Know your rights The Finnish Labor Market and Professional and Managerial Staff 22.11.2012 Tampere...

Know your rights

The Finnish Labor Marketand Professional and Managerial Staff

22.11.2012Tampere

Veikka Kuusisto

Advisor, Student marketingwww.akava.fi

Akava

Akava, the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland, is one of the three independent trade union confederations in Finland

Akava’s 35 affiliates have a total membership of 577,000 including approx. 108,000 student members

Akava’s unionisation rate is about 70 per cent. Almost 30 per cent of trade union members in Finland are Akava members.

Akava represents the interests of professionals and managerial staff and others with a high level of education.

Akava oversees its members’ economic, professional and other common interests.

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Employment relationships in Finland in 2009, %

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Source: Statistics Finland, Labour Force Statistics 2009

82 %

12 %

6 %

Akava members

Permanent full-time work

Fixed term full-time work

Part-time work

76 %

11 %

13 %

All wage and salary earners

Permanent full-time work

Fixed term full-time work

Part-time work

AOVA – Akava’s Student Counsel

AOVA is Finlands largest student organization with a voluntary membership The number of student members is considerable: Akava's Student Counsel AOVA

represents108 000 students from both university and polytechnic sectors Every fifth member of Akava is a student

AOVA is a 30-year old organization working under Akava represents all Akava’s affiliates with student activities works as a link between student life and work life

The biggest co-operation partners are The National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL), The Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences - SAMOK and The Union of Finnish Upper Secondary School Students (SLL)

22.11.2012 Veikka Kuusisto / Akava

Statistical information on Akava members

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Number of Akava members 1.1.2011 552 813 Proportion of women 51 %

Main occupation: Average age 42 years

Full-time work 87 % Age distribution 1.1.2011:

Part-time work 6 % under 30 10 %

Unemployed 3 % 30–39 28 %

Entrepreneur 3 % 40–49 28 %

Employer 1.1.2011: 50–59 24 %

Private enterprise 55 % over 60 10 %

Municipality 33 % Lower tertiary or a higher level qualification 81 %

State 7 % Living in Helsinki Metropolitan Area 32 %

Self-employed professionals 3 % Members in full-time work:

Church 2 % Fixed term work 12 %

Position in organisation: Average years in service in current employment 9

Professionals 34 % Average gross income 2010, euros/month 4 100

Teaching professionals 26 % Average working hours/week 40,7 Legislators, senior officials and managers 22 % Persons working overtime 22 %

Technical and associate professionals 13 % Persons working over 48 hours/week 12 %

Others 5 % Persons working overtime without compensation 38 %Sources: Statistics Finland, Labour force statistics; Akava's affiliates

Akava’s affiliates and number of members 1.1.2011

Trade Union of Education in Finland 119 564 Finnish Psychological Association 6 105

The Finnish Association of Graduate Engineers TEK 73 438 Finnish Association of Academic Agronomists 5 933

Union of Professional Engineers in Finland UIL 61 810 The Officers Union 5 838SEFE - The Finnish Association of Business School Graduates 47 200 The Union of Church Professionals within Akava AKI 5 686Union of Professional Business Graduates in Finland TRAL 26 394

The Institute Officers Union of the Finnish Defence Forces and the Border Guard 4 566

Sales and Marketing Professionals SMKJ 26 202 Finnish Union of Environmental Professionals 4 531

Akava Special Branches 25 761 Union of Swedish-speaking Engineers in Finland 3 220

Finnish Medical Association 23 154 The Finnish Association of Architects 2 692

Union of Professional Social Workers 21 657 Society of Finnish Professional Foresters 2 621

Association of Finnish Lawyers 15 423 Union of Finnish University Professors 2 306

Finnish Association of Political Scientists 10 843 Finnish Veterinary Association 2 251

Union of Technical Professionals, KTK 9 929 The Union of Diaconal Workers in Finland 1 905

Finnish Pharmacists' Association 8 524 The Finnish Association of Occupational Health Nurses 1 882Managers and Specialists in the Private Sector YTY & Professional Coaches of Finland 8 271 Union of Finnish Speech Therapists 1 332

