21 § Temporary absence

Illness

1.       Effort shall be made to arrange an employee’s short-time temporary unpaid absence in a case of sudden illness in the family. This shall not reduce the employee’s annual holiday benefits.

2.       When a child younger than 10 years of age or a disabled child under the age of 18 (Government Resolution 130/85) suddenly becomes ill, the child’s guardian shall receive pay in accordance with the regulations concerning sick pay for a case of absence of no more than four working days that is necessary in order to arrange care for the child or personally care for the child.

A precondition for the payment of salary to persons other than single parents is that both guardians be gainfully employed and the other guardian have no possibility of arranging care or personally caring for the child, on account of his or her employment and working hours.

A report of the absence must be provided in accordance with the rules of the collective agreement concerning the payment of salary during illness. Likewise, a report regarding the other guardian’s inability to care for the child must be provided. The employee’s annual holiday benefits shall not be reduced on account of the absence referred to above.

Death and funeral

3.       Effort shall be made to arrange an employee’s short-time temporary absence upon the death and for the funeral of next of kin. The employee’s annual holiday benefits and income shall not be reduced on the basis of such an absence.

Weddings and birthdays

4.       An employee shall be granted a paid day off for his or her wedding or for registering a civil partnership.

5.       An employee whose employment has continued for at least one year shall be granted a paid day off on his or her 50th and 60th birthday if these coincide with his or her working days.

Day of removal 

6.       If an employee moves to another residence, he or she shall be granted a paid day off if the day of removal coincides with his or her work days. An employee has the right to a paid day off for removal no more than once in any 12 consecutive months.

Conscription and military refreshment courses

7.       An employee liable for military service answering a call-up shall not lose any of his or her income.

8.       If an employee participates in military refreshment courses for reservists, the difference between his or her salary and reservist’s pay shall be paid to him or her for the days of participation.

Public Service

9.       An employee shall receive the difference between his or her salary and compensation for the loss of income when he or she participates in the work of a municipal council or government or an election committee or electoral commission associated with statutory elections during working hours. The employee’s annual holiday benefits shall not be reduced on account of any such meetings being held during working hours.

10.   An employee’s salary and annual holiday benefits shall not be reduced if he or she attends the general meeting, council meeting, annual meeting, or board meeting, or a board-appointed committee meeting, of the Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees STTK, the Federation of Special Service and Clerical Employees ERTO, or a national membership organisation of the latter as an appointed representative.