Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Finland: new round of collective agreements sees removal of provisions of ‘competitiveness pact’ introduced by previous government Finland: new round of collective agreements sees removal of provisions of ‘competitiveness pact’ introduced by previous government After a chaotic start to the year that saw the announcement of new strikes following those in December 2019, which threatened to completely paralyse the country, as well as trade unions calling into question the national conciliator Vuokko Piekkala, February began with strike warnings in many sectors and was rounded off with collective agreements in some important sectors being concluded and ratified. Through . Published on 02 March 2020 à 14h46 - Update on 02 March 2020 à 14h46 Resources Strike warnings in many sectors (chemical, forestry, paper, retail, white-collar workers in industry) were tabled for action at the end of January and the beginning of February. The strike action concerned hundreds of thousands of workers and followed an overtime strike launched in January in most of the sectors affected. The main difficulty encountered in negotiations was the unions’ push for the so-called ‘competitiveness pact’ introduced by the previous government and transcribed into most collective agreements in 2016, which at the time brought in a yearly unpaid 24-hour increase in working time (see article n°9603),… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels