Benefit payments and taxation at the turn of the year
Income tax and tax cards Taxes in January 2020 will be withheld according to the tax information that was in effect in December 2019. Tax...
Industrial Union’s strike began on 9 of December
The Industrial Union has declared a strike to hasten the collective agreement negotiations. The strike begins in some of its workplaces on Monday 9 of...
Unemployment fund will soon begin using Incomes Register data
What will change? Unemployment funds will start receiving earnings payment data as of 1 of January 2020. From the beginning of next year we will...
Job search must be valid during all temporary lay-off periods
Remember to keep your job search valid on every temporary lay-off period. If the lay-offs are carried out as fixed-term and in non-consecutive periods, report...
Delays possible on mail delivery starting from 11 of October
Workers' of the Finnish postal service Posti are on strike from Monday 11 of October until Sunday 24 of October. The strike will have an...
Tax Administration’s MyTax service closed at the beginning of November for a week
Tax Administration's MyTax service is closed from Friday 1 of November (starting from 3:30 pm) to Friday 8 of November (before 9:00 am). During the...
Phone service opens on Wednesday at 9:30 am
Unemployment fund's phone service will exceptionally open on Wednesday 2 of October at 9:30 am due to introduction of a new phone service system. No...
Phone service closed on Thursdays
Unemployment fund's phone service is closed on Thursdays until further notice. In order to ensure the quick and efficient payment of earnings-related allowance, the unemployment...
Regional office of Southwest Finland moves to a new address
Regional office of Southwest Finland in Turku moves to a new address at the end of May. The new address is Linnankatu 50 (2nd floor),...
Payday to determine period when earnings-related allowance is adjusted
Earnings-related allowance can be paid as adjusted allowance, when you work e.g. part-time during your unemployment. In future, earned income will reduce the amount of...
Accruing activity facilitated – Industrial Union offers web courses
New options to meet requirements of the activity model are offered to the unemployed. Soon it will be easier to accrue activity, when more operators...
Have you worked in Britain? Brexit may affect your unemployment security
Members of an unemployment fund can face difficulties, if the United Kingdom will exit the European Union without a deal. Causes for concern can result...