Labour

Work

WORK IN SPAIN

Spain's unemployment grows in September due to the end of the summer

The Nomad Today 10/4/22

The total number of unemployed has stood at 2,941,919 people, which is the lowest figure in a month of September since 2008.

Work

LABOUR REFORM

Spanish government reaches key labour deal with unions

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/24/21

The agreement is intended to limit the number of temporary employment contracts, which until now have accounted for about a quarter of all employment relationships

Finland

LABOUR MARKET

Finland drafts roadmap to double work-based immigration by 2030

The Nomad Today 9/14/21

At the same time, the number of new foreign students should triple to 15,000 students a year, with the aim that 75% of them stay in Finland for work after graduation

Finland

WORK IN FINLAND

Finland amends Aliens Act to prevent exploitation of foreign labour

The Nomad Today 6/18/21

A worker’s residence permit may be refused if there are grounds to suspect that the employer or the sponsor intends to circumvent the provisions on entry or residence.

Finland

COMPETITIVENESS

Increasing labour costs in public and private sectors in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/9/21

In the local government sector, the cost of an hour worked increased by 3.7% in January to March when compared with the respective period of the year before.

Finland

OCCUPATIONAL BAROMETER

37 occupations with shortage of workers in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/27/21

The number of shortage occupations has risen slightly from the previous assessment in autumn.

World

LABOUR RIGHTS

Tesla repeatedly violated labour laws, US authority says

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/26/21

 The firm has denied misconduct.

Finland

LABOUR MIGRATION

Finland prepares new type of visa for specialists and entrepreneurs

The Nomad Today 2/23/21

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs believes that the adoption of the national D visa will boost labour migration to the country.

Finland

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Unemployment increased by 45,000 people in the third quarter

The Nomad Today 10/20/20

The average unemployment rate was 7.7% in July to September, 1.6 percentage points higher than in the respective period of 2019.

Finland

BUSINESS

Labour costs push building costs up

The Nomad Today 8/19/20

According to Statistics Finland, building costs rose by 0.4% in July 2020 year-on-year.

Finland

Asylum seekers’ right to work extended for seasonal labour

The Nomad Today 6/26/20

The legislative amendment will abolish the waiting periods for asylum seekers for taking up employment.

Finland

The Minister of Employment: "Finland needs labour migration"

The Nomad Today 2/19/20

Legislative projects to speed up the residence permit process will be set up in Spring 2020.

Finland

Building costs rose in January

The Nomad Today 2/17/20

The prices of materials fell by 0.4% from one year ago.

Finland

Finland tops EU ranking of work from home

The Nomad Today 2/7/20

Comparative figures of work from home were published by Eurostat on the same day that the Finnish Government warned of low productivity growth in relation to its main European competitors,…

Finland

Shortage of skilled labour threatens to halt software sector growth

Eric Lipchis 2/6/20

Approximately 53,000 people are full-time employed in 7,000 businesses in this field. However, some companies need more and try to find abroad a workforce that does not come to Finland for…

Finland

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to assume responsibility for labour migration

The Nomad Today 12/19/19

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will have overall responsibility for the residence permit procedure for workers, students and researchers. Steps will be taken to simplify the process…

Finland

Almost 50,000 open job vacancies in Finland

The Nomad Today 11/15/19

Construction and wholesale and retail trade had many jobs considered hard to fill, according to Statistics Finland.

Finland

The number of unemployed jobseekers is no longer decreasing

The Nomad Today 11/8/19

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has published the latest labour market forecast, warning that structural problems impede employment growth.

Finland

53% of work-based residence applications concerned manual labour

The Nomad Today 11/7/19

Finnish companies are demanding more foreign highly skilled labour. Therefore, the Ministry of Interior intends to facilitate the processing of residence permits for specialists, which must be…

Opinion

Is the shortage of talent in Finland real or just a myth?

Afnan Zafar 9/27/19