Instructions for application. It is recommended to agree on working time elements in accordance with the collective agreement and the Working Hours Act or on elements related to leave in accordance with the collective agreement and the Annual Holidays Act in a manner that will allow efficient implementation of the purpose of the working time bank. Such elements include, e.g. the elements of the Working Hours Act, leave for reduction of working hours, saved leave, holiday bonus which is changed to leave or a part thereof, performance reward, bonus and profit commission.
Instructions for application. In cases of sudden illness, a short temporary leave of absence is intended for arranging appropriate care. At the employer’s request, the employee must present proof of the need for a short temporary absence.
Instructions for application. If no shop xxxxxxx has been elected at the enterprise and a need arises to quickly arrange collective co-operation, for example, due to a co-operation process that is to be started in order to reduce workforce, it is possible to organise an election at the company so that the time and location of the election is negotiated with the employer under a more expedited schedule than “no later than 14 days before the election.
Instructions for application. The salary scheme may be one created within the enterprise, commercial or other equivalent scheme. Salaries based on a workplace-specific salary scheme must be graded appropri- ately in accordance with the set criteria and must amount to at least the mini- mum wages of competence classification levels 1 to 3A. Instructions for application: The graduation may be based on smaller steps than those set out in the collective agreement and exceed level 3A.
Instructions for application. It is recommended to agree about, as elements of working time bank, such elements that are compatible with the collective agreement and the Working Hours Act, or compatible with the collective agreement and the Annual Holidays Act and associating time off, and by agreeing on which the purpose of working time bank can be effectively fulfilled. Such elements include, among others, regular working hours, other elements of the Working Hours Act, leaves to reduce working time, saved leaves (carried-over holidays) annual holidays, the time off in exchange of holiday bonus or part thereof, as well as incentives, bonuses or profit commissions. The agreement shall also record the principles governing the organ- isation of regular daily and/or weekly working hours, and the noti- fication and other procedures involved in arranging working hours. The time of leave for a working day or longer period shall be agreed between the employer and the employee.
Instructions for application. In unclear cases, the question of whether an illness is the same illness or a different one shall be resolved by applying the interpretations of the Health Insurance Act. If a senior salaried employee has concealed an illness from the em- ployer at the time of concluding the employment contract, the em- ployer shall not be obligated to pay salary for the period of illness.
Instructions for application. It is recommended that the employer and employee discuss the principles applicable to answering phone calls outside working hours or standby, and the nature of the instructions based on which compensation is paid.
Instructions for application. The agreement does not apply to the termination of an employment contract or lay-off on the grounds of: - termination of an employment contract during a trial period (Employment Contracts Act, Chapter 1, Section 4), - reorganisation of a company (Employment Contracts Act, Chapter 7, Section 7), or - bankruptcy or death of the employer (Employment Contracts Act, Chapter 7, Section 8). If an employment contract is terminated on the grounds mentioned above, the procedural regulations of sections 5 and 6 of this agreement will nevertheless be complied with, and, for termination during a trial period, the procedure spec- ified in section 11. The agreement does not apply to apprenticeship contracts specified in the legislation governing vocational training.
Instructions for application. Instead of a calendar year, it may be agreed that the averaging period is a one-year period that starts from the pay period for which salaries are first paid after the beginning of a new calendar year.
Instructions for application. The recommended elements to be included are elements that are compatible with the collective agreement and the Working Time Act or elements related to time off that are compatible with the collective agreement and the Annual Holidays Act, with agreement on such elements enabling effective fulfilment of the purpose of the working time bank. Such elements include, among others, regular working hours, other elements of the Working Time Act, leaves to reduce working time, saved leaves (carried-over holidays) annual holidays, time off in exchange of holiday bonus or part thereof, as well as incentives, bonuses or profit commissions. The agreement shall also include the principles governing the or- ganisation of regular daily and/or weekly working time, and the notification and other procedures related to the scheduling of working time. The time of granting leave for a working day or longer period shall be agreed between the employer and employee.
