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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration provides instructions and advice on questions related to terms of an employment relationship.
Employers can contact the Occupational Safety and Health Division at the Regional State Administrative Agency for advice on employment matters. The office in Helsinki receives clients with appointments. The telephone number is 0295 016 000 (please ask for the field responsible for occupational safety and health/appointment booking) and e-mail address as follows: tyosuojelu.etela@avi.fi. Also the Nationwide Telephone Service (Tel. 0295 016 620) gives advice and instructions related to health and safety at work and employment terms.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment publishes also information on working life rules.
Principal terms of employment
The following summarizes some central mandatory provisions of the Finnish labour legislation and can be seen as the minimum level for conditions of employment. While these guidelines aim to introduce central aspects of Finnish labour legislation, these cannot be considered as a full account on the theme.
It is the responsibility of the employer to ensure that they adhere to all rules and regulations.
• 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:
More information is available on the web site of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at www.tyosuojelu.fi/ (please choose English)
More information is available on the web site of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment at http://tem.fi/etusivu (please choose English→ Working life →Labour legislation).
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