Content about "collective agreement"

Negotiations on salary increases have already started
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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collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/negotiations-on-salary-increases-have-already-started

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo kameraan sisätiloissa.
TEK: Government proposal for the Act on Mediation in Labour Disputes is unnecessary and detrimental – “Finland needs a new labour market model”
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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Keywords:
collective agreement, work life, influencing

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 opposes government's proposal to alter the labour market model
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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Keywords:
collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/akava-opposes-governments-proposal-to-alter-the-labour-market-model

Vauva, mies, lastensänky
Equal paid family leave is a great achievement
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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Keywords:
family and work life, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/equal-paid-family-leave-is-a-great-achievement

Eduskuntatalon pylväikköä kuvassa.
The worst is yet to come
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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Keywords:
collective agreement, work life, society

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.
Mythbuster
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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Keywords:
employee representative, shop steward, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/mythbuster

Paneeli
Unprecedented power struggle in the labour market today
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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Keywords:
promotion of interests, collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/unprecedented-power-struggle-in-the-labour-market-today

Kuvassa on TEKin toiminnanjohtaja Jari Jokinen.
Collective agreements are relevant, at least for many
Many key terms and conditions are laid down in collective agreements and not in, say, the Finnish law.
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family and work life, TEK, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/collective-agreements-are-relevant-at-least-for-many

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo sivulle.
Blog: Is it still possible to avoid a head-on collision in the labor market?
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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Akava, collective agreement, work life, YTN

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.
Academic engineer’s median salary rose to 5,597 euros - Collective agreement clause the most common reason for salary increase
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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Keywords:
architect, academic engineer, TEK's research, collective agreement, work life, labour market survey (TMT)

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.
TEK opposes export-driven labour market model – “likely to disturb the industrial peace”
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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Keywords:
collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-opposes-export-driven-labour-market-model-likely-to-disturb-the-industrial-peace

Henkilöitä keskustelemassa pöydän ääressä.
TEK involved in negotiating a collective agreement for universities of applied sciences through YTN
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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Keywords:
collective agreement, university, YTN

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.
Weighty reason must be retained
TEK’s Labour Market Director Teemu Hankamäki deplores Government’s idea to lower the threshold for dismissal.
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Keywords:
collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/weighty-reason-must-be-retained

Isä ja vauva
We have negotiated more equitably paid family leave
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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promotion of interests, family and work life, collective agreement, parental leave

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/we-have-negotiated-more-equitably-paid-family-leave

Kättelevät ihmiset
New two-year collective agreement for 34,000 university employees approved
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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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-two-year-collective-agreement-for-34000-university-employees-approved

Ihmisiä kävelee rappusissa
Pay rise deal negotiated for 34,000 university employees on Friday 24 March
This Friday morning, an outcome was achieved in the pay rise negotiations concerning 34,000 university employees.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

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 level of salary increases was disappointing
The first collective agreements have raised salaries and increased the amount of paid leave for the non-birthing parent.
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Keywords:
salary, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-level-of-salary-increases-was-disappointing

TES-neuvottelut
Negotiations for university employee’s salaries continued on March 1
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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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

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.
New collective agreement for Consulting sector accepted
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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Keywords:
salary, family and work life, collective agreement, YTN

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-collective-agreement-for-consulting-sector-accepted

Maahan pudonnut kuumailmapallo.
Real salaries fell
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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Keywords:
salary, collective agreement, labour market survey (TMT), TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/real-salaries-fell

Ihmisiä katsomassa papereita toimistossa
Negotiations on this year’s pay rises stall — employee side waiting for Finnish Education Employers’ initiative to continue
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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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

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
YTN announces second strike in tech industry 15–17 February
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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Keywords:
collective agreement, private sector, YTN

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/ytn-announces-second-strike-in-tech-industry-15-17-february

Kynttilägraafeja kuvassa.
Akava’s Chief Economist: Consumers’ outlook for the future may be too bleak
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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Keywords:
innovation, sustainable development, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/akavas-chief-economist-consumers-outlook-for-the-future-may-be-too-bleak

Tekkiläisiä
Collective agreements of many TEK members have expired
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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Keywords:
collective agreement, private sector, YTN

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/collective-agreements-of-many-tek-members-have-expired

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo kameraan.
Salaries and family leaves on the table in autumn's collective agreement negotiations
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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Keywords:
collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/salaries-and-family-leaves-on-the-table-in-autumns-collective-agreement-negotiations

Kuva lomailijasta
The summer holiday season is here – what are some things that you should know about the annual holiday?
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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Keywords:
legal data bank, collective agreement, employment and law, annual holiday

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.
Both sides happy with Gofore’s DIY collective agreement
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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Keywords:
salary, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/both-sides-happy-with-gofores-diy-collective-agreement

