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° If the domestic worker has by 31st March been employed for a year or more, they acquire 2.5 days of paid holiday per month for that year.
When taking holiday, days from Monday to Saturday are calculated as taken holiday days. Only in exceptional cases (e.g. if the contract ends) holiday can be replaced by a monetary compensation. Domestic workers are also entitled to family leaves, such as maternity/paternity leaves, where applicable.
• Terminating employment relationship:
An employment relationship may be terminated because of the expiry of its fixed term, dismissal, cancellation or in special circumstances being deemed cancelled. Both employer and employee may terminate the employment relationship when grounds for termination as provided for by law exist. More information on terminating an employment relationship is available at:
http://www.tyosuojelu.fi/web/en/employment-relationship/termination
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A fixed-term employment contract is binding on the employer and the employee for the whole duration of the contract period.
An employment contract valid until further notice can be terminated on the basis of a notice of termination by the employer or the emplo- yee, after the period of notice.
Social Security
Pursuant to the provisions of the Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Relations private domestic workers who are in the sole employment of a member of a mission shall be exempt from social security provisions in the receiving state on the condition that they are not nationals of or permanently resident in the receiving state and that they are covered by the social security provisions which may be in force in the sending state or in a third state. This shall not affect bilateral or multilateral agreements concerning social security.
In Finland the statutory insurance covers earnings-related pension, accident insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance.
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