1. LABOUR LAW

2. Hanna worked as a volunteer at an association for invalids and youths
Hanna worked as a volunteer at an association for invalids and youths. She did basic chores and was instructed by superiors. She received free accommodations, food, clothing and health care in return for her efforts. Later, Hanna began to wonder if she was entitled to a summer vacation. The head of the association told Hanna that she could take a vacation but would not be compensated for the vacation period as there was no employment relationship between her and the association. Is she correct?

3. EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
Working for someone else, for remuneration, under the supervision of the employer
Performing the work is essential, not the outcome

4. Source: Kivelä-Nordell: Yrittäjän oikeutta

5. ESSENTIAL IN THE FINNISH LABOUR LAW
Hierarchical sources of law
Interpreted to the benefit of the employee
Rights and obligations of the employer and the employee
Job security
Emplyer’s restricted right to terminate
Working hours
Normal hours, additional work, overtime work
Annual holidays

6. HIERARCHICAL ORDER OF SOURCES OF LABOUR LAW
Mandatory rules of law
Collective agreement terms
Provisions of shop rules
Clauses in individual employment contracts
Non-mandatory rules of law

7. LAW 1. The Finnish Constitution 2. Legislation
the labour of citizens has been placed under special protection of the State since 1919
Fundamental rights:
Right to work
Job security
Right to organize in trade unions
Right to arrange and participate in demonstrations
2. Legislation
Extensive, detailed

8. COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS (1)
Concern conditions to be observed in employment relationships
Concluded by one or more employer’s/employers’ associations and one or more employees’ associations (trade unions)

9. E.g. Akava's affiliates
Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland: 
Akava Special Branches:
Akava's General Group: 739
Association of Finnish Lawyers:
Finnish Association of Academic Agronomists: 5 964
Finnish Association of Architects: 2 411
Finnish Association of Occupational Health Nurses: 1 559
Finnish Association of Rehabilitation Professionals: 8 927
Finnish Business School Graduates: 
Finnish Dental Association: 7 273
Finnish Medical Association:
Finnish Pharmacists' Association: 7 909
Finnish Police Federation SPJL:
Finnish Psychological Association: 7 272
Finnish Union of Public Health Nurses: 7 463
Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers: 7 082
Finnish Veterinary Association: 2 699
Health Science Academic Leaders and Experts: 1 519
Institute Officers Union of the Finnish Defence Forces and the Border Guard: 3 823
Kirkon Nuorisotyöntekijöiden Liitto KNT:  1 155
Managers and Professionals YTY:
Officers Union: 6 140
Sales and Marketing Professionals: 
Trade Union of Education in Finland:
Union of Church Professionals within Akava AKI:  5 740
Union of Diaconal Workers in Finland: 1 753
Union of Finnish Speech Therapists: 1 597
Union of Finnish University Professors: 2 455
Union of Professional Business Graduates in Finland TRAL:
Union of Professional Engineers in Finland:
Union of Professional Social Workers:
Union of Professionals in Natural, Environmental and Forestry
Sciences Loimu:
Union of Swedish-speaking Engineers in Finland: 3 150
Union of Technical Professionals, KTK:  8 293

10. COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS (2)
Ordinary Scope
Binds
Parties to the agreement
Members of the parties (directly or through intermediate associations)
Parent associations
The binding effect:
The terms must be observed by employees and employers
Employers must observe most of the terms also with emplyees not themselves bound, concerning their rights but not their duties

11. COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS (3)
General applicability
The collective agreement is defined generally applicable when
National
General in the field
=>
The terms shall be applied as minimum conditions by all employers in the field.

12. APPLICABILITY OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT, example:EK
Confederation of Finnish industries
Finnish Commerce Federation
AKAVA
Trade union confederation of affiliates for hightly educated people
TRAL
The Union of Professional Business Graduates in Finland
Coll.agr.
Finnish Association of Electronics Wholesalers
TRAL
Uusimaa

13. GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
EMPLOYERS’ PARENT ASSOCIATION
EMPLOYERS’ ASSOCIATION
EMPLOYEES’ PARENT ASSOCIATION
TRADE UNION
Coll.agr.
If the collective agreement is
National and general in the field
AFFILIATED LOCAL/SPECIAL ASSOCIATION
AFFILIATED LOCAL/SPECIAL ASSOCIATION
Binding to all employers in the field

14. Persons declared incompetent
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
Free form
Oral, written or electronic
Can be continued even in an implied form
Young employees
15-18 years
15 year old can sign an employment contract but the parents can invalidate it
14 year old with the quardian’s consent
under 14 with labor protection authorities' permission
Persons declared incompetent
Are capable of signing an employment contract, unless
Forbidden by a court order or
Precluded on the grounds of his incompetence