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Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act No. 1254 of 2006 to amend section 4 of Alternation Leave Act (No. 1305 of 2002).

Adoption: 2006-12-22 | FIN-2006-L-74984

Amends section 4 (conditions).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act No. 1092 of 2006 to amend the Alternation Leave Act (No. 1305 of 2006).

Adoption: 2006-12-08 | Date of entry into force: 2007-12-01 | FIN-2006-L-74975

Amends sections 20(1 and 2)and 21(1).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act No. 1095 of 2006 to amend Chapter 13, section 2 of the Public Employment Services Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2006-12-08 | Date of entry into force: 2007-01-01 | FIN-2006-L-74978

Deals with appeals.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act No. 1062 of 2006 to amend Chapter 5a, section 1 and Chapter 10, section 1 of the Public Employment Services Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2006-12-01 | Date of entry into force: 2007-01-01 | FIN-2006-L-74971

Amends Chapter 1, section 1(3) and Chapter 10, section 1.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

act No. 998 of 2006 to amend section 2 of Act (No. 124 of 1988) respecting subsidies for disabled persons.

Adoption: 2006-11-17 | Date of entry into force: 2007-01-01 | FIN-2006-L-74968

Amends section 2(1)(1).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 547 of 2006) to amend ch. 5, s. 4 and ch. 7, s. 3 of the Public Employment Services Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2006-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-08-01 | FIN-2006-L-74192

Amends ch. 5, s. 4 (duty of cooperation on the part of job seekers) and ch. 7, s. 3 (conditions respecting employment relationship with regard to wage subventions).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 463 of 2006) to amend ch. 9, s. 4 of the Public Employment Services Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2006-06-08 | Date of entry into force: 2007-01-01 | FIN-2006-L-74188

Amends ch. 9, s. 4(1) respecting limitations on the receipt of educational subsidies.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 47 of 2006) to amend ch. 11, s. 5 of the Public Employment Services Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2006-01-20 | Date of entry into force: 2006-02-01 | FIN-2006-L-73021

Amends ch. 11, s. 5(2) respecting co-operation with private employment services and their supervision.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 1216 of 2005) to amend the Public Employment Services Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2005-12-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | FIN-2005-L-73000

Amends, ch. 1., s. 7(1), ch. 3, s. 2(1), ch. 5, ss. 1(2) and 6(3), ch. 7, ss. 1 to 3, 4(1), 6(3), 7(4) and 9 to 12; adds to ch. 3, a new s. 3(4) (unemployed job seekers) and to ch. 7, new ss. 9a (specific conditions for grant of additional part of salary subvention) and 12a (financing of employment subsidy).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Council of State Ordinance (No. 1221 of 2005) to amend Council of State Ordinance (No. 1344 of 2002) respecting public employment service.

Adoption: 2005-12-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | FIN-2005-R-73009

Amends, i.a., ch. 6, ss. 22 to 24 respecting wage subvention; repeals ss. 2(4) and 25 to 27.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Council of State Ordinance (No. 1223 of 2005) to amend Council of State Ordinance (No. 1347 of 2002) to carry out public employment services.

Adoption: 2005-12-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | FIN-2005-R-73014

Amends ss. 6 (application for employment subsidy), 7(1) (grant of subsidy) and 8(2) (decisions covering several years or several employers).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Council of State Ordinance (No. 1182 of 2005) to delete s. 2(2) of Council of State Ordinance (No. 1331 of 2002) respecting the Unemployment Council.

Adoption: 2005-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | FIN-2005-R-72987

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 458 of 2005) to amend the Public Employment Services Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2005-06-23 | Date of entry into force: 2005-07-01 | FIN-2005-L-71799

Amends, i.a., ch. 3, s. 8(1) (information to employment seeker), ch. 5, ss. 4(2) (duty of unemployed job seekers to co-operate), 5 (validity of duty to co-operate), ch. 9, ss. 2(2) (education assistance), 7(1) and (2) (financing of socio-educational benefits), ch. 12, s. 3(2) (granting and payment of education assistance etc.); adds new ch. 5a (conversion protection and occupation plan).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 1244 of 2004) to amend s. 4 of the Alternation Leave Act (No. 1305 of 2002).

Adoption: 2004-12-21 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | FIN-2004-L-69849

Amends s. 4 respecting work history as condition for alternation leave.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 1050 of 2004) to amend the Public Employment Services Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2004-12-03 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | Date of partial end of application: 2006-12-31 | FIN-2004-L-69594

Amends ch. 2, s. 2(3) (order for payment and use of employment subsidy), ch. 5, s. 6(3)(3) (duties of labour office) and ch. 7, s. 5(3) (labour subsidy to ensure subsistence).
Adds temporarily to ch. 7 a new s. 5a (trial with initial cash benefit).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 710 of 2004) to amend Act (No. 814 of 1989) on personnel funds.

