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Employment Offices

Government submits 'Nordic Model' employment services draft bill to Parliament

SDP

Government parties at odds over focus of next state budget

Statistics Finland

Unemployment in February rises by 35,000 year-on-year

Income security

Expanded unemployment benefits extended to June

Earnings Information

Earnings-related unemployment allowances hit 20-year high

Human migration

Kela: Immigrants require twice as much income, housing support as native population

Activities of Trade Unions, Labour Unions and Trade Associations

Union: Jobless seniors a stumbling block for government employment targets

Employment Termination

"Applying for unemployment benefits was never an option" — Foreigners wary of registering as jobless

Sinitic (Chinese) Languages

Monday's papers: Finland prods unemployed, older workers

Unemployment Insurance

Unemployment insurance fees set to rise next year

Statistics Finland

Unemployment up by nearly 50,000 in a year

Charity

Many low-income families seek help from charities

Employment and Unemployment

Young workers flock to join unemployment funds and secure jobless benefits

Activities of Trade Unions, Labour Unions and Trade Associations

Unions slam business lobby's reversal on expanding earnings-based jobless benefit

Confederation

Expanding earnings-based jobless benefit will cost, say labour market groups

Income security

30,000 furloughed workers miss out on unemployment fund benefits

Unemployment Insurance

Unemployed could soon earn €500 without hurting benefits

Unemployment Insurance

Young women among worst hit by coronavirus job cuts

Staffing

Largest unemployment fund warns of claims flood

The Finnish Broadcasting Company

MPs split on tapering of unemployment benefit

Biathle

Monday’s papers: Unemployment problems, a biathlon win, and the “Squirrel Whisperer”

Employment

Experts: Over-55s hold biggest employment potential

National Pension

Kela: Social benefits totalled nearly 15 billion in 2018

Employment

Employment activation model increases disability pension applications

Labour dispute

Posti strike to delay Kela payments, hospital letters

Employment

Report: Difficult to distinguish activation model effect from economic upswing

Poverty and Social Security

Benefit fraud on the rise, Kela reports

Antti Rinne

Thursday's papers: New gov't takes office, women outnumber men in cabinet, benefits bust

Poverty

Report: More people using income support to meet benefits shortfall as poverty rises in Finland

Alpress Oy

Wednesday's papers: Activation model criticism, safe freeway and train delays

Employment and Unemployment

Take-home pay gets a nudge as unemployment fund contributions set to dip

Finnish Tax Administration

Steady increase in declarations of no taxable income

Computer and Data Security Crime

Thursday’s papers: Cyber crime damage costs, fewer jobless and new life-saving newborn screening

The Finnish Broadcasting Company

Govt to amend "easy to fire" bill but unions want law scrapped

Index Increment

Women suffering more than men from austerity policies, finds gov’t report

Government Ministers & Departments

Proposal: Finance ministry's 2019 budget prioritises jobseeker services and education

Poverty and Social Security

Union: Activation model hitting Finland's senior unemployed hardest

Lifelong Learning

Wednesday's papers: Activation model cost, lifelong learning and Interrail applications

Small To Medium-Sized Enterprises

Survey: Majority of Finnish SMEs say govt's activation model failing to deliver

Employment

Finland tweaks 'activation model', hires 200 more employment advisors

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