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Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1102 of 2007) amending the Act (No. 603 of 1984) respecting unemployment funds.

Adoption: 2007-11-30 | Date of entry into force: 2008-01-01 | FIN-2007-L-79836

Amends section 27 (1) and (3) respecting payment of shares to finance the unemployment fund.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (no. 574 of 2007) amending the Act (No. 39 of 2005) on pension assistance to certain long-term unemployed.

Adoption: 2007-05-11 | Date of entry into force: 2008-01-01 | FIN-2007-L-79786

Amends sections 2(1), 3, 6 (as partially amended by Act No. 943 of 2005), 8, 9, 12, 14(1), 18 and 20(1). Introduces a new section 13(2) concerning temporary payment of pension assistance.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 576 of 2007) amending the Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2007-05-11 | Date of entry into force: 2008-01-01 | FIN-2007-L-79787

Amends chapter 9, section 3 respecting income to be taken into account for the needs assessment.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 473 of 2007) amending the Act (No. 603 of 1984) respecting unemployment funds.

Adoption: 2007-04-13 | Date of entry into force: 2007-07-01 | FIN-2007-L-79763

Amends section 16 respecting auditing of unemployment funds.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act No. 389 of 2007 to amend Chapter 12a, section 5 of Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2007-03-30 | Date of entry into force: 2007-10-01 | FIN-2007-L-75831

Amends section 5 of Chapter 12 a (appeal procedure).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (14/2007) to amend the Unemployment Security Act (1290/2002).

Adoption: 2007-01-12 | Date of entry into force: 2007-10-01 | FIN-2007-L-75806

Amends Chapter 2, section 5(3 and 4) (conditions for receiving benefits).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act No. 1252 of 2006 to amend Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2006-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2007-01-01 | FIN-2006-L-74982

Amends several sections and inserts a new section 1a to Chapter 14 (conditions to receive unemployment benefit).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act No. 1089 of 2006 to amend Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2006-12-08 | Date of entry into force: 2007-01-01 | FIN-2006-L-74974

Repeals Chapter 12, section 2, amends Chapter 12, sections 1(1)(3), 5 to 7, and 9, and Chapter 13, section 9(1) and inserts a new Chapter 12a (implementation).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act No. 1063 of 2006 to amend Chapter 9, section 7 of Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2006-12-01 | Date of entry into force: 2007-01-02 | FIN-2006-L-74972

Amends Chapter 9, section 7.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 548 of 2006) to amend ch. 2, s. 20 and ch. 7, s. 5 of Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2006-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-08-01 | FIN-2006-L-74193

Amends ch. 2, s. 20 (duty to comply with the job seeker plan and employment plan) and ch. 7, s. 5 (travel allowance).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 462 of 2006) to amend Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2006-06-08 | Date of entry into force: 2007-01-01 | FIN-2006-L-74187

Amends, i.a., ch. 3, s. 3(1) (incapacity to work), ch. 5, ss. 3(3) (employees' working conditions) and 4(4) (work to be considered in employees' working conditions). Special entry into force rules for ch. 5, s. 4(4).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1217 of 2005) to amend Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2005-12-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | FIN-2005-L-73001

Amends numerous provisions; repeals ch. 7, ss. 6 and 11, ch. 9, ss. 2 and 7(3), ch. 11, ss. 7 and 11, and ch. 12, s. 2; adds to ch. 8, new s. 4a, to ch. 13, new s. 6(2) and to ch. 14, new ss. 3a to 3d. Various entry into force and transitional rules.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Council of State Ordinance (No. 1222 of 2005) to amend Council of State Ordinance (No. 1346 of 2002) respecting benefits under public employment services.

Adoption: 2005-12-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | FIN-2005-R-73013

Amends ss. 12(1) and 17(1); repeals s. 18.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Council of State Ordinance (No. 1224 of 2005) to amend s. 4 of Council of State Ordinance (No. 1351 of 2002) respecting employment policy conditions for unemployment benefits.

Adoption: 2005-12-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | FIN-2005-R-73015

Amends s. 4(1) and (2) respecting the division of tasks between the labour office and the labour commission.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Council of State Ordinance (No. 1225 of 2005) to amend Council of State Ordinance (No. 1330 of 2002) to implement the Act to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons (No. 1290 of 2002).

