Content about "work life"

Nainen, kuulokkeet, tietokone
Eduhouse: AI skills for knowledge workers
Event
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, work life, training

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/eduhouse-ai-skills-for-knowledge-workers

NPHarvest.
TEK and TFiF awarded the wastewater recyclers, reactor physics code developers, and academic team spirit champions
The winners of the new ITU technology awards are NPHarvest, the research team developing Serpent code at VTT, and the Industrial Engineering and Management research unit at the University of Oulu. The awards will be presented today in Helsinki.
News article
Keywords:
ITU technology awards, award, tech, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-and-tfif-awarded-the-wastewater-recyclers-reactor-physics-code-developers-and-academic-team-spirit-champions

Oulun tuotantotalouden tutkimusyksikköä kahvilla.
Human factors of industrial management
The Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) research unit of the University of Oulu has a proven reputation for a positive atmosphere. The unit’s encouraging spirit of competition also produces results. TEK and TFiF are awarding the unit the ITU Forerunners Award.
News article
Keywords:
ITU technology awards, award, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/human-factors-of-industrial-management

Kuvituskuva.
Who should I talk to if I have problems at work?
Sometimes you may come across overwhelming situations at work, friction between people or challenges with your ability to cope. Find out who you can turn to in these situations.
News article
Keywords:
employee representative, work life, employment relationship

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/who-should-i-talk-to-if-i-have-problems-at-work

Henkilöitä keskustelemassa käytävällä.
Joining forces brings you a better work-life balance
You may have heard of YTN, JUKO or Akava. Not just random letters, but important organisations for your employment conditions and the societal influence of unions. Let’s find out why.
News article
Keywords:
Akava, JUKO, collective agreement, work life, YTN

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/joining-forces-brings-you-a-better-work-life-balance

Henkilöt keskustelemassa.
Immigrant entrepreneurs are thriving financially, especially in tech
The share of immigrants among both entrepreneurs and employees has increased, according to a study by PTT. Immigrant entrepreneurs are thriving in the software and consulting sectors, among others.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, work life, entrepreneur

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/immigrant-entrepreneurs-are-thriving-financially-especially-in-tech

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo suoraan kameraan.
TEK rejects proposed reforms to industrial peace legislation – “There is no need for new regulation”
TEK does not accept the restrictions on the right to industrial action proposed in the new industrial peace legislation. Teemu Hankamäki, TEK’s Labour Market Director, believes that there is no need for new regulation.
News article
Keywords:
legal data bank, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-rejects-proposed-reforms-to-industrial-peace-legislation-there-is-no-need-for-new-regulation

nainen tietokoneen ääressä
CareerBoost job search programme, May 2025
Event
Keywords:
CV, work life, unemployment

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/careerboost-job-search-programme-may-2025

Nainen työskentelee tietokoneella modernissa toimistossa
Architects’ organisations: Unpaid internships have no place in architecture
The weak economic trend has lowered the threshold for offering and accepting unpaid work in architects’ offices. The phenomenon is common in southern Europe and has become more common in the other Nordic countries. Employers’ and employees’ organisations in the sector are concerned about the rise of unpaid internships in Finland.
News article
Keywords:
architect, internationality, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/architects-organisations-unpaid-internships-have-no-place-in-architecture

A person working at a desk
Unpaid internships have crept into the architectural profession
The weak economic trend has lowered the threshold for offering and accepting unpaid work in architects’ offices. The phenomenon is common in southern Europe and has become more common in the other Nordic countries. 
News article
Keywords:
architect, internationality, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/unpaid-internships-have-crept-into-the-architectural-profession

Nainen tekee yksin töitä toimistossa
Unpaid internships
Unpaid internships have no place in architecture.
Keywords:
architect, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/decision-making/unpaid-internships

Owain Hopeaketo istuu toimiston pöydän kulmalla.
Blog: TEK remains firmly against the three-month/six-month rule proposal
On Thursday 17th October, the proposed three-month/six-month rule was handed to parliament. Despite positive changes, TEK remains firmly against this proposal.
Blog post
Keywords:
internationality, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-tek-remains-firmly-against-the-three-monthsix-month-rule-proposal

