The safety and well-being of our members is the most important thing for us at JHL. That’s why your trade union JHL has decided to arrange Ammattialafoorumi 2021 as a virtual event.
In the JHL Union Council, you get to decide the direction in which your trade union will take Finnish working life. You have the chance to become a Union Council representative in the elections which will be held in February 2022. Candidate nomination is open, make your tone of voice heard!
For months, the management of Helsinki City Transport (HKL) completely misled its employees in terms of what it means in practice to turn a municipal enterprise (part of the City of Helsinki) into a company. During the cooperation negotiations, no information was given on the fact that all the metro transport operations will in practice be left outside the company.
Sunitha Akurathi and Michaël Fandi hope that the network will give them encounters, peer support and information about working life.
Make use of JHL’s latest, free membership benefit and get access to daily news media in digital format! As a member of trade union JHL, you get to read a digital newspaper for a month without commitment. In addition, BookBeat’s free period has been extended to 40 days.
Now it’s time to check and update your membership information in myJHL. Especially those who will be covered by the new social welfare and health care sector agreement (SOTE agreement) at the beginning of September should update their information. When you check your information in myJHL between 23 August and 4 October 2021, you will at the same time participate in an S Group gift card draw.
JHL members can have the free member calendar sent to them with a few clicks of a button. Order next year’s calendar by Sunday 19 September. The order will continue automatically in the coming years, meaning that you will only have to make the order once. If you've already made the order previously, you will not have to do anything. The calendar will be sent to you automatically.
In next year’s elections, JHL members will get to decide whose voice will be heard in the union's decisions. When you join trade union JHL by the end of August, you can nominate yourself in the elections.
This year, Helsinki Pride celebrates the milestones of equality in Finland and abroad. JHL is involved in Pride as a member union of SAK.
Member services, Employment Advice and Education Advice are at members’ service by phone throughout the summer. Also the Public and Welfare Sectors’ Unemployment Fund will be open the whole summer.
In the municipal elections this June, you can make an impact on how the schools, libraries and sports sites of your municipality will function in the future. Advance voting starts on 26 May, election day is 13 June. Remember to vote! Only the votes cast will be counted.
A total of 68 per cent of Finns agree that a strong trade union movement is a vitally important part of Finnish society, according to a survey commissioned by the newspaper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus.
The Summer Job Helpline is once again up and running, which is a sure sign of spring. The helpline is provided jointly by the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK), Akava and the Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK). If you have summer job questions, you can get advice and answers throughout the summer, from the beginning of May to 30 August.
JHL’s biggest member event, Ammattialafoorumi (occupational sector forum) is only six months away, and already two thirds of places are filled. Secure your place today: Listen to top speakers, celebrate in the evening gala and meet a whole bunch of other star professionals from your sector! See you in Tampere on 29–30 October!
Helsinki (29.04.2021 - Heikki Jokinen) Targeting, harassment or cyberbullying are an unfortunate reality for many people due to their work. The problem is growing, and the unions are working to help victims both in a practical way and through political action.
Your trade union JHL negotiates fair terms and conditions of employment for you, and union shop stewards protect your interests in workplaces. These benefits can’t be measured in money, but that’s not the case of other JHL membership benefits!
Taking the coronavirus vaccine protects employees from a dangerous infectious disease. The safety of the vaccine will be ensured carefully before it is released on the Finnish market. JHL’s members should take the vaccines recommended by Finnish health care authorities.
The findings of the Kunta10 survey conducted in autumn 2020 demonstrate that work communities are regarded to be well functioning and municipal employers worthy of recommendation despite the coronavirus. Because of the coronavirus, people in professions where remote work was possible started to work from home. These people had the feeling of having better control over their work.
The eased rules on layoffs and other employment legislation, used in the private sector because of the coronavirus crisis, have no longer been in effect after the turn of the year. Likewise, several temporary changes made to unemployment security ceased to be in effect at the end of 2020.
Helsinki (17.12.2020 - Heikki Jokinen) The Finnish Government proposes to amend the law to oblige employers to pay compensation to employees for all non-compete clauses in their employment contracts. Trade unions have long drawn attention to the fact that the existing law is unfair and has led to a fast and wildly growing number of such clauses.
On the Facebook page, JHL reports on its activities, advocacy and events in English. The main target groups of the public page are members with an immigrant background, professionals interested in membership, JHL members working around immigration themes and other networks interested in JHL’s English-language communications.
Helsinki (01.12.2020 - Heikki Jokinen) The Finnish forest industry decision to unilaterally terminate national level collective bargaining is clearly a risk for companies in that sector and a leap into unchartered waters, says Jarkko Eloranta, President of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK.
Carlos Carrara, 39, has lived in Finland for six years. He has a career in caregiving and is popular with his clients. Carlos is today a card-carrying union activist. He is working in a project to bring more caregivers to the union. Carlos informs caregivers about their rights such as paid vacations and bonus holiday pay.
Chiara Costa-Virtanen, 32, lives in Helsinki, Finland, and works in the public sector. She is also the proud mother of a lovely Finnish-Italian child.