Adoption: 2005-12-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | FIN-2005-R-73016

Amends, i.a., ch. 4, ss. 15 and 17, and ch. 5, ss. 18 to 20; repeals s. 2(1) and (2); adds new s. 20a.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1180 of 2005) to amend Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2005-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | FIN-2005-L-72985

Amends, i.a., ch. 4, s. 8, ch. 5, s. 13(1) and (2), ch. 7, s. 9(3) and ch. 10, s. 3(2) and (3), 4(3), 5(1), 6(2) and 10; adds to ch. 10, s. 3, new sub-sections 3 to 5.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1008 of 2005) to amend ch. 15, s. 1, of Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2005-12-09 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | FIN-2005-L-72671

Amends ch. 15, s. 1, respecting entry into force rules.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1009 of 2005) to amend ch. 12, s. 3, of Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2005-12-09 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | FIN-2005-L-72672

Amends ch. 12, s. 3(3), respecting the composition etc. of the Unemployment Board.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Council of State Ordinance (No. 497 of 2005) to amend Council of State Ordinance (No. 1330 of 2002) to implement the Act to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2005-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 2005-07-01 | FIN-2005-R-71809

Amends ss. 15(2) (determination of advance payment), 16(1) (advance payment) and 17(1) (determination of final financing of insurance fund).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Council of State Ordinance (No. 498 of 2005) to amend s. 4 of Council of State Ordinance (No. 1351 of 2002) respecting employment policy conditions for unemployment benefits.

Adoption: 2005-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 2005-07-01 | FIN-2005-R-71810

Amends s. 4(1)(1) respecting binding opinions by labour office with regard to unemployment benefits etc.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 459 of 2005) to amend Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2005-06-23 | Date of entry into force: 2005-07-01 | FIN-2005-L-71800

Amends numerous provisions; adds to ch. 1 a new s. 5(1)10a (definitions) and to ch. 6 new ss. 3(4) (increased daily cash benefit) and 3a (conditions for additional benefit for occupational plan).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act on pension assistance to certain long-term unemployed (39/2005). (Laki eräiden pitkäaikaisesti työttöminä olleiden henkilöiden eläketuesta) -

Adoption: 2005-01-28 | Date of entry into force: 2005-05-01 | FIN-2005-L-70107

Contains 5 chapters and 25 sections respecting general conditions for receiving pension assistance (ch. 1), amount of pension assistance (ch. 2), rules of pension assistance (ch. 3), procedural rules (ch. 4) and special rules (ch. 5).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1330 of 2004) to amend Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2004-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | FIN-2004-L-69856

Amends ch. 1, s. 8(4) (field of application), ch. 3, s. 4(2)(1) (impediments to receipt of social benefits), ch. 6, s. 11(1) (amount and duration of unemployment daily cash benefit), ch. 10, s. 3(2)(2) (special rules respecting receipt of education allowances) and ch. 11, s. 4(3); adds to ch. 3, a new s. 1(2) (age).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1331 of 2004) to amend s. 3 of Act (No. 603 of 1984) respecting unemployment funds.

Adoption: 2004-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | FIN-2004-L-69857

Amends s. 3 (conditions for membership).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1047 of 2004) to amend Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2004-12-03 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | FIN-2004-L-69591

Amends ch. 5, ss. 7(1) (business owners' conditions of work) and 8(3) (insurance periods to be credited to business owners), ch. 6, s. 8(1) (beginning of unemployment benefit), ch. 11, ss. 2(1) (duty to provide information) and 3(2) (decision about benefits).
Adds to ch. 5, a new s. 3(5) (employees' conditions of work) and 7(3) (business owners' conditions of work).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1048 of 2004) to amend Act (No. 603 of 1984) respecting unemployment funds.

Adoption: 2004-12-03 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | FIN-2004-L-69592

Amends, i.a., s. 25; adds, i.a., a new s. 25a.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 636 of 2004) to amend Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2004-07-09 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | FIN-2004-L-68183

Amends ch. 1, ss. 1 (purpose of the Act) and 8 (field of application), ch. 5, ss. 9 (insurance and work periods in other countries) and 11 (labour conditions in certain situations); ch. 6, s. 7 (maximum time for daily cash benefits).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 638 of 2004) to amend s. 3 of Act (No. 603 of 1984) respecting unemployment funds.

