Hankamäki deplores Government’s idea to lower the threshold for dismissal.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/weighty-reason-must-be-retained

Isä ja vauva
The law sets the amount of family leave, but the extent to which that leave is paid is agreed in collective bargaining.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/we-have-negotiated-more-equitably-paid-family-leave

Kättelevät ihmiset
General pay rises will increase salaries by a total of 5.5%. In May, full-time university employees will receive a one-off payment of at least €400.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-two-year-collective-agreement-for-34000-university-employees-approved

Ihmisiä kävelee rappusissa
This Friday morning, an outcome was achieved in the pay rise negotiations concerning 34,000 university employees.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/pay-rise-deal-negotiated-for-34000-university-employees-on-friday-24-march

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo kameraan sisätiloissa.
The first collective agreements have raised salaries and increased the amount of paid leave for the non-birthing parent.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-level-of-salary-increases-was-disappointing

TES-neuvottelut
No agreement was reached for this year’s salaries. The trade unions and the Finnish Education Employers (FEE) association will meet again on 13 March. The negotiations will take a new turn then, because not only will salaries be negotiated, but the agreement provisions will also be on the table.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/negotiations-for-university-employees-salaries-continued-on-march-1

Two hands: one is an adult hand and the other a hand of a baby.
The new collective agreement for senior salaried employees in the consulting sector has been accepted. The new agreement covers some 25 000 employees.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-collective-agreement-for-consulting-sector-accepted

Maahan pudonnut kuumailmapallo.
The median salary of TEK (Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland) members was 3.8 percent higher in October 2022 than a year earlier. However, consumer prices also increased by 8.3 percent.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/real-salaries-fell

Ihmisiä katsomassa papereita toimistossa
The collective agreement negotiations concerning this year’s pay rises for 34,000 university employees ended for at least the time being last Friday, when Finnish Education Employers (FEE) said it did not consider there were any grounds for agreeing on new negotiation dates.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/negotiations-on-this-years-pay-rises-stall-employee-side-waiting-for-finnish-education-employers-initiative-to-continue

Tekkiläisiä
This is a translation of YTN's press release on 31st January. In an attempt to speed up the stalled negotiations for collective agreements, our negotiation organization, the Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff YTN, has announced a second strike to take place 15–17 February in selected technology industry companies.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/ytn-announces-second-strike-in-tech-industry-15-17-february

Kynttilägraafeja kuvassa.
Akava’s Chief Economist Pasi Sorjonen estimates that Finland's economic growth will stall this year. TEK’s CEO Jari Jokinen still encourages investments in sustainable growth.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/akavas-chief-economist-consumers-outlook-for-the-future-may-be-too-bleak

Tekkiläisiä
On Wednesday, 30 November, the collective labour agreements for four major industries for TEK members expired, namely, the YTN technology industries, the consulting sector, the IT services industry and the ICT sector.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/collective-agreements-of-many-tek-members-have-expired

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo kameraan.
The Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff YTN is not only aiming for salary increases, but also the inclusion of the family leave reform in all its collective agreements.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/salaries-and-family-leaves-on-the-table-in-autumns-collective-agreement-negotiations

Kuva lomailijasta
It is worth keeping in mind that employers are under no obligation to allow employees to take their holiday in several short periods.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-summer-holiday-season-is-here-what-are-some-things-that-you-should-know-about-the-annual-holiday

Goforelaisia Tampereen toimistolla.
Tampere-based Gofore negotiated a collective agreement that both the employer and the employee side are very happy with. “The negotiations were actually quite painless.”
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/both-sides-happy-with-gofores-diy-collective-agreement

Lakiasiantuntija, asiakas, lakipalvelu, toimisto
A shop steward represents you at your workplace, for example in local agreements and in negotiations on changes. They also provide personal support and advice.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/your-shop-steward-is-a-membership-benefit

Kättelevät ihmiset
“The university employers now stand out as family-friendly employers and pioneers of the family leave reform,” says Tarja Niemelä, the chairperson of the JUKO University Advisory Board.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/collective-agreement-reached-for-university-employees-includes-most-progressive-family-leave-reform-on-the-labour-market

Ihmisiä katsomassa papereita toimistossa
We will issue further information on the content of the agreement when all parties’ governing bodies have deliberated it. The JUKO University Advisory Board and JUKO board will deliberate the result on Thursday.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/result-negotiated-for-university-employees-early-on-sunday-juko-board-to-discuss-result-on-thursday