Lakiasiantuntija, asiakas, lakipalvelu, toimisto
Your shop steward is a membership benefit
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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shop steward, collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/your-shop-steward-is-a-membership-benefit

Kättelevät ihmiset
Collective agreement reached for university employees: Includes most progressive family leave reform on the labour market
“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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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

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
Result negotiated for university employees early on Sunday — JUKO board to discuss result on Thursday
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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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/result-negotiated-for-university-employees-early-on-sunday-juko-board-to-discuss-result-on-thursday

esitelmä
No result yet in university collective bargaining: negotiations continue today
University employees no longer have a valid collective agreement as of today, Friday 1 April. In such circumstances, the universities will continue to apply the terms of the old collective agreement until a new one enters into force.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/no-result-yet-in-university-collective-bargaining-negotiations-continue-today

Opiskelijat, kävelevät, portaat, Aalto yliopisto
JUKO: “The university negotiation parties are still seeking resolution on several questions”
Notice has been served to terminate the universities’ current collective agreement, effective 31 March. If a negotiation result is not reached before that date, university employees will be without a valid collective agreement as of 1 April.
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JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/juko-the-university-negotiation-parties-are-still-seeking-resolution-on-several-questions

Kahden henkilön keskustelua aiheesta työsuhde ja laki
Fixed-term contracts: an eternal question?
Surveys by the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers show time and again that fixed-term contracts are the number one reason for ill-being at work. Keeping employees on fixed-term contracts year after year wears them out and is totally unnecessary.
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JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/fixed-term-contracts-an-eternal-question

nuori aikuinen laskee laskua
Pace picking up in university collective agreement negotiations
– The negotiations are now proceeding to an intense phase in which we begin to thrash out an overall solution, says Katja Aho, JUKO’s head of collective bargaining for the university sector.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/pace-picking-up-in-university-collective-agreement-negotiations

Opiskelija, luento, opiskelu
We are the university
In the present university collective bargaining negotiations, we are negotiating on university employees’ working conditions and pay rises. We want the universities to be competitive, attractive workplaces that promote a positive type of working life.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/we-are-the-university

Kuvituskuva opiskelijoista Aalto-yliopistolla
University collective agreement negotiations: family leave under discussion again
JUKO wants to develop pay and the remuneration system through a longer-term salary programme, remove bottlenecks and promote equality.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/university-collective-agreement-negotiations-family-leave-under-discussion-again

University negotiations concerning working time continued on Thursday
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/university-negotiations-concerning-working-time-continued-on-thursday

Kättelevät ihmiset
New collective agreement for 78,000 state employees – salary increase across the board
JUKO has approved the new two-year collective agreement for state employees. Each employee will receive a two percent pay rise from 1 June.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, state sector

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-collective-agreement-for-78000-state-employees-salary-increase-across-the-board

Mies katsoo läppäriä
JUKO, JHL, and Jyty have served a notice of strike concerning Jyväskylä and Rovaniemi
The strike notice is intended to expedite the municipal sector contract negotiations suspended by KT.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, communal sector, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/juko-jhl-and-jyty-have-served-a-notice-of-strike-concerning-jyvaskyla-and-rovaniemi

University sector collective agreement negotiations continued
"Teaching and research staff must have the working conditions that enable them to conduct long-term research", says the chairperson of the university advisory committee, Tarja Niemelä.
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Keywords:
collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/university-sector-collective-agreement-negotiations-continued

Ihmisiä kävelee rappusissa
Negotiations on universities’ collective agreements continued on Friday: key role of shop stewards in local bargaining stressed
The negotiations on the collective agreement for approximately 34,000 university employees continued on 18 February.
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Keywords:
collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/negotiations-on-universities-collective-agreements-continued-on-friday-key-role-of-shop-stewards-in-local-bargaining-stressed

Negotiations on the university collective agreement began on Friday
The salary earners' key goals concern improved working conditions, reduced use of fixed-term contracts, clearer ground rules on remote and multi-locational work and the transposition of the family leave reform into the collective agreement.
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Keywords:
collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/negotiations-on-the-university-collective-agreement-began-on-friday

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo kameraan.
Tough negotiations on salary increases
The first collective agreements suggest that salary increase rates may remain below the inflation rate this time.
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Keywords:
salary, collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tough-negotiations-on-salary-increases

Henkilöt keskustelevat toimistolla
Collective agreement negotiations continue in the public sector
The negotiations in the municipality sector have continued with the national mediator. Negotiations in the university sector continue as well.
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Keywords:
public sector, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/collective-agreement-negotiations-continue-in-the-public-sector

kaksi henkilöä tutkii pienoismallia
New collective agreements for architects and the ICT sector
Both collective agreements were created on January 11th. The cost effect of the agreements is 1.8 percent.
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Keywords:
architect, collective agreement, YTN

