Municipal union negotiates over jobs

Finland

The JHL public services union reports on consultations over job cuts and lay-offs during 2013. The union was consulted by 60 organisations in the sector who were looking for savings and in most cases permanent job cuts were avoided. Temporary lay-offs, work reorganisation and retirement were some of the alternatives use although there were also voluntary redundancies. The number of fixed-term contracts was reduced and overall the union reports actual dismissals in six municipalities and three municipal corporations. A survey by the local government employers' organisations indicates that municipalities will be looking for more cuts in 2014.
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