Congratulations! You’ve got the job offer after rounds of application and interviews. Now, it comes to the exciting part of signing the employment contract.Have you been aware of key terms or considerations to bear in mind when signing the contract? When are fixed term contracts allowed in Finland? Is the contract binding already before the work begins? Or what kind of non-compete clauses are permissible? Let’s discover the answers to these questions on our following slides. Feel free to share with us any of your concerns or your practical experience so we could together build up a reliable and helpful source for future reference!
Interesting fact you may already know: In general, a contract cannot be canceled by the employer during trial period on discriminatory grounds (i.e. gender, age, health conditions, pregnancy, religion or politics, etc.) or inappropriate grounds not related to the purpose of trial period. From employee side, the ground to cancel the contract is considered wrongful if the employee indicates that he or she has received a better job offer from elsewhere.
Source:
1. Employment Contract Act (https://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/2001/en20010055.pdf)
2. The Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff YTN – Employment Relationship Guide (https://ytn.fi/…/ytn_tyosuhdeopas_2021_english_online.pdf)
3. TE website, legal advice from Suomen Ekonomit
