Common use of Reduced Working Hours Clause in Contracts

Reduced Working Hours. 1. The working time shall be reduced in those working time patterns where the regular working time is 40 hours a week. In addition, the prerequisite for the reduction of working time is that the annual working time is otherwise reduced only by church holidays, Midsummer Eve, Independence Day, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Day, Labour Day, the Saturday following Christmas and Easter, as well as the reduced working hours implemented in accordance with the comprehensive incomes policy agreement signed on 28 March 1984. 2. An employee accumulates holiday for regular working days during a calendar year in the working time patterns referred to in Section 1 as follows: The form in which the holiday is given is agreed at the workplace. In local negotiations at the workplace, both the needs of the company and the personnel are considered. Unless otherwise agreed at the workplace, the employer notifies the employee of the timing for the holiday at least a week in advance. The holiday is given by the end of April of the year following the year during which the holiday has accumulated at the latest. If the working time reduction is applied by shortening the daily or weekly working time, the employee’s pay is calculated according to an 8-hour shift. It can be agreed with the employee that working time reduction holidays will not be taken. In this case, the employer pays the employee a separate compensation for regular hours. The amount of the compensation is 5.5% of average hourly earnings (see Section 31 Average hourly pay). This compensation is not taken into account when calculating the average hourly earnings or compensations for overtime, Sunday work or emergency overwork. If the working time reduction is given by shortening the daily working time, these days are counted as completed regular working days. The working time reduction does not change the provisions on overtime laid down in the collective agreement. All regular working days apart from annual holidays for which the employer is obligated to pay wages in accordance with the collective agreement, as well as those days of absence that are due to duties in municipal honorary posts or participation in meetings of Industrial Union’s central council or board, or participation in collective bargaining and meetings of joint working groups appointed by collective bargaining committees, are counted as completed working days. 3. For an employee who is paid by the hour, the compensation for the duration of the holiday is paid according to the average hourly wage (see Section 31 Average hourly pay). The compensation shall be paid to the employee in the pay period in which the annual holiday is taken. For monthly salaried employees, the monthly salary is kept unchanged during the months during which working hours have been reduced. If an employee’s employment ends and they have taken leave before it was accrued, the employee is liable to reimburse the employer for the wages paid for the leave. The employer is entitled to deduct this amount from the employee’s payoff. If an employee’s employment ends before they have had a chance to use up leave that has accrued, the employee is entitled to wages in lieu of the unused leave. 4. When determining the length of the annual holiday, also those days in which the employee has not been working but on holiday as laid down in this Section are counted as completed working days.

Reduced Working Hours. 1. The working time shall be reduced in those working time patterns where the regