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• The employer must present the employee with written information on the principal terms of work including start date, duration, tasks, grounds for determining pay and other remuneration, regular working hours, annual holidays and period of notice.
A format for a working contract is also available on the website of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Annex 9) at:
http://www.tyosuojelu.fi/documents/95118/1478089/Contract_of_employment
• Working Hours: The time spent on work and the time an employee is required to be present at a place of work at the employer’s disposal are considered working hours. Regular working hours total a maximum of eight hours a day and 40 hours a week. During the 24 hours following each work shift, employees must be provided with a daily rest period of at least 11 hours and, once a week, a rest period of at least 35 hours. Young persons (under 18 years) are specifically protected in terms of work conditions and working hours.
Working hours may also be arranged as period-based work. More information on working hours in period based work is available at:
http://www.tyosuojelu.fi/web/en/employment-relationship/working-hours/regular- working-hours
• Salary levels should be in par with the payment levels in similar employments in Finland. If in-kind benefits such as housing benefits are provided, their tax value can be counted as part of the salary. Salary should be paid monthly or at shorter intervals. The employer must issue a pay slip to the employee in connection with every payment.
Standard tax values of the in-kind-benefits can be checked from the Tax Administration.
• The provisions in chapter 3 (income taxation) must also be observed. The missions are, however, not obliged to withhold taxes for the salary paid to a locally employed staff member. The income tax is paid by the employee through payment of taxes in advance.
• Holiday: Holiday is accumulated during the holiday credit year (1st April to 31st March).
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