Henkilö keltaisessa paidassa käyttää tietokonetta
Only one in three over 50 believe they would find a job if they became unemployed
CEO of TEK Jari Jokinen: Are older workers hazardous waste or the most skilled employees?
News article
Keywords:
discrimination, TEK's research, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/only-one-in-three-over-50-believe-they-would-find-a-job-if-they-became-unemployed

neuvonta
Get a (Summer) Job! - From student to Finnish work life
Event
Keywords:
internationality, summer job, event, work life, job search

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/get-a-summer-job-from-student-to-finnish-work-life

People of different genders working at the same table
More than half of the gender pay gap in tech is unexplained
The pay gap between men and women in the technology industry has hardly narrowed at all in more than a decade. This is shown by the 2023 Labour Market Survey conducted by the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK.
News article
Keywords:
TEK's research, salary, gender equality, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/more-than-half-of-the-gender-pay-gap-in-tech-is-unexplained

Henkilön kädessä on kynä ja pöydällä on avoin opas.
The 3- or 6-month rule drives away technology experts
Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK is opposed to the 3- or 6-month unemployment rule proposed by the government. For technology professionals, getting a new job after unemployment is a long and specialised process, which is not taken into account sufficiently in the proposal.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-3-or-6-month-rule-drives-away-technology-experts

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.
News article
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

Kuvassa toimistokenkä ja tennari.
KOKO reminds: Job alternation leave ends and terms for earnings-related unemployment allowance become stricter
August saw the end of job alternation leave and September will bring even stricter terms for accessing the earnings-related unemployment allowance.
News article
Keywords:
work life, unemployment fund, unemployment insurance

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/koko-reminds-job-alternation-leave-ends-and-terms-for-earnings-related-unemployment-allowance-become-stricter

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.
News article
Keywords:
collective agreement, work life

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

Daniel Valtakari katsoo iloisena kameraan.
Daniel Valtakari rose to the top of the trade union movement
Daniel Valtakari was elected as the chairperson of UNI Global’s Professionals and Managers group. UNI Global is an international umbrella organization for trade unions.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/daniel-valtakari-rose-to-the-top-of-the-trade-union-movement

Philipp Holtkamp ja Hanna Turpeinen
Cooperation creates jobs in Vaasa
The University of Vaasa works closely with other universities, the city, local businesses and other actors in the region. This benefits students, businesses and the society.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, work life, University of Vaasa, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/cooperation-creates-jobs-in-vaasa

Henkilö seisoo muuttolaatikoiden keskellä.
Finland drives out international experts
The societal debate on immigration is a major source of concern for international experts in the field of technology, with as many as 89% of them find the immigration debate worrying. Only 52% of the international tech experts surveyed would recommend Finland as a place to live and work.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, work life, society, TEK's research, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finland-drives-out-international-experts

TEKin toiminnanjohtaja Jari Jokinen kuvattuna TEKin toimistolla
Finland needs real growth and productivity
In Finland, we should be creating more work that is so productive that it is worth paying generously for and also taking good care of the people behind it.
Blog post
Keywords:
column, Research, Development and Innovation (RDI), work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finland-needs-real-growth-and-productivity

Mario Fürst
"Finns are cool" – and visiting TEK was a part of Austrian shop steward training
Being a shop steward is quite similar in Austria and Finland, says Mario Fürst, Automation Engineer and shop steward from Borealis Austria. He visited TEK for 3,5 weeks as a part of his shop steward training.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, shop steward, work life, hed2024

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finns-are-cool-and-visiting-tek-was-a-part-of-austrian-shop-steward-training

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.
News article
Keywords:
collective agreement, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-worst-is-yet-to-come

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo suoraan kameraan.
TEK found 10 flaws in the bill on local collective bargaining – read the full list of proposed amendments
The Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK believes that the starting point for extending local collective bargaining should be a balance between freedoms and responsibilities. More freedoms are now being granted, but the equal conditions for contract negotiations and contract monitoring and sanctions are not addressed or increased. The bill should be amended in this respect.
News article
Keywords:
comment, work life, influencing

