Practice break. The Employer undertakes to give the Player a minimum of 24 working days (Mon-Sat), i.e. four (4) weeks or as further agreed in section 3.5.1 of the Collective Agreement, under certain circumstances a three (3) + one (1) week uninterrupted practice break after the last official regular season-, play off- or national team game. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties emphasize that the practice break does not constitute a holiday for the Player. The Parties undertake to fully comply with the terms and conditions set forth in section 3.5.1. of the Collective Agreement.
Practice break. The employer must give the players a minimum of 24 working days (Mon-Sat), i.e. four weeks of uninterrupted practice break, after the last official regular season-, play-off- or national team game. For players who have not reached the age of 24 by the end of the year of the season, or who have not played a minimum of 240 games in the Elite League (or in equivalent competitions), the practice break may be periodized in the form of 3+1 weeks. The practise break begins in any case immediately after the last official game of the season and it must be held prior to the beginning of the independent period. The employer must also extend the players’ practice break to the remaining days of the incomplete calendar week during which the player plays the last official game. The aforesaid practice break shall be carried out every season. The Parties emphasize, that the practice break does not constitute a holiday for the players. Regardless of the beginning of the practice break, the players of the League Team that won the Finnish Elite League championship must be available without a separate salary or equivalent compensation for two
