Appendix 1 - Agreement on local agreements

1 §

Deviations from the provisions of a valid collective agreement can be agreed upon locally in accordance with this agreement.

A local agreement can be concluded within the limits prescribed by legislation and the collective agreement. No local agreement may fundamentally supersede the entire collective agreement or an essential part of it, such as the salary or working hours scheme. Furthermore, in cases of financial and production-related problems, minimum terms and conditions for salaries and other economic benefits can be agreed upon in accordance with a protocol attached to this agreement.

2 §

The parties to negotiations and agreements can include an employer bound by the collective agreement or its representative, as well as a shop steward or, where one does not exist, the employees and a registered enterprise-specific employees’ association. Furthermore, the parties to the collective agreement can agree on local exceptions to the collective labour agreement.

3 §

A proposal for a local agreement must state the provision of the collective agreement to which an exception shall be made and provide grounds for deviation from the collective agreement. In order to be valid, a local agreement must be made in writing and state the parties it applies to, the relevant section of the collective agreement, and the contents that have been agreed upon. The agreement can be valid for a fixed period or until further notice. In the latter case, the agreement can be terminated with three months’ notice. If the agreed arrangement is bound to a certain time period, the arrangement shall, however, continue to the end of that period.

4 §

The local agreement will become valid at the agreed time. However, the parties to the collective agreement have the right to contest a local agreement on the basis of Section 1(2) of this agreement. In this case, the parties to the collective agreement have the right to amend the local agreement or overturn it. The amended local agreement shall become valid at the time agreed upon by the parties to the collective agreement. The parties to the collective agreement must be notified of any local agreement in accordance with this agreement, without delay.

5 §

This agreement is valid as part of the collective agreement between the signatory organisations and will expire upon the expiry of the collective agreement without separate termination. However, any valid local agreement shall continue in accordance with what has been agreed upon.

6 §

Any disputes concerning the interpretation of this agreement and the interpretation of local agreements based on this agreement shall be resolved in a similar way to disputes concerning the collective agreement.

Helsinki, 12 January 2010

THE FEDERATION OF FINNISH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES

FEDERATION OF SPECIAL SERVICE AND CLERICAL EMPLOYEES ERTO