Employment and occupational safety
The employment contract, dismissal, working time, annual holiday, equality and occupational safety, from the first working day to the last.
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Acts
Finnish Employment Contracts Act55/2001 · The Act governs the making of an employment contract, the grounds for fixed-term contracts, probation, the obligations of employer and employee, lay-offs, and the grounds and notice periods for termination and rescission..Finnish Annual Holidays Act162/2005 · The Act governs the accrual of annual holiday, the holiday credit year, the granting and timing of leave, holiday pay and compensation, and the postponement of leave due to incapacity for work..Finnish Working Hours Act872/2019 · The Act governs regular working hours, flexiwork, flexible hours, additional and overtime work, rest periods, night work and working time records.Finnish Occupational Safety and Health Act738/2002 · The Act requires the employer to look after the safety and health of employees, to identify and assess hazards at work, to draw up an occupational safety action programme and to induct and instruct employees..Finnish Co-operation Act1333/2021 · The Act governs continuous dialogue between employer and personnel, the workplace development plan and change negotiations when dismissals, lay-offs or reductions to part-time work are considered.Finnish Non-Discrimination Act1325/2014 · The Act prohibits discrimination on grounds of age, origin, nationality, language, religion, belief, opinion, state of health, disability, sexual orientation or other personal characteristics, and requires the employer to promote equality and make reasonable accommodations..Finnish Act on Equality between Women and Men609/1986 · The Act prohibits discrimination based on gender and contains provisions on gender diversity, sexual harassment, the equality plan and the pay survey in workplaces with at least 30 employees on a regular basis..
Questions
How long is the notice period in Finland?Employment Contracts Act, chapter 6 section 3How long may a probationary period be in Finland?Employment Contracts Act, chapter 1 section 4How much annual holiday does an employee accrue in Finland?Annual Holidays Act, section 5When must a Finnish company hold change negotiations?Co-operation Act, chapter 5When must a Finnish workplace have an equality plan?Act on Equality between Women and Men, section 6 a
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