Are you interested in finding out about your body composition? JHL members now get a 20 per cent discount on all Bodymaja body composition measurements. Learn about the benefit and monitor how your well-being improves.
During the last weekend of November, there will be two simultaneous events organised in Helsinki for JHL’s immigrant-origin members. The union is putting more effort into immigrant work and invites all star professionals to join the activities.
Builders and woodwork enthusiasts, pay attention! Members of Trade Union JHL are entitled to a new membership benefit – a five per cent discount on all the products in the Staypro webshop.
Want to become the next top musician? Try out the virtual Rockway courses for one month for free. After that, you’ll get this Trade Union JHL membership benefit at a 40 per cent discount.
The Finnish Tax Administration has made a decision on the tax-exempt allowances for travel expenses for 2023. The kilometre allowance will be raised, same goes for the Finnish daily allowance.
Trade Union JHL is suing the City of Helsinki for the salary payment problems that have gone on for months.
Trade Union JHL members are entitled to a 25 per cent discount on all normal-priced products in the Nobe webshop. The Nobe webshop has an extensive range of skin and hair care products and makeup.
In Latin America, being a trade union active can literally kill you. Labour law lawyer Abraham Cano fought for employee rights in Mexico for 15 years and played punk. He then came to Finland and was caught by surprise.
Attracting people with an immigrant background is a challenge for the trade union movement. Two institutional cleaners and a special needs class instructor, all JHL members, allowed the immigrant project workers access to Vocational College Live and the secrets of their work.
There will be maintenance interruptions on JHL’s website on Wednesday 9 November 2022 from 6 to 10 pm. The interruptions are a result of information security updates for network devices.
Nose Day ("Nenäpäivä") will take place on 11 November. As usual, JHL is helping to make the world a better place for children. Make a donation to support work against child labour.
During 26–27 October, JHL’s Union Council assembled in a meeting in Vantaa. It made a number of decisions concerning next year’s operations. For instance, it decided that the total membership fee should remain at one per cent. In addition, investments will be made in immigrant activities.
The Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL and Finnish Seafarers’ Union have founded a negotiation organisation for harbours and waterways, “Satamien ja vesiväylien Unioni”. Its duty is to negotiate the collective agreements of ferries and the harbour sector. The current disruption in the labour market requires that the trade unions cooperate even more intensely than before.
The bright red 2023 member calendar will be sent by post with the Motiivi magazine issue that comes out in November. Check a couple of things by the end of October to ensure you’ll receive your calendar.
As a membership benefit, you’ll get 20 per cent off on Voima magazine and the digital subscription to Le Monde diplomatique & Novaja Gazeta magazine.
Work hard, play hard. Early wake-up call, two cups of coffee, five kilometres by bike and an intense workout at the gym. All this before the working day starts.
Trade Union JHL is financing a new research project that looks into changes in working life along with looking for solutions to the shortage of labour. The project is a natural continuation to our own reports on demographic change. Increasing immigration would be one good method for solving the shortage of labour.
How is it going for JHL members with a Russian background? Nataliia Sakhnova lives in Espoo and feels sad about the dreadful war. Olga Raassina, a citizen of two countries, keeps in touch with her parents in Sortavala, Russia.
A usage interruption in JHL's electronic services will start on Thursday 20 October at 4 pm. The interruption will last until around 22 pm. The following services will then be out of use: myJHL, myCourses, omaYhdistys, pages for members and active members at jhl.fi, and the electronic membership form.
Finland’s population is ageing, and the need for care is increasing. Already now, the nursing sector is struggling with a shortage of labour. Labour immigration would ease the shortage of nurses. However, before it is promoted actively, one must agree on the rules. This article is a part of member magazine Motiivi’s series of articles about Finland getting grey, pensions and the economy.
Pedagogy and education professionals have to pay for their own indoor and outdoor work clothes and footwear. The work requires proper gear, which is why the costs can be up to 800 euros a year or more, a survey by the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL reveals. The union is demanding a change to this.
JHL members with an immigrant background set up a community in Joensuu. Its purpose is to provide support related to integration, working life, and finding new friends. It is Trade Union JHL's sixth immigrant network.
The pay raises entered into force on 1 October. The pay raises, arrangement instalments, are a part of the collective agreement concluded in June.
During January–June 2022, over 12,000 new members joined Trade Union JHL. This number is almost three times higher than the number of those who joined during last year’s first half. Eelis Näppi’s requests for his union are a firm attitude and good advice.