Negotiating parties
| KT Local government employers |
Union of Local-Government Employees |
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Negotiation Organisation for Public Sector Professionals (JUKO) |
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Negotiating Organisation of Salaried Employees (TNJ) |
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Confederation of Employees in Technical and Basic Service Professions |
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The labour market affairs of the municipal sector are handled within the framework of a national collective agreement system, and all municipalities, municipal associations and local authority employees fall within its scope.
National collective agreements governing the conditions of municipal service and employment cover such issues as pay, working time and annual leave. The municipal collective agreement system plays a major role in promoting good labour market relations and avoiding industrial disputes.
The negotiating parties are the KT Local government employers and the principal negotiating organisations for the employees. The parties have agreed the negotiating procedure in the Main Municipal Agreement. The aim is to resolve conflicts of interest through negotiation.
Local authority employers
In Finland, as in other Nordic countries, the municipal bargaining system is similar to that used in the private sector. Local authority employers have the same rights as private-sector employers to lead and to delegate the work, and to decide what work the employees shall carry out.
The local authorities are important employers. Their responsibilities as employers are ultimately borne by politically elected councils. In practice, decision-making authority is also delegated to excecutive authority officials.
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