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Frequently asked questions
Here we have listed questions employers and employees frequently ask. You can search among the questions by theme.
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Will I accrue annual holiday during a lay-off?Annual holidays
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I have not received a certificate of employment. What can I do?Certificate of employment
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How do I identify carcinogenic chemicals in the workplace?Chemical agents
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How do I identify mutagenic and reprotoxic chemicals?Chemical agents
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How do I know if the branch I work in is applying the collective agreement?Collective agreement
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A foreign contracting partner has organised occupational health care services in the company’s home country. Is this sufficient as a clarification concerning the contractor’s obligation to check or should the occupational health care services be provided in Finland?Contractor's obligations and liability
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Does a foreign company have to perform checks if it uses temporary agency workers in Finland from a foreign temporary agency?Contractor's obligations and liability
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For how long should the reports on contractor’s obligations be stored?Contractor's obligations and liability
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Is a farm a contractor within the meaning of the Act on the Contractor’s Obligations and Liability when Work is Contracted Out? Does the farm have to perform checks concerning contractor’s obligations if it enters into temporary agency work or subcontracting agreements?Contractor's obligations and liability
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Is it required to perform checks concerning contractor’s obligations every three months?Contractor's obligations and liability
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We are concluding an agreement with a light entrepreneur. What clarifications should we obtain on the light entrepreneur?Contractor's obligations and liability
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We are in the process of concluding a training agreement with a vocational institution for the on-the-job learning periods in which their students will take part in our company. Do we have to obtain clarifications concerning the contractor’s obligation to check the vocational institution in question?Contractor's obligations and liability
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We buy a new machine and its installation in our production facility from an external company. The value of the machine is approximately EUR 50,000. The company comes to install the machine in our premises. Installation takes only two days. Do we have to perform checks concerning contractor’s obligations?Contractor's obligations and liability
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We have made a contract on construction work. The contracting partner company has been operating for 20 years, and we have no reason to suspect that there has been a breach of their legal obligations. We have worked with the same contracting partner before. Do we still have to perform checks concerning contractor’s obligations?Contractor's obligations and liability
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We purchase international transport services from our subcontractor. These transports leave from Finland but end up abroad. How is the limit value of applying the Act on the Contractor’s Obligations and Liability when Work is Contracted Out calculated for these contracts?Contractor's obligations and liability
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We use a service that allows the contractor to obtain a report on the contracting partner’s compliance with their obligations. Is it enough if the report containing statements on contractor’s obligations is viewed in the service, or does it have to be printed out?Contractor's obligations and liability
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What kind of company can be considered to be ‘well-established’?Contractor's obligations and liability
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What is emergency work and how is it compensated?Emergency work
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Can a secondary school pupil enter into an employment contract?Employment contract, Young worker
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Is a verbally made agreement a real employment contract?Employment contract
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My co-worker is being bullied at work. What should I do?Epäasiallinen kohtelu
