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Finland labour and employment law Q&A: contracts, working time, pay, dismissal, non-compete clauses, data protection, immigration, collective redundancies and business transfers

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Labour and employment-Finland-Q&A guide

This Practice Note presents a Finland-focused labour and employment Q&A, issued within the Lexology Getting the Deal Through series by Law Business Research (published: April 20232). Authors: Kalliolaw Asianajotoimisto Oy-Pekka Kiviniemi; Kalliolaw Asianajotoimisto Oy-Anni Santanen

1. What are the main statutes and regulations relating to employment?

The principal legislation comprises:

  • the Employment Contracts Act (55/2001);
  • the Working Hours Act (872/2019);
  • the Collective Agreements Act (436/1946);
  • the Act on Cooperation within Undertakings (1333/2021);
  • the Occupational Safety and Health Act (738/2002);
  • the Occupational Health Care Act (1383/2001);
  • the Act on the Occupational Safety Personnel Register (1039/2001);
  • the Act on the Protection of Privacy in Working Life (759/2004);
  • the Annual Holidays Act (162/2005);
  • the Workers' Compensation Act (459/2015);
  • the Trade Secrets Act (595/2018);
  • the Security Clearance Act (726/2014);
  • the Non-discrimination Act (1325/2014);
  • the Act on Posting Workers (447/2016);
  • the Aliens Act (301/2004);
  • the Young Workers' Act (998/1993).

2. Is there any law prohibiting discrimination or harassment in employment? If so, what categories are regulated under the law?

Under the Constitution of Finland, nobody shall, ...

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