Adoption: 2004-07-30 | Date of entry into force: 2004-09-01 | FIN-2004-L-68218

Amends, i.a., ss. 3(1) (members and legal capacity), 5(1) (conditions for creation of fund), 7(3) (decision of enterprise or civil service department), 18 (joint capital), 27(1) (payment of fund share upon end of employment relationship etc.), 54(2) (transfer of means) and 60a (duty to provide information); adds new ss. 14a (right to adhere to fund), 15(2) (beginning and end of membership), 17(2) (fund shares) and 53(4) (decision of transfer of fund shares).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 647 of 2004) to amend s. 1 of the Act (No. 124 of 1988) respecting subsidies for disabled persons.

Adoption: 2004-07-09 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | FIN-2004-L-68196

Amends s. 1 respecting residence in Finland.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 364 of 2004) to amend ch. 12, s. 4 of the Public Employment Services Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2004-05-07 | Date of entry into force: 2004-06-01 | FIN-2004-L-67537

Amends ch. 12, s. 4(1).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 306 of 2004) to amend ch. 3, s. 7 and ch. 4, s. 1 of the Public Employment Services Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2004-04-30 | Date of entry into force: 2004-05-01 | FIN-2004-L-67517

Amends ch. 3, s. 7 (registration of aliens as applicants for employment) and ch. 4, s. 1(2) (employment service).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Council of State Ordinance (No. 308 of 2004) to amend ss. 2 and 7 of Council of State Ordinance (No. 1344 of 2002) respecting public employment service.

Adoption: 2004-04-30 | Date of entry into force: 2004-05-01 | FIN-2004-R-67521

Amends ss. 2, point 1 (definitions) and 7(2) (labour exchange service respecting workers in foreign countries).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act on Social Enterprises (1351/2003). -

Adoption: 2003-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | FIN-2003-L-73937

Regulates social enterprises that provide employment opportunities, in particular for persons with disabilities and long-term unemployed persons.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 944 of 2003) to amend the Public Employment Services Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2003-11-21 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | FIN-2003-L-66704

Amends ch. 6, s. 9(2) (interruption of education), ch. 7, s. 4(1) (financial contribution to salary costs occasioned by the employment of persons without work), ch. 11, s. 1(2) (cooperation between authorities), and ch. 13, s. 4 (application for revision of decision to discontinue education); adds to ch. 9 a new s. 7 (financing of social educational benefits).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

State Council Ordinance (No. 823 of 2003) respecting the delegation for rehabilitation matters.

Adoption: 2003-09-25 | Date of entry into force: 2003-10-01 | FIN-2003-R-66001

Contains six sections covering, inter alia, definition of the delegation, assignments, composition and internal organisation.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 497 of 2003) respecting collaboration with clients within the scope of rehabilitation.

Adoption: 2003-06-13 | Date of entry into force: 2003-10-01 | FIN-2003-L-65000

Contains 17 sections covering, inter alia, objectives and scope of application (assist clients to obtain adequate rehabilitation services), definitions, relation to other legislative texts, local collaboration (collaboration groups for rehabilitation, composition and tasks of such groups, handling of cases, status of client upon handling of his/her case, handling of information), regional collaboration (composition and tasks of regional collaboration groups), national collaboration groups, and miscellaneous. Repeals Act (No. 604 of 1991) on the same subject.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 186 of 2003) to amend section 2 of the Act respecting rehabilitation arranged by the National Pension Institute (No. 610 of 1991).

Adoption: 2003-02-28 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | FIN-2003-L-64343

Amends section 26 which provides for vocational rehabilitation for disabled persons in order to preserve or improve work ability.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 188 of 2003) to amend the Workers' Pension Act (No. 395 of 1961).

Adoption: 2003-02-28 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | FIN-2003-L-64344

Amends and adds numerous sections regarding rehabilitation of workers to impede work incapacity or to improve work and income ability due to sickness that entails probability for work inability, entitlement to pension, entitlement to disability benefit, definition of work inability, disability benefit (entitlement, reporting obligation and appeal).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

State Council Ordinance (No. 41 of 2003) respecting State subsidies to raise the adult educational level.

