Finland

New and Updated

• Type:

  International

  Finland: Industrial relations

  Updated to include new information on ensuring essential work during industrial action.

• Type:

  International

  Finland: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to reflect proposed changes to the scheduling of leave carried forward, the limitation period for working time-related claims, the Workplace Data Protection Act, the Co-operation Act, and new regulations for the implementation of the EU Platform Work Directive.

• Type:

  International

  Global minimum wage rates comparative table

  Updated to reflect the change to the minimum wage rate in Guernsey, and changes to provincial/territorial rates in Canada, prefecture rates in Japan and cantonal rates in Switzerland. 

• Type:

  International

  Finland: Health and safety

  Enhanced to include additional information on factors that must be taken into account for a hazard and risk factors assessment.

• Type:

  International

  Finland: Employee rights

  Updated to include new information on the public adult education allowance during study leave.

• Type:

  International

  Finland: Training and development

  Updated to include additional information about the employer's obligation to draw up personnel and training objectives.

• Type:

  International

  Finland: Termination of employment

  Updated to include new information on employment leave during the notice period, related to drawing up an employment programme and eligibility for transition security.

• Type:

  International

  Finland: Equal opportunities

  Updated to include new information on compensation limits and case law related to gender discrimination during recruitment.

• Type:

  International

  Finland: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to include information on the 2025 earnings threshold for the European blue card scheme and an increase in the financial sanction for employers who hire a non-EU/non-EEA citizen without a residence permit.

• Type:

  International

  Finland: Pay and benefits

  Updated to reflect 2025 rates for pensions and occupational pension insurance, income tax and social security contributions and sickness benefit.