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ORIGINAL:

First session

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1984

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of hours of work in commerce and offices was reformed the 8). The amended Act includes on of

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18.. The Act the wor hours of seafarers on vesse1s in domestic transport was amended in 1982 (No. this Act, the weekly wor hours were reduced to 40. The 40-hour week had been inc1uded in co11ective The new Act also contains more detai1ed provisions on the organization of and of rest, as well as the maximum ths of overtime.

19. Ac cord ing to the amendment of the Annual Act , in 1981, an whose relationship has continued for three years without inter is entitled to a total of five weeks· hol wh1ch, as a ru1e, must be given in two four weeks in the summer and one week in the winter. However, collective the of to qualify for this longer hOliday has been reduced to of 1984.

20.. The hours of work in bakeries have been revised in respect of n work an Act adopted in 1983. Work in three shifts 1s permitted for baking bread, if the appropriate emp10yers - and workers - have and, furthermore, on condition that the section for cases of the Labour Protection Board has qiven its In bakeries in whidh there are two shifts at the most, night work is permitted for a restricted number of workers. Restrictions on the hours of work do not to the owners of bakeries. In view of this the Governmen t of Fin1and has denounced the I La on Wor k (Baker , 1925 20) •

21 .. The whidh was first introduced in the paper collective 1983, to sectors which a

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naustrv, th e f eed and The system covers 5,000) of industrial workers in 1983.

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23. The amendment of the code for the purpose of of discrimination in recruitment is connected with the reform of the penal code, the preparation of which has estimated earlier. The process is not 1

at a much slower pace than was in the next few years.

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IV. ARTICLE 9: FIGHT TC) SOCIAL SECURITY

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29.. The National Sickness Insurance Scheme covers 60 per cent of the cost of that is in excess of the insured person's own of

30. The Scheme covers 75 per cent of the costs of tests and treatment that are in excess of the insured person's own 1 of 17 Fmk.

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31. The daily allowance consists of a minimum daily allowance of 27.50 Fmk 30 per cent of three hundredths of the earnings recorded for the insured during the calendar year, but always amounts to at least 80 per cent of three hundredths of the earnings. If the insured had no earnings during the above-mentioned period, he would receive the minimum allowance.

C. Maternity benefits

32. During the first 100 days, the maternity allowance equals the daily allowance paid under the Sickness Insurance Act. For the remainder of the period, the maternity allowance is calculated in the same mann er as the daily allowance, but amounts to 70 per cent of three hundredths of the annual earnings.. The maternity allowance is currently paid for 258 working days.

D. Employment injury benefits

33. In the case of a total loss of working capacity, the daily allowance equals normal earnings. When working capacity is not entirely lost, a portion calculated accord to the degree of disability is deducted from the daily allowance.

34. A workers' pension is paid for the for which the injured person is no longer entitled to a allowance. This pension equals 85 per cent of the annual earnings of the insured, when working is ent lost. If the has not resulted in a loss of wor king the insured will be paid that part of the workers' compensation which corresponds to reduced

A disabil allowance is paid to a person whose disease results The permanent u.;pgjJ.~ ••

to at least ories 1 to 10 are co~pfenlsalteta

to categories 11 to 20 are suro or ng to the wishes

35. The is paid after the person is no entitled to a daily allowance.

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36.. The basic epension amount to an unmar person is

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amounts to 268 Fmk per month.. The full 3 Fmk per month in the first

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37.. A survivor's amounts to 40 per cent of the annual of the insured for one and 55 per cent for two.. When there

are three or more beneficiaries, the survivor's 65 per cent of the annual of the

V.. QUFSTIONS CON:ERNING THE INITIAL REPORr SUB MI TTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF FINLAND

38. Maternity leave starts 25 days before the calculated date of childbirth and lasts 234 days after dhildbirth. All residents of Finland, irrespective of nationality, are entitled to maternity benefits ..

39. APproximately l3per cent bf fathers made use of their right to paternity luve when the system was initially introduced. figure has now risen to 27 per cent.. As a rule, no wage or salary is paid during maternity leave because the purpose of the maternity allowance is to compensate for lost earnings.. In cases where the employer continues the payment of a wage or salary, the ft"I"''''''''''''''''''

allowance is paid to the employer ..

40. Those not entitled to unemployment insurance benefits will receive unemployment compensation through the unemployment compensation maintained by tbe Ministry of Labour. The amount of this benefit is slightly lower that that of the unemployment insurance benefit.. If the unemployed person is not entitled to unemployment benefits or unemployment compensation, it is for the sceial welfare authorities to secure his 1ivelihood.. Employees contribute a small portion of health insurance and pension insurance costs by means of payments collected together wi th communal taxes. In contribute in the form of membership fees a small portion of the total costs of the unemployment fund .. Employees cover most of the sceial insurance costs.. The State also to sceial insurance costs in amounts whidh vary accord to the field of sceial security.

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LIST OF REFERENCE M\TERIAL

Annex 1. Statistical persona

Annex 2 .. and according to the

Annex 3. statistical Labour Force

rates age and sex, accord to the

Annex 4.. statistical table, es in the wage and Rill, average wage and earnings and uni t labour costs 1965-197 sn (from ~!:!f?!!~2~~~:!.

1975-1982, statistical Office of Finland, Helsinki)

Annex 5.. Statistical table, tlChanges in 1965-1972"

Annex 6. statistical table, "Chang es in various pr ice Statistical Yearbook of Finland)

Annex 7. i, Mini

1967-1974" (from

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!I The reference material is available for consultation in the files of the 8ecretariat in the original language as received from the Government of Finland.