Adoption: 2003-01-23 | Date of entry into force: 2003-02-01 | FIN-2003-R-64338

Contains seven sections covering, inter alia, scope of application and objectives (increase the possibilities for adults to maintain themselves in work life and to improve their career development), activities subject to subsidies (such as vocational education, and studies in languages and sciences), beneficiaries of subsidies (municipalities that organise educational activities under the scope of listed Acts) and coordination with working life organisations.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

State Council Ordinance (No. 1348 of 2002) to fulfil government offices' and services' reporting obligation under section 10 of Chapter 3 of the Public Employment Service Act (No. 1295 of 2002).

Adoption: 2002-12-31 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-R-63030

Contains eight sections governing public authorities' reporting obligations on job openings to the public employment service.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 1293 of 2002) to amend the Act respecting work activities for rehabilitation purposes (No. 189 of 2001).

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-L-63015

Amends several sections, inter alia, ss. 2 (definitions), 3 (scope of application), 4 (relation to other legislation), 5-7, 10 (elaboration of working plan), 14 (limits) and 28 (revision procedure).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Public Employment Services Act (1295/2002). (Laki julkisesta työvoimapalvelusta) -

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-L-63017

Contains 14 chapters covering, inter alia, objectives, definitions, principles within public employment services (such as promotion of gender equality, free services, and languages), basis for the employment service's work (for example, evaluation of the need for the service, reference to other authorities, registration as job seeker, registration of foreigners as job seekers, etc.), services provided, job seeking plan, service to develop competences of job seekers, promotion of employment through contributions (for example to employers, amount and other conditions),labour market activities, training contributions, compensation for living costs, collaboration in the concrete implementation (for example between public authorities), provisions governing benefits, application for revision and miscellaneous provisions.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 1296 of 2002) to amend sections 4 and 24 of the Act respecting work activities for rehabilitation purposes (No. 189 of 2001).

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-L-63018

Amends sections 4 (relation to other legislation) and 24 (State compensation to municipalities involved in work activities for rehabilitation purposes).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act on Job Alternation Leave (1305/2002). (Vuorotteluvapaalaki) -

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | Date of end of application: 2007-12-31 | FIN-2002-L-63021

Act dealing with alternation leave, which employees may take with the consent of the employer and where the employer replaces the employee with usually a young unemployed person. Contains 26 sections covering, inter alia, objectives (increase workers motivation and occupational health as well as to create better employment perspectives for the unemployed), scope of application, definitions (upon alternation leave the temporary employment opportunity is filled by unemployed), conditions (such as employment period of persons taking leave), period of alternation leave, written alternation leave contract, conditions governing the substitute person, interruption of alternation leave period, right for the employed person with alternation leave to go back to employment, alternation leave allowance, application for alternation leave allowance, reporting duty for employers, reimbursement, revision procedure, application of related Acts, control and miscellaneous. Act No. 1663 of 1995 remains applicable to agreements concluded before the entry into force of this Act.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Education Fund Act (No. 1306 of 2002).

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-L-63022

Contains 18 sections covering, inter alia, general conditions (pursues the objective of promoting the capacities for work purposes, benefits, vocational exam allowances (amount, application for and payment of allowances), applicability of the Adult Education Act, obligation to provide information), and special conditions (such as control, winding up of the Fund, and miscellaneous). Repeals Act No. 537 of 1990 on the same subject.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

State Council Ordinance (No. 1331 of 2002) respecting the Unemployment Council.

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-R-63025

Contains 12 sections concerning, inter alia, cases to be dealt with by the Council, decision procedure, handling of cases, composition of Council, competence requirements for the staff, unpaid leave, and miscellaneous.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

State Council Ordinance respecting public employment service (1344/2002). (Valtioneuvoston asetus julkisesta työvoimapalvelusta)

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-R-63026

Contains 30 sections covering, inter alia, definitions, use of employment services (registration of job seekers, plan for job seeker), employment services from Finland to foreign countries and from abroad to Finland, special employment services with fees for employer customers, vocational adult education, and miscellaneous.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

State Council Ordinance (No. 1345 of 2002) respecting the use of certain employment grants.

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-R-63027

Contains 30 sections covering, inter alia, granting of public investment subsidies to promote employment, work programme for employment purposes (use of subsidies to create employment, approval of projects, supervision of the programme's employment effects), employment policy project support (purposes, beneficiaries, amount, duration, supervision), free enterprise support to assist unemployed persons efforts (beneficiaries, amount, special conditions to benefit from assistance), and miscellaneous.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

State Council Ordinance (No. 1347 of 2002) to carry out public employment services.

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-R-63029

Contains 22 sections covering, inter alia, cooperation between public authorities, compensation for costs consequent to provided assistance and granting and payment of cost of living allowances, granting and payment of employment allowances, arrangements for rehabilitation, training and work, economic assistance for employment policy projects and enterprise initiatives, and miscellaneous.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

State Council Ordinance (No. 1349 of 2002) respecting duty to provide information on private employment service.

