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Kuvituskuva työsopimuksesta ja kahdesta kynästä.
A fixed-term employment contract can now be made without a justified reason
The new law includes halving the notice period for lay-offs and releasing small employers from the obligation to re-employ dismissed employees. The law took effect on 1 June, 2026.
News article
Keywords:
legal data bank, employment contract, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/a-fixed-term-employment-contract-can-now-be-made-without-a-justified-reason

Kolme henkilöä keskustelee läppärin ääressä.
Entrepreneur
If you are already running your own business or considering setting up your own company, it is worth getting to know our services!
Keywords:
member services and benefits, employment and law, unemployment insurance, entrepreneur

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/entrepreneur

Opiskelijoita istumassa ulkona.
Students
Welcome to the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK as a student member! You’ll get advice on finding (summer) jobs, professional magazines, salary information, member benefits, discounts, and of course the popular TEK belt and TEK magazine. If you’re not a member yet, join now – student membership is free!
Keywords:
membership, student, salary, job search, job search and career, employment and law, graduation, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students

Lakikirja, selata, lakitieto
Legal data bank
Here you will find legal information regarding work and employment relationships.
Keywords:
member services and benefits, legal data bank, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/employment-and-law/legal-data-bank

Kaksi henkilöä keskustelemassa.
Graduation
Are you about to graduate or have you already completed your degree? Congratulations! As a recent graduate, you become a full member and get access to all TEK's services and benefits at a discounted price for the first year.
Keywords:
membership fee, membership fee discount, membership, salary, job search, job search and career, employment and law, graduation, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/graduation

Työntekijä astuu esiin sopimuksen takaa.
Keep trade secrets secret
Trade secrets typically include, for example, previously unpublished source code, the technology featured in products and client-specific pricing. Trade secrets are confidential information regardless of contractual non-disclosure obligations.
News article
Keywords:
legal data bank, employment and law, member services and benefits

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/keep-trade-secrets-secret

Kaksi henkilöä keskustelee pöydän ääressä.
Employment and law
TEK’s lawyers help you with the legal matters of work life. We provide advice to all our members, whether they are employees, employers or entrepreneurs.
Keywords:
member services and benefits, legal data bank, employment relationship, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/employment-and-law

Trial period
There is no trial period, unless otherwise agreed. On what grounds can an employment agreement be cancelled during trial period?
Keywords:
legal data bank, employment relationship, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/employment-and-law/legal-data-bank/trial-period

Competing activities and non-competition agreements
Information about non-competition agreements and competing activities.
Keywords:
non-competition agreement, legal data bank, employment relationship, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/employment-and-law/legal-data-bank/competing-activities-and-non-competition-agreements

Fixed-term employment contracts
In what situations is it possible to make a fixed-term employment contract?
Keywords:
employment contract, employment relationship, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/employment-and-law/legal-data-bank/fixed-term-employment-contracts

Working hours
What is included in the working hours? In which situations is time spent on travelling included in working hours?
Keywords:
legal data bank, employment relationship, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/employment-and-law/legal-data-bank/working-hours

Making an employment contract
Information and advice on making an employment contract.
Keywords:
legal data bank, working hours, employment contract, employment relationship, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/employment-and-law/legal-data-bank/making-an-employment-contract

Kuvituskuva työsopimuksesta ja kahdesta kynästä.
A fixed-term employment contract can soon be made without a justified reason
The new law also includes halving the notice period for lay-offs and releasing small employers from the obligation to re-employ dismissed employees.
News article
Keywords:
legal data bank, employment contract, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/a-fixed-term-employment-contract-can-soon-be-made-without-a-justified-reason

Agreement on the termination of employment
Information regarding agreements for the mutual termination of an employment relationship.
Keywords:
legal data bank, employment relationship, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/employment-and-law/legal-data-bank/agreement-on-the-termination-of-employment

Employee's own resignation
When can an employee terminate the employment? What process must be followed?
Keywords:
legal data bank, employment relationship, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/employment-and-law/legal-data-bank/employees-own-resignation

Notice period
During the notice period, the employment contract and the employment relationship remain in force as normal and both parties must continue to fulfil their contractual obligations.
Keywords:
legal data bank, employment relationship, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/employment-and-law/legal-data-bank/notice-period

Piirros mukista.
Lower threshold for dismissing employees on grounds relating to their person
Consideration of whether there are grounds for dismissal will continue to be based on an overall case-by-case assessment. No changes were made to the procedure for issuing warnings.
News article
Keywords:
notice of termination, legal data bank, work life, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/lower-threshold-for-dismissing-employees-on-grounds-relating-to-their-person

Owain Hopeaketo.
Unemployment benefits should not stop a citizenship application
The second stage of the citizenship laws links unemployment benefit usage and the acquiring of citizenship. Owain Hopeaketo discusses the facts of the change and the personal impacts it will have.
Blog post
Keywords:
internationality, TEK, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/unemployment-benefits-should-not-stop-a-citizenship-application

Lakitiedon kuvituskuva, jossa näkyy pykälä.
How to act in workplace situations
This article outlines key legal information and advice that our members frequently need.
News article
Keywords:
work life, employment contract, employment relationship, employment and law, certificate of employment

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-to-act-in-workplace-situations

Mies kävelee pyöröovessa.
Akava and TEK do not accept the proposed changes to dismissal on personal grounds
Akava (Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland) and TEK as its member union do not approve of the Government's proposed legislative amendments concerning the dismissal of employees on personal grounds. According to the proposal, a valid reason would suffice for terminating an employment contract in the future. Akava and TEK emphasise that current legislation and established case law provide a basis for employee job security.
News article
Keywords:
work life, employment and law, influencing

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/akava-and-tek-do-not-accept-the-proposed-changes-to-dismissal-on-personal-grounds