Second settlement proposal in the collective agreement dispute of the private social services sector
A settlement to the collective agreement dispute of the private social services sector is being sought under the leadership of the National Conciliator. JHL has issued warnings for two more strikes to boost the negotiations.
The National Conciliator has issued a new settlement proposal in the collective agreement dispute of the private social services sector. The proposal was issued on Tuesday 24 February.
The negotiations have been deadlocked because the parties disagree on developing the terms and conditions of employment in the sector and on the level of pay increases. The employer party has offered pay increases that Trade Union JHL finds insufficient. JHL rejected the National Conciliator’s earlier settlement proposal, as the only employee organisation to do so.
More information on the content of the settlement proposal will become available when JHL’s administration has processed it.
JHL has issued in total three strike warnings to boost the collective agreement negotiations of this sector. The first strike was organised on 17–19 February. If any of the parties rejects the settlement proposal, the next strike will take place on 3–5 March 2026. The third strike warning has been issued for 10–12 March 2026. The strikes cover work in the private social services sector in all member companies of the Finnish Association of Private Care Providers (HALI) (in Finnish).
Get the latest news on this topic on JHL’s website and on our social media channels, including Facebook in English and Instagram and X in Finnish. You can also follow the progress of the negotiations on the Instagram account of our negotiator Siru Heromaa-Karjalainen (in Finnish).
The collective agreement for the private social services sector has been negotiated since November last year. The National Conciliator began mediating the dispute at the end of January. This collective agreement is applied for example in private assisted living facilities for the elderly and for people with disabilities, nursing homes, mother-and-child homes, shelters, private child welfare institutions, personal assistance, and home help services.
Join JHL, get a strike benefit
You can get a strike benefit when you join JHL before the start of the strike. Use the online membership application form so that we can see precisely when you have joined.
The strike benefit will be paid when you have paid your first membership fee.