Adoption: 2004-07-09 | Date of entry into force: 2005-01-01 | FIN-2004-L-68185

Amends s. 3(1) respecting conditions for membership.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 608 of 2004) to amend Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2004-06-24 | Date of entry into force: 2004-08-01 | FIN-2004-L-67976

Amends ch. 3, ss. 3(3) and 6(1) (limitations for the receipt of benefits), ch. 6, ss. 4(3) and 5(3) (amount and duration of daily cash benefits), ch. 12, s. 1(3) (right to appeal), and ch. 14, s. 2 (adjustment of salary that determines the daily cash benefits); adds to ch. 12 a new s. 9 (sharing of costs for legal proceedings).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 354 of 2004) to amend Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2004-05-07 | Date of entry into force: 2004-06-01 | FIN-2004-L-67528

Amends ch. 11, s. 10(2) (reclaim of benefits) and adds a new s. 15a (prescription of claims).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 307 of 2004) to amend ch. 8, s. 1 of Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2004-04-30 | Date of entry into force: 2004-05-01 | FIN-2004-L-67518

Amends ch. 8, s. 1 respecting an alien's right to labour market support.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1364 of 2003) to amend the Act to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons (No. 1290 of 2002).

Adoption: 2003-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | FIN-2003-L-66861

Amends several sections respecting, i.a., the conditions for receipt of daily cash benefits and training cash benefits, execution of decisions, and correction of errors.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1009 of 2003) to amend ch. 9, s. 3, of Act (No. 1290 of 2002) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons.

Adoption: 2003-12-05 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | FIN-2003-L-67256

Amends ch. 9, s. 3(1) respecting income to be considered in connection with needs-assessment.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 970 of 2003) to amend the Act to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons (No. 1290 of 2002).

Adoption: 2003-11-28 | Date of entry into force: 2003-12-01 | FIN-2003-L-66770

Amends, i.a., ch. 1, s. 5(1), points 10 and 11 (definitions), and ch. 4, s. 6(1) and (2) (maximum time for payment of unemployment benefits); adds, i.a., to ch. 1, s. 5(1), a new point 12 (definitions) and ch. 4, s. 1, new sub-sections 2 and 3 (right to adjusted unemployment benefits).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 946 of 2003) to amend the Unemployment Funds Act (No. 603 of 1984).

Adoption: 2003-11-21 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | FIN-2003-L-66724

Amends ss. 1(1) (tasks and field of activity of unemployment fund), 25 (financing of employer funds), 26(1) and (2) (shares of management costs), and 27(1) (payment of shares of costs).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 945 of 2003) to amend ch. 14, s. 3, of the Act to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons (No. 1290 of 2002).

Adoption: 2003-11-21 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | FIN-2003-L-66729

Amends ch. 14, s. 3(2) and (4) respecting financing of benefits.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 947 of 2003) to amend the Act to finance unemployment benefits (No. 555 of 1998).

Adoption: 2003-11-21 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | FIN-2003-L-66734

Amends ss. 1(1) (aim of the Act), 4(5) (financing of income-related daily benefits), and 7 (benefits financed by the unemployment insurance fund).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Unemployment Security Act (1290/2002). (Työttömyysturvalaki) -

Adoption: 2002-12-31 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 2003-07-01 | FIN-2002-L-63012

Contains 15 chapters covering, inter alia, objectives, unemployment benefits, definitions, labour market policy conditions to obtain benefits (such as unemployed job seeker, work executed outside employment relation, business activities, studies, dismissal, absence from labour market, regional mobility, training and education), general limitations to obtain benefits, adjusted and reduced unemployment benefits, conditions to obtain unemployment benefit, amount and period of unemployment benefit, labour market benefit (list of beneficiaries, i.e. certain categories of persons not entitled to unemployment benefit), special limits (such as certain foreign citizens, youth without vocational training, refusal to participate in integration activities, refusal to participate in work activities for integration purposes), amount and period of benefits, daily cash benefit during training of unemployed persons, implementation (application for benefits, obligation to provide information, decision on benefits, payment of benefits, reimbursement), revision of decision, rules governing information, and miscellaneous.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1291 of 2002) to amend the Unemployment Funds Act (No. 603 of 1984).

