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Back to homepageNew Co-operation Act to improve dialogue between employers and employees
NordenBladet — The Government proposes a new practice of continuous dialogue to develop the long-term relationship between the employer and employees at work. Another objective of the revised Act on Co-operation within Undertakings is to improve the employees’ ability to
Read MoreCooperation group to coordinate development of Government’s security of supply operations
NordenBladet — The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment appointed a new cooperation group to support the Ministry in coordinating the development and preparedness measures on security of supply at the Government level. The term of group is from Oktober
Read MoreNearly 70 per cent of people aged 12 or over have been vaccinated twice
NordenBladet — In Finland, 83.8 per cent of the target population for COVID-19 vaccination, i.e. people who are 12 years of age or over, have received at least their first vaccine dose, and 69.7 per cent also their second vaccine
Read MoreEuropean Commission President to visit Helsinki
NordenBladet — On Monday 4 October, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Sanna Marin will meet in Helsinki to discuss topical EU matters. In connection with the visit, the Commission will publish its assessment
Read MoreFinland supports in-service teacher training in developing countries by funding World Bank’s Coach programme
NordenBladet — The World Bank’s new Coach programme aims to improve learning outcomes by supporting teacher professional development (TPD) in developing countries. Finland supports the global part of the initiative and its piloting in Mozambique. Teaching the basic skills is
Read MoreMinisterial working group outlines: Most personal customer, employer and business services to transfer to municipalities
NordenBladet — The Ministerial Working Group on Promoting Employment decided on 28 September 2021 that the majority of personal customer, employer and business services currently under the responsibility of Employment and Economic Development Offices (TE Offices) would be transferred to
Read MoreMinisterial Committee on Economic Policy in favour of establishing project company for eastern rail link
NordenBladet — On 21 May 2021, central government and municipal negotiators reached an agreement on establishing a project company for planning the Itärata eastern rail link. The company would be tasked with planning and financing the Lentorata–Porvoo–Kouvola railway line project
Read MoreReport: The special provision on trafficking in human beings is rarely used as grounds for a victim’s residence permit
NordenBladet — The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman investigated the residence permit practice relating to victims of human trafficking. One of the key questions of the study commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment was
Read MoreAmendments to the Copyright Act in circulation for commentsÂ
NordenBladet — The Ministry of Education and Culture is requesting comments on a proposed bill to implement the provisions of the EU DSM Directive and Online Broadcasting Directive as part of Finnish law.  Implementing the directives requires significant changes to
Read MoreLessons learnt from COVID-19 – new project aims to develop Government’s crisis management
NordenBladet — The Prime Minister’s Office has set up a project to develop the Government’s preparedness and conditions for crisis management, with a particular focus on supporting the Prime Minister’s leadership role. The project will focus on developing the joint
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