Content about "Legal"

Kaksi piirrettyä henkilöä kättelee, toisella on selkänsä takana porkkanoita.
A non-solicitation clause aims to prevent an employee from soliciting other employees to move to a new employer or customers to become customers of a new employer.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/non-solicitation-clauses-can-be-just-as-restrictive-as-non-compete-clauses

Henkilö kuulokkeet päässä läppärillä.
Legal advice is one of the services TEK’s members value the most. When you want to check something or work life gives you lemons, it’s a relief to have someone to turn to.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/dont-hesitate-to-contact-teks-lawyers

Kaksi hahmoa kirjoittaa origamiin.
Copyright belongs to the author. The results of the work belong to the employer.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/defining-copyright-boundaries-in-employment-relationships

When used correctly, performance bonuses are a motivating bonus system. However, from a labour law perspective, there are a lot of things that can be unclear about performance bonuses.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/are-you-entitled-to-a-performance-bonus

Lakitieto 3-2024
If you join the union when a dispute is already at hand, you will not be covered by legal expenses insurance.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/what-to-do-if-your-employment-is-terminated

Työnantaja ja työntekijä sopimuksen ääressä.
Is there something you would like to ask about fixed-term employment contracts? In this article, we have collected answers to some of the most common questions about fixed-term employment contracts.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/frequently-asked-questions-about-fixed-term-employment-contracts

Piirretty hahmo jolla on kädessään juustohöylä.
The year 2024 brought major changes to unemployment benefits.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/unemployment-benefits-weakened-significantly

Kuvassa kuva työtodistuksesta ja ihmisestä.
The main purpose of a certificate of employment is to tell an external party, such as an employer hiring a new employee, where and when the job-seeker has worked before and what they have done.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-seven-rules-of-the-certificate-of-employment

Piirros henkilöstä, joka kävelee poispäin sylissään huonekasvi ja olallaan euro-merkkinen kassi.
The so-called unemployment pathway to early retirement (eläkeputki in Finnish) is being phased out, and it will be replaced by the new transition security allowance for those who have reached the age of 55 years and have been dismissed from their job.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/are-you-over-55-years-of-age-and-have-been-dismissed-from-your-job-remember-to-apply-for-transition-security-allowance

Kaksi henkilöä keskustelee, toinen on pyörätuolissa.
The reform of the Act clarified the employer's duty to promote equality and to prepare equality promotion plans in addition to improving the legal protection of employees.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/non-discrimination-act-reformed-what-has-changed-in-working-life

Käsi kirjoittaa kynällä, jonka päässä on punainen viiri.
The aim of the act is to protect whistleblowers who report breaches of laws that they detect in the course of their work.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/whistleblowing-act-entered-into-force

Piirros työtuolista, jonka istuin- ja selkänojaan on asetettu piikki.
Both employers and employees should respond to harassment.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/harassment-needs-to-be-addressed

Piirrustus, jossa kaksi ihmishahmoa seisoo suuren kellotaulun ääressä, toisella on kädessään harppi.
Underperformance is a term that is commonly used by employers, but it has no precise legal meaning.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-much-work-is-enough

Henkilö suttaa kalenteria piirroskuvassa.
In this article, we have collected answers to the most common questions about lay-offs.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/answers-to-questions-about-lay-offs

Lapsi ja aikuinen katsovat kännykkää.
The provisions concerning variable workings hours in the Employment Contracts Acts were amended, and the family leave reform entered into force on 1 August 2022.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/legislative-reforms-this-autumn-variable-working-hours-and-family-leaves

Piirroskuvassa nainen istuu liitutaulun yläpuolella.
Study leave gives working adult students the flexibility to study.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/live-and-learn

Kuva lomailijasta
It is worth keeping in mind that employers are under no obligation to allow employees to take their holiday in several short periods.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-summer-holiday-season-is-here-what-are-some-things-that-you-should-know-about-the-annual-holiday

Mies seisoo kuvassa kalenterin edessä.
The lawyers of TEK are often asked questions about changing jobs. There are many things that need to be considered in these situations.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/changing-jobs-requires-precision

Henkilö astuu ulos.
In the future, employers are obligated to pay employees 40 or 60 percent of their salary during a non-competition period.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/legal-amendment-compensation-obligation-extended-to-all-non-competition-agreements

Äiti kantaa vauvaa
The coming reform completely reshapes earnings-related family leave. The reform will enter into effect in August 2022.
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https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/family-leave-reform-what-changes