Service Union United PAM has won a dispute relating to the Collective Agreement for the Facilities Services Sector at the Labour Court. The disagreement was about the duration of the trial period in terms of a worker hired for a permanent employment relationship. The Labour Court confirmed that the trial period for workers employed on a permanent... Read more →

PAM is getting ready to negotiate collective agreements with its counterpart employer organisations. In the opinion of Kimmo Nikula, the Union’s Collective Bargaining Manager, pay gaps need to be closed during this bargaining round. Read more →

Ann Selin, President of Service Union United PAM, outlined PAM’s objectives for the upcoming collective agreement negotiations. She considers that the starting point for negotiations is to achieve an atmosphere of trust. Read more →

A study by Service Union United PAM reveals that the liberalisation of shop opening hours has led to sales assistants spending less time with their children. The experiences of families show that municipal child care services do not always keep up with developments in working life. Read more →

The revision of the Alcohol Act divides opinions. The union’s industrial policy expert Katri Jakosuo stresses that the revision should not undermine the occupational safety of shop sales assistants. Moving alcohol consumption from the home to restaurants is welcome. Read more →

Jaana Ylitalo, Collective Bargaining Director at Service Union United PAM, stresses that a proper and legally functioning labour market has a big role in integrating persons with an immigrant background. Ylitalo would like to see more resources being put in to improve guidance and advisory services for immigrants and a concerted approach by the... Read more →