Collective agreement negotiations of the health services sector have started
The negotiations will proceed step by step during the spring.
Negotiations on a new collective agreement for the health services sector have begun. The collective agreement determines the sector’s minimum terms and conditions of employment, such as pays, working times and holidays. The current agreement is effective until 30 April 2026, so there is plenty of time for the negotiations.
The negotiations will proceed step by step during the spring. In the beginning, the focus is on clarifying the collective agreement texts and improving their consistency. The goal is to get an agreement that is more clear and easier to interpret both for the employees and the employers.
The negotiations will intensify in March, and the negotiators will start to discuss also other agreement text points and pay increases.
The negotiating parties are Terveyspalvelualan Unioni and HALI
The collective agreement is negotiated between Terveyspalvelualan Unioni and the employers’ association Finnish Association of Private Care Providers (HALI). The goal of Terveyspalvelualan Unioni is to ensure that the terms and conditions of employment and the pays of the professionals working in this sector match the demands of the work.
This collective agreement concerns employees who work for companies and non-profit employers (such as associations and foundations) that produce private health services. This collective agreement is applied for example in private health resorts, rehabilitation institutions, hospitals, medical centres and occupational health clinics. The agreement also covers laboratory, X-ray and other diagnostic clinics and physical therapy clinics of these companies.
JHL will publish news about the progress of the negotiations on a regular basis.
Terveyspalvelualan Unioni is a negotiating organisation formed by JHL, Trade Union Jyty, Kuntoutusalan Asiantuntijat KA, Talentia Union of Professional Social Workers, the Finnish Association of Speech and Language Therapists, the Finnish Association of Public Health Nurses, Suomen Työterveyshoitajaliitto, and Akavan sairaanhoitajat ja TAJA. The employers are represented by the Finnish Association of Private Care Providers (HALI).
More information:
Senior Bargaining Specialist Laura Tuominen, 050 409 2460
You can follow the negotiations on JHL’s website and on our social media channels, including Facebook in English, and Instagram and X in Finnish.
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