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-collective-agreements-for-architects-and-the-ict-sector

YTN:n logo
YTN and Technology Industry Employers create a national example for the labour market
YTN and Technology Industry Employers achieved agreements for the technology sector, consulting sector and ICT services sector. The duration of the agreements adhere to a 1+1 model, says YTN in a statement. According to a statement released by Technology Industry Employers, the agreements form a national example for the labour market.
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Keywords:
collective agreement, private sector, YTN

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/ytn-and-technology-industry-employers-create-a-national-example-for-the-labour-market

Papereita, läppäri, silmälasit, pöytä
YTN initiates industrial action in two sectors
YTN expedites collective agreement negotiations by taking industrial action as of December 4th in the consulting sector and the technology industry.
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Keywords:
collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/ytn-initiates-industrial-action-in-two-sectors

Hankamäki: Knowledge reduces suffering
The largest companies are the ones most happy with the Finnish collective negotiation system.
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Keywords:
collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/hankamaki-knowledge-reduces-suffering

Hundreds of companies about to lose their option of local bargaining next week
Is this what the manoeuvre was all about – surely not?
Blog post
Keywords:
promotion of interests, collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/hundreds-of-companies-about-to-lose-their-option-of-local-bargaining-next-week

Suomen ja Ruotisin liput liehuvat taivasta vasten.
TP: Finland and Sweden agree on salaries in a very similar manner
According to a recent survey by Industrial Employees TP, the labour market models of Finland and Sweden are very similar to each other. They are both characterised by the strong role of export companies and a high degree of unionisation.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tp-finland-and-sweden-agree-on-salaries-in-a-very-similar-manner

TES-neuvottelut
Collective agreement negotiations
Here you can find more information about collective agreement negotiations concerning TEK members.
Keywords:
promotion of interests, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/work-life-in-finland/collective-agreement-negotiations

Ihmisiä kävelee rappusissa
Promotion of interests in universities
TEK's experts are involved in the promotion of interests and collective agreement negotiations in the university sector through JUKO and in co-operation with employee representatives.
Keywords:
promotion of interests, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/work-life-in-finland/promotion-of-interests-in-universities

Teemu Hankamäki
This autumn’s collective agreement negotiations are still up in the air
Generally binding collective agreements that protect the terms of employment of almost 30 000 TEK members will expire on 30 November 2021.
News article
Keywords:
collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/this-autumns-collective-agreement-negotiations-are-still-up-in-the-air

Teemu Hankamäki
Why should the number of employee representatives be doubled?
One of the goals of YTN in its strategy for 2021–2025 is to double the number of employee representatives together with its member unions.
News article
Keywords:
collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/why-should-the-number-of-employee-representatives-be-doubled

Lasse Laatunen
Lasse Laatunen: Labour market situation is unreasonably tough
According to Lasse Laatunen, the desire of the current business executives in the forest industry and the technology industry to negotiate company-level collective agreements is partly based on delusional thinking.
News article
Keywords:
collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/lasse-laatunen-labour-market-situation-is-unreasonably-tough

Scope of TEK members’ employment terms will be known in autumn
If less than half of the companies in the technology industry join the new employers' association, the collective agreement will no longer be generally binding.
News article
Keywords:
TEK, collective agreement, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/scope-tek-members-employment-terms-will-be-known-autumn

When universities and universities of applied sciences merge, what happens to collective agreements?
Universities and universities of applied sciences do not fall under the same collective agreements. The treatment of employees can vary significantly between different institutions, and even within them.
Blog post
Keywords:
collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/when-universities-and-universities-of-applied-sciences-merge-what-happens-to-collective-agreements

Joukko ihmisiä istuu pöydän ääressä.
Work life in Finland
The Finnish labour market is based on a collaborative approach with all societal parties involved in the market. TEK represents the interests of our members and promotes good working conditions for all.
Keywords:
member services and benefits, shop steward, TEK, collective agreement, work life, cooperation negotiations

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/work-life-in-finland

What is happening on the labour market, Teemu Hankamäki?
The work group on local negotiations could not reach a consensus and an announcement by Technology Industries Finland is rearranging next autumn’s labour market negotiation tables. What is going on?
News article
Keywords:
collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/what-happening-labour-market-teemu-hankamaki

State officials and employees have a new collective agreement
Kiky hours will be abolished. Salary increases will adhere to the general level. The new agreement will be in effect 1.4.2020–28.2.2022.
News article
Keywords:
collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/state-officials-and-employees-have-new-collective-agreement