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-L-63013

Amends, adds and repeals several sections covering, inter alia, membership (scope of application of related Acts, membership conditions, financial management rules), control of unemployment funds (right for the Insurance Inspection to obtain information).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1297 of 2002) to repeal the Act to assist long-term unemployed in voluntary studies (No. 709 of 1997).

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-L-63019

Repeals Act No. 709 of 1997.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

State Council Ordinance (No. 1330 of 2002) to implement the Act to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons (No. 1290 of 2002).

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-L-63024

Contains 21 sections covering, inter alia, payment of unemployment benefits, filling of work conditions in certain branches (such as within teaching, work at home, and artistic work), calculation rules of sale benefits, financing of allowances, and miscellaneous. Repeals Ordinance No. 742 of 1984 on the same subject.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

State Council Ordinance (No. 1346 of 2002) respecting benefits under public employment services.

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-R-63028

Contains 27 sections covering, inter alia, general provisions (benefits concerned, general conditions to grant benefits, and compensation grounds for travel and living costs), mobility subsidies, benefits related to employment policy adult education, assistance to persons benefiting from vocational guidance and to disabled persons, employment subsidies to ensure livelihood, living cost benefits (increased benefits for disabled persons, benefits upon job seeking training, number of benefit days), special arrangements at the work place, and miscellaneous.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

State Council Ordinance (No. 1351 of 2002) respecting employment policy conditions for unemployment benefits.

Adoption: 2002-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | FIN-2002-R-63032

Contains six sections concerning, inter alia, initiating enterprise or self-employment activities, cessation of enterprise activities or self-employment, application for vocational training, binding opinions by respective employment authorities, and miscellaneous.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 137 of 2002) to amend section 13 of the Act to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons (No. 602 of 1984).

Adoption: 2002-02-22 | Date of entry into force: 2002-03-01 | FIN-2002-L-61916

Amends section 13 (conditions governing the right to daily cash benefit).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1397 of 2001) to amend the Act to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons (No. 602 of 1984).

Adoption: 2001-12-21 | Date of entry into force: 2002-03-01 | FIN-2001-L-60762

Amends several sections, inter alia, ss. 16 (wage earners' right to levelling of daily cash benefit according to earnings) and 23 (amount of levelled daily cash benefit).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 1430 of 2001) to amend the Act to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons (No. 602 of 1984).

Adoption: 2001-12-21 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-01 | FIN-2001-L-60765

Amends and adds several sections covering, inter alia, ss. 3 (executive authorities), 9 (certain limits to the right to unemployment benefits) and 9b (valid reason for not complying with the plan for job seekers).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 636 of 2001) to amend the Act (No. 602 of 1984) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons. -

Adoption: 2001-07-13 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-01 | FIN-2001-L-62993

Inter alia, amends sections 22 and 24 regarding daily allowance.

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 512 of 2001) to amend section 4 of the Act to assist unemployed persons' voluntary studies (1402/1997).

Adoption: 2001-06-14 | Date of entry into force: 2001-08-01 | FIN-2001-L-60667

Amends s. 4 (conditions to obtain assistance).

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 194 of 2001) to amend the Act (No. 602 of 1984) to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons. -

Adoption: 2001-03-02 | FIN-2001-L-62995

Finland - Unemployment benefit - Law, Act

Act (No. 61 of 2001) to amend the Act to protect the livelihood of unemployed persons (No. 602 of 1984).

Adoption: 2001-01-26 | Date of entry into force: 2001-06-01 | FIN-2001-L-58909

Contains several amendments including additional provisions covering, inter alia, ss. 4a and 9 (right to unemployment benefits), 9a (valid reasons to leave work), 12 (daily cash benefits for persons not able to work due to labour conflict) and 17 (right to adjusted unemployment benefits).