Finnish Union of Experts in Science 7 397 Kirkon Nuorisotyöntekijöiden Liitto KNT 1 030

Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers 6 755 Health Science Academic Leaders and Experts 1 024

Finnish Dental Association 6 732 AKAVA's General Group 837

Total 552 813


Population by level of education, 1975–2017

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Population aged 15 and older*) No educational qualification beyond compulsory education**) Matriculation examination or lowest level tertiary education qualification***) Lower or higher degree in tertiary educationSource: Statistics Finland, Educational Institutions

6955

45 41 37 34

19

20

30

3436

38 39

46

11 1521 23 25 27

35

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1975 1985 1995 2000 2005 2009 Estimation 2017

% Tertiary education *** Secondary education ** Primary education *

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The labour relations system in Finland

Around ¾ of employees belong to a trade union Labour legislation and other terms of employment are best influenced by

unionization Every fourth employee is a member of Akava

KT

VTML

EK

KIT

AKAVA

STTK

SAK

WORKERS

EMPLOYERS

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Akava’s organisation for negotiations

Akava

Akava’s Public SectorNegotiation Commission

JUKO

The Delegation of Professionaland Managerial Employees

YTN

Organisations’ collectiveagreements

Employersand government

Office for Government as EmployerCommission for Local Authority

EmployersChurch

Confederation of Finnish Industries EK and its affiliates

Central organisationagreements

Tripartite agreementsCoordination

CollectiveAgreements

(public sector)

Entrepreneurs andself-employed persons

Parliament, Ministries, Local Authorities

Influencingin legislation

Employer organisations



Employees in Technical andBasic Service Professions KTN

Commission for LocalAuthority Employers


(public sector)

Veikka Kuusisto / Akava

Why join a trade union? Union offers:

Career support Legal advice

Information on your own industry Professional networks

Training Guidance in industrial / working relations and Finnish regulations

Information and knowledge on employment

Advice on terms of employment and salaries

Safety and legal help in case of problems or unemployment



Without trade unions we would not have these…

Four week annual holidays (1971)

Holiday compensation (1972)

Parental leave (1974)

Winter holidays (1977)

Earnings-related unemployment benefit (1984)

Resolutions on women and low-pay (1989-2005)

Job alternation leave (1996)

Paternity leave (2001, improved in 2011)

Flexible working hours (2001)

Restrictions on temporary employment (2003)

Change security (2005)

Good to know

The minimum wage stated in the collective agreement is a minimum – not the maximum.

There is a legal requirement to additional pay for overtime working. You are not obliged to work overtime if you do not want to do so.

Working on public holidays entitles you to special pay. Entitlement to annual leave on the basis of legislation on annual

leave and holiday pay is based on the terms of the collective agreement.

All employees have the right to equal terms of employment.


Employees also have responsibilities…

To perform their tasks carefullyTo follow the supervisors’ instructionsTo refuse to take part in activities that are in direct competition with those of the employerTo keep business and professional secrets confidentialTo observe the benefit of the employerTo abide by the agreed working hours


Taxes and unemployment benefits

Check and store your payslips: salary + benefits (holiday and overtime compensations etc.)

Join an unemployment fund as soon as you start working Requirements:

Any kind of work for 34 weeks during a minimum of 8 month membership and last 28 months

At least 18 h per week or 80 h per month No retrospective payments


Find out more

Social partners’ guide on Finnish Labor Markets

http://www.guidetoworkinginfinland.fi/ Working in Finland – an excellent guide by Ministry of

Employment and the Economy www.mol.fi/finnwork Finnish immigration service www.migri.fi Welcome to the world of work http://www.tyoelamaan.fi/en-GB/ Finding your own union: www.jarjestaydy.fi, www.liitot.fi Taxation: http://www.vero.fi/en-US


15.4.2010 Liisa Folkersma

www.akava.fi

23.02.2012 Jenni Karjalainen / Akava

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