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-found-10-flaws-in-the-bill-on-local-collective-bargaining-read-the-full-list-of-proposed-amendments

Teemu Hankamäki katsoo kameraan sisätiloissa.
TEK proposes giving up the staggering of earnings-related daily allowance – especially highly educated professionals would be hit hard
The Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK is opposed to the government’s proposal to lower the amount of earnings-related daily allowance, or the so-called staggering of earnings-related daily allowance. “Highly educated professionals have little influence over this, despite being active.”
News article
Keywords:
comment, work life, employment

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-proposes-giving-up-the-staggering-of-earnings-related-daily-allowance-especially-highly-educated-professionals-would-be-hit-hard

Mika Maliranta puhuu TEKin valtuustolle.
Things look absolutely awful right now
Even zero growth would be an achievement for the Finnish economy this year. The numbers laid on the table by financial experts at TEK's Council Arena were so bleak that the entire audience listened to them in complete silence.
News article
Keywords:
economy, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/things-look-absolutely-awful-right-now

TEKin toiminnanjohtaja Jari Jokinen kuvattuna TEKin toimistolla
Number of Finns in EU positions is collapsing
It is important for EU institutions to have a good understanding of the conditions and situation in Finland as well.
Blog post
Keywords:
internationality, column, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/number-of-finns-in-eu-positions-is-collapsing

Kynttilä ja kehyksissä oleva kuva tyhjässä kokoushuoneessa.
When grief arrives at the workplace
A specialist from the Surevan kohtaaminen project and two people who have lost a loved one talk about how workplaces should prepare for cases of death and how you can support a bereaved colleague.
News article
Keywords:
wellbeing, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/when-grief-arrives-at-the-workplace

Kättelevät ihmiset
Canada's model for residence permits: a direct route for international talent
TEK and Ekonomit propose a new migration pathway to Finland to attract talent. Like in Canada, it would offer immigrants the opportunity to obtain an immediate permanent residence permit, with selections for this proposed pathway made on a points basis. Points could be awarded for having expertise in areas suffering labour shortages, or based on education and language skills.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/canadas-model-for-residence-permits-a-direct-route-for-international-talent

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”.
News article
Keywords:
promotion of interests, collective agreement, work life

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

Are you entitled to a performance bonus?
When used correctly, performance bonuses are a motivating bonus system. However, from a labour law perspective, there are a lot of things that can be unclear about performance bonuses.
News article
Keywords:
legal data bank, work life, employment

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/are-you-entitled-to-a-performance-bonus

Kaksi henkilöä keskustelee, toinen on pyörätuolissa.
Non-Discrimination Act reformed – what has changed in working life?
The reform of the Act clarified the employer's duty to promote equality and to prepare equality promotion plans in addition to improving the legal protection of employees.
News article
Keywords:
legal data bank, work life, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/non-discrimination-act-reformed-what-has-changed-in-working-life

Pöydällä papereita ja kalenteri.
Blog: Best practices on job search in Finland – 5 tips from tech companies
TEK's Project Manager Owain Hopeaketo asked Finnish tech companies on their best tips for job search. Check out what they said.
Blog post
Keywords:
work life, job search, Workbook

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-best-practices-on-job-search-in-finland-5-tips-from-tech-companies

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.
Blog post
Keywords:
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 henkilöä keskustelee, pöydällä on puhelin ja avoin opas.
Political demonstrations and strikes do not apply to TEK members
TEK has decided not to participate in political demonstrations.
News article
Keywords:
Akava, TEK, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/political-demonstrations-and-strikes-do-not-apply-to-tek-members

Henkilö katsoo puhelinta.
Universities and workplaces need guidance on how to use artificial intelligence
62 percent of tech students use generative artificial intelligence tools in their studies. According to surveys conducted by TEK in the autumn of 2023, AI tools have been adopted faster in studies than in working life. However, there is a lot of uncertainty among tech students about the use of artificial intelligence. Respondents in working life, on the other hand, are very confident about the continuation of their own employment despite the increasing use of AI tools.
News article
Keywords:
education, TEK's research, tech, artificial intelligence, research, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/universities-and-workplaces-need-guidance-on-how-to-use-artificial-intelligence

Kaksi henkilöä istuu pöydän ääressä.
TEK does not participate in political demonstrations
A majority of TEK’s members doesn’t support participating in the demonstrations. TEK will continue its advocacy work towards the government.
News article
Keywords:
TEK, work life, society, Akava, influencing

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-does-not-participate-in-political-demonstrations

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.
News article
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

Kaksi henkilöä katsoo läppäriä työpöydän ääressä.
Ethics in tech
As forerunners in technology, we bear a great responsibility for making ethical choices and considering impact, because technology often develops faster than regulation.
Keywords:
TEK, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/tek-makes-a-difference/ethics-in-tech

Henkilöitä istuu TEK Loungessa Tampereella.
Being a shop steward can boost your career and make your workdays more meaningful
The position of trust allows the employee to have a say in workplace matters together with the employer. Many workplaces in the private sector will soon be electing new shop stewards. Have you considered running for the position?
Blog post
Keywords:
promotion of interests, employee representative, shop steward, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/being-a-shop-steward-can-boost-your-career-and-make-your-workdays-more-meaningful

TEK studies: International experts
How does working life change when the technology sector becomes international? Can international students find a career in Finland and what is it like to build a life in Finland as an immigrant? Find out in TEK's studies.
Keywords:
internationality, TEK's research, research, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-international-experts

50 euron seteli roikkuu ilmapalloon kiinnitettynä taivaalla.
Blog: Tech industry does not put women at the top of the income ladder
Many of the top earners in 2022 work in the tech industry. But why do only the men in tech seem to make it to the top of the income ladder?
Blog post
Keywords:
salary, work life, entrepreneur

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-tech-industry-does-not-put-women-at-the-top-of-the-income-ladder

Käsi kirjoittaa kynällä, jonka päässä on punainen viiri.
Whistleblowing Act entered into force
The aim of the act is to protect whistleblowers who report breaches of laws that they detect in the course of their work.
News article
Keywords:
legal data bank, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/whistleblowing-act-entered-into-force

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.
News article
Keywords:
collective agreement, work life

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

Ihminen istuu kasvot käsiinsä haudattuina, iso tumma varjo tavoittelee ihmistä.
Survey of Akava affiliates: A quarter of employees feel their employers do nothing to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
At its worst, harassment can harm an employee’s mental health. A survey of the affiliates of Akava found that only less than a third of employers have intervened with sexual harassment that constitutes a criminal offence. Employees demand more effective measures.
News article
Keywords:
TEK's research, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/survey-of-akava-affiliates-a-quarter-of-employees-feel-their-employers-do-nothing-to-prevent-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace

Piirros työtuolista, jonka istuin- ja selkänojaan on asetettu piikki.
Harassment needs to be addressed
Both employers and employees should respond to harassment.
News article
Keywords:
wellbeing, leadership, legal data bank, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/harassment-needs-to-be-addressed

Essi Isohanni treenaamassa ulkokuntosalilla.
Small solutions can be beneficial
The endurance levels of the Finnish population have fallen so low that the issue poses a severe threat to employees’ ability to function. Nobody can be forced to exercise, but employers can do something to help make it possible.
News article
Keywords:
wellbeing, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/small-solutions-can-be-beneficial

Pöydällä on tietokone, kahvikuppi, banaani ja älypuhelin
Stalling housing market weakens employment situation in architecture and construction
The employment situation of professionals with a higher education degree in technology has remained good, but the number of unemployed people in the fields of architecture and construction has increased by no less than 64 per cent over the past year.
News article
Keywords:
architect, work life, employment, YTN, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/stalling-housing-market-weakens-employment-situation-in-architecture-and-construction