Home » If public transport is not running because of strike News 01.03.2023 13:52 If public transport is not running because of strike Sometimes industrial action can disrupt commuter traffic. Workers have an obligation to try to get to work by all reasonable means. Apteekkialan järjestöjen mukaan lääkeasioiden uudistuksen tulee tähdätä järkevään ja vaikuttavaan lääkehoitoon If there is no replacing public transport, you don't have a car, or can't bike to work due to the length of the commute, the a strike can be seen as a legitimate reason not to go to work. In such a case the absence cannot be seen as without cause and you can't receive a warning or other consequences. But you need to inform you employer, preferably beforehand, and agree on arrangements, for example make changes to shift lists or agree on unpaid leave. Exception: a night worker has the right to commuting transportation Night work is work that is done between 11 pm and 6 am. An employee who works at night has the right to commuting transportation if there is no satisfactory public transportation with a route or schedule at the start or end of the shift and the employee does not have a car or a comparable vehicle in use. Keywords: employment relationship industrial action pay Share Read next Articles employment relationship legislation When is a worker entitled to informal care leave? 7.11.2024 Articles employment relationship legislation pay Don’t wait – check your payslip every month 11.10.2024 News collective agreement hotel and restaurant industry pay supervisors in hotel and restaurant industry Hotel, restaurant and leisure sector salaries to increase from September 1 – see instructions for checking your pay slip 29.8.2024
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