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-R-63031

Contains seven sections covering, inter alia, duty to provide information, information regarding the employment service, other information, disclosure and publication of information, agreement on the disclosure of information, collaboration and supervision.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 74 of 2002) to amend the Employment Act (No. 275 of 2002).

Adoption: 2002-02-01 | Date of entry into force: 2002-04-01 | FIN-2002-L-63698

Amends section 16 (to promote the employment of unemployed persons and the employment services).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Council of State Ordinance (No. 1466 of 2001) to amend the Employment Ordinance (No. 1363 of 1997).

Adoption: 2001-12-27 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-01 | FIN-2001-R-60767

Amends and adds several sections covering, inter alia, section 2 (definitions), chapter 2 (subsidies to invest for employment purposes), chapter 9 (employment subsidies for work practice training), chapter 11 (subsidies to assist uneployed persons' in their enterprise efforts), chapter 12 (granting and payment of employment subsidies).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 1429 of 2001) to amend the Employment Services Act (No. 1005 of 1993).

Adoption: 2001-12-21 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-01 | FIN-2001-L-60764

Amends and adds several sections covering, inter alia, ss. 10c (job seekers' right for uneployment plan), 10e (duty to collaborate) and 13b (legal status for participant during probation period).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 1432 of 2001) to amend the Employment Act (No. 275 of 1987). -

Adoption: 2001-12-21 | FIN-2001-L-62991

Inter alia, amends section 17 (compensation paid to unemployed persons).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 113 of 2001) to amend the Employment Act (No. 275 of 1987). -

Adoption: 2001-11-30 | FIN-2001-L-62992

Inter alia, amends sections 9 (business cycles and seasonal fluctuations) and 12 (employment and State subsidies).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

State Ordinance (No. 114 of 2001) to amend the Ordinance respecting manpower policy with regard to adult education (No. 912 of 1990).

Adoption: 2001-11-29 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-01 | FIN-2001-M-61907

Contains several amendments, inter alia, ss. 23 (advance payment), 25 and 28 (investigation on social benefits for study purposes), and 29 (application for financial assistance).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance of the Council of State (No, 943 of 2001) to amend the Employment Ordinance (1363/1997).

Adoption: 2001-11-01 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-01 | FIN-2001-R-60737

Amends several sections covering, inter alia, ss. 2 (definitions), 6 (approval of programmes), 11 (authority granting contributions) and 21 (application for and approval of assistance for project).

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Council of State Ordinance (No. 457 of 2001) respecting State compensation for the arrangement of work activities for rehabilitation purposes.

Adoption: 2001-05-31 | Date of entry into force: 2001-09-01 | FIN-2001-R-60663

Contains four sections covering, inter alia, application procedure, granting of compensation and payment, cessation of payment and reimbursement under specified circumstances, and signing of decisions.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act on Rehabilitative Work (189/2001). (Laki kuntouttavasta työtoiminnasta) -

Adoption: 2001-03-08 | Date of entry into force: 2001-09-01 | FIN-2001-L-58927

Contains 32 sections covering, inter alia, objectives (measures for long-term unemployed persons to improve their possibilities to find a job), definitions, scope of application (conditions to benefit from the activities), relation to other legislation, elaboration of working plans between the authorities and concerned job seekers, content of working plans, duty for job seeker to participate in the elaboration of the working plan, legal effect of the working plans, benefits and compensation, refusal and interruption of working plans and consequences thereof, conditions upon work activities for rehabilitation purposes (i.e., protection at work and insurance against occupational hazards), financial rules and miscellaneous provisions.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 193 of 2001) to amend the Employment Services Act (No. 1005 of 1993).

Adoption: 2001-03-02 | Date of entry into force: 2001-09-01 | FIN-2001-L-58929

Amends and adds several provisions covering, inter alia, ss. 10a (registration and information to private clients), 10c (right to work plan for job seekers), 10d (periodic interviews for job seekers), duty to collaborate and secrecy obligation.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Law, Act

Act (No. 77 of 2001) to amend section 2 of the Act on the job alternation leave experiment (No. 1663 of 1995).

Adoption: 2001-01-26 | Date of entry into force: 2001-06-01 | FIN-2001-L-58920

Amends section 2 concerning circumstances and conditions for alternate leave.

Finland - Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Act (No. 857 of 2000) to amend the Employment Services Act (No. 1005 of 1993).

Adoption: 2000-10-17 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-01 | FIN-2000-R-58571

Adds s. 13a (insurance protection in case of occupational accident or sickness).