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Mikko Mattila katsoo kameraan.
AI belongs to all of us
In Finland, the management of artificial intelligence has centred around an AI elite of 40–49-year-old men. Mikko Särelä from TEK believes that it is high time to include all employees. Mikko Mattila from Kone and Girish Agarwal from Vaisala are here to tell us how it can be done.
News article
Keywords:
promotion of interests, tech, artificial intelligence, work life, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/ai-belongs-to-all-of-us

Piirroskuva hybridipalaverista, jossa kolme ihmistä on toimistolla ja yksi etänä.
See you at the office?
Employers are increasingly requiring their staff to return to the office. Those who have become accustomed to working from home have reported feeling comfortable working remotely and say they would consider changing jobs if they are forced to return to the office. Changing practices should be openly discussed in the workplace.
News article
Keywords:
remote work, leadership

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/see-you-at-the-office

Owain Hopeaketo.
Owain's corner: Are international experts being exploited?
A supported, secure workforce with sufficient sanctions for exploitation needs to be the direction of Finland’s future. As a union, we must continue pushing for that.
Blog post
Keywords:
column, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/owains-corner-are-international-experts-being-exploited

Neljä henkilöä tekemässä töitä pyöreän pöydän ääressä
Labore study: Doctors reach high salaries, but slower than before
According to a recent study, people with doctoral degrees still have higher salaries than those with a lower-level degree. However, the labour market has cooled off significantly for doctors since the early 2000s. This can be seen in, for example, slower postdoctoral salary trends and slower salary trends than people with master’s degrees.
News article
Keywords:
salary, work life, research, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/labore-study-doctors-reach-high-salaries-but-slower-than-before

Jussi Nousiainen toimistossa kasvoillaan vakava ilme.
Why did architects get less?
Are architects not valued? Are the negotiators incompetent? Are architects pushovers compared to engineers?
Blog post
Keywords:
architect, dual membership, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/why-did-architects-get-less

Henkilö katsoo Työkirjaa.
3-/6-month rule comes into force – does it impact you?
Of all the proposed and implemented laws by this government since their election in 2023, this has been perhaps the one most discussed and, especially amongst non-native Finnish residents, most feared. It is important to summarize what the law does to you as an international technology expert, writes TEK's Owain Hopeaketo.
Blog post
Keywords:
internationality, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/3-6-month-rule-comes-into-force-does-it-impact-you

Lakkovahteja ulkona.
Collective agreement negotiations raise salaries by hundreds of millions of euros
The spring of strikes brought highly educated professionals more or less the same pay rises as everyone else. TEK members will see their salaries rise by thousands of euros between 2025 and 2027.
News article
Keywords:
salary, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/collective-agreement-negotiations-raise-salaries-by-hundreds-of-millions-of-euros

Swecon työntekijöitä seisoo portaikon alla ryhmänä.
Sweco’s management set up diversity goals
Sweco wants to attract more women and ensure that professionals who do not speak Finnish and who are of all ages and neurodiversities enjoy working there. Management commitment is the key to achieving this goal.
News article
Keywords:
neurodiversity, gender equality, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/swecos-management-set-up-diversity-goals

Sirkku Pohja istuu TEKin Pasilan Loungessa.
Implementing DEI – where to begin?
DEI stands for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In short, DEI is about how these three things are promoted in an organisation.
News article
Keywords:
neurodiversity, gender equality, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/implementing-dei-where-to-begin

Henkilöitä kokouksessa.
New collective agreement for the architectural design sector – strikes are cancelled and ban on flexibility ends
Senior salaried employees in the architectural design sector have a new collective agreement. This means that the strikes previously announced at two companies in the sector for May 28 and May 30 are cancelled. The ban on flexibility that applied to the entire sector also ends.
News article
Keywords:
architect, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-collective-agreement-for-the-architectural-design-sector-strikes-are-cancelled-and-ban-on-flexibility-ends