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The ITSET Group, which brings together a number of trade unions, including the UJF, to represent the interests of self-employed people, has called for employment protection to be extended to those working under conditions similar to waged work. In Finland, the sudden reduction in work has hit the service and cultural sectors, in which manyRead More
Sweden and Denmark are disbursing tens of millions of euros to bail out media houses amidst the economic devastation of the corona crisis. The aim is to make sure the press and other media can operate and that the public receives solid information. The crisis has seen advertising revenues collapse, threatening the existence of theRead More
The UJF is providing advice to members concerning what to do in the event of being laid off due to the Covid-19 situation. It is also informing members of temporary changes to some collective agreements. Being laid-off is when work and pay are suspended but the employment relationship remains valid. A lay-off period may beRead More
PunaMusta Media, publisher of the newspaper Karjalainen and seven other titles, announced 24 March that it would be starting redundancy negotiations with all 650 of its employees. The aim is to impose layoffs lasting 90 days. The corporation explained that the move has been prompted the economic fallout due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On 27Read More
How to apply for sickness allowance? What if your gig gets cancelled?
The UJF Board has decided on a number of measures aimed at preventing the spread of the COVID-19 in the activities of the union.
The UJF and the association Service Sectors Employers (Palta) have reached a solution to the deadlock at talks for a new collective agreement covering 160 content creators at the commercial television broadcaster MTV. The agreement was reached through the National Conciliator’s Offices, the state mediator for labour disputes. The agreement, which still has to beRead More
The UJF and the employers federation Service Sector Employers, Palta, reached a negotiated outcome at collective bargaining talks for broadcasting employees at the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle). Salaries rise by 3.3% over 27 months, and the extra hours envisaged by the Competitive Pact will be shelved. The agreement also includes, among other things, a newRead More
The UJF Council has endorsed the collective agreement covering publishing editors. The Council decision was made in tandem with its approval of the agreement for the press, 19 February. The two collective agreements cover much of the same ground. The collective agreement negotiations involved the UJF and Finnmedia. Employees who come under the agreement willRead More
Meeting 19 February, the UJF Council approved the collective agreement for the press, negotiated the previous week by the union and Finnmedia.