Tehy membership fee

The Tehy membership fee is 1.1% of your taxable salary income. Timely payment of your membership fees guarantees you access to all of the services and benefits offered by Tehy. You will also receive unemployment benefit if you are a member of the Sotekassa.

The membership fee is 1.1% of your taxable salary income

The membership fee for a working member is 1.1%, at least €8 per month and at most €600 per year. Are you a member of the Sotekassa? If you have joined the unemployment fund, the Tehy membership fee also includes the fund membership fee.

Timely payment of your membership fees throughout your membership guarantees these benefits:

Tehy’s insurance benefits, employment relationship advice, and the right to legal services and legal aid
By also being a member of the Sotekassa, you ensure your access to the benefits paid by the fund.

The Tehy Council decides on the membership fee criteria and exemptions for the following year annually during its autumn meeting. You can find the current criteria here and in the January issue of the Tehy magazine.

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Calculation of the membership fee

The membership fee is calculated based on all taxable income paid to you by your employer:

pay
union representative’s remuneration
additional holiday pay and remuneration
part-time work.

If you have several employers, you will pay your membership fee based on your total taxable earnings.

Payment of the membership fee

There are two ways to pay your Tehy membership fees. Either your employer can collect the membership fee directly from your salary or wages or you can pay the fee yourself.

Employer collection

The easiest way to ensure that your membership is up-to-date is to allow your employer to collect the membership fee automatically, charging it directly from your salary or wages. Please check your payslip every month to ensure that the fee has been charged.

This way, you do not need to calculate the necessary payment yourself every month, as your employer will take care of it for you.

Self-payment

If employer collection is not possible for some reason or if you choose to opt out, you can also manage your membership fee payments yourself.

More information about membership fee

Remember to inform Tehy if there are changes in your membership status i.e. if you finish your studies, become unemployed, go on maternity leave etc. Tehy will not receive automatically this information.

The membership fee criteria are valid for one calendar year at a time. You can find the current criteria here and in the January issue of the Tehy magazine.

The membership fee of the trade union and unemployment fund reduce your taxable income by the amount of the fee. Therefore, the membership is actually more affordable than it seems at the time of payment.

We automatically deliver the membership fee information to the Tax Administration in January. Please check your tax return to confirm that the membership fee is taken into account for the year during which it was paid.

You can check the exact amount of the tax deduction by using the Tax Administration’s tax percentage calculator.

Become a member of Tehy

Members enjoy significant benefits! The union representative and Tehy's specialists will help you with any questions about your employment. You will have access to free legal aid and other wonderful member benefits, such as necessary occupational insurance!

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