It is important for you to know the basic facts about working in Finland. These include pay, employment contracts, collective agreements and trade unions, for example. See the basic information about working in Finland in the social services, health care and education sectors. And remember, Tehy is the right trade union for you!
Under Finnish law, everyone is allowed to belong to a trade union. A union stands on the side of the employees, negotiating on the employment terms and pay within the field. Tehy is the right trade union for you if you work in the social care, healthcare, or early childhood education and care sector and have a degree or qualification in the field.
Violence is a crime and should not be swept under the rug. Of those working in the social and health care sector, 81% say that they would always report psychological and physical violence to their employer.* And so should you. You can help stop violence.
*Tehy, impact study, 2023
A trade union for employees and students from the social care, healthcare and early childhood education sectors. We improve the pay and working conditions of employees. We negotiate collective agreements that lay down the terms of work. We help our members in issues related to work and employment. We can help if you don’t understand your employment contract or suspect that your salary has not been paid correctly, for example.
As a Tehy member, you won’t need to tackle any problems related to employment alone. These are often complex issues that require knowing your own rights, terms of employment or even legislation. We can help if you don’t understand your employment contract or suspect that your salary has not been paid correctly, for example.
We can help with matters related to employment and provide you with free legal aid when needed. You will get insurance covering occupational accidents. You will also receive other membership benefits, including for your leisure time.
We are a community of like-minded people. Our members are united by occupation, education or work. We organise events and training courses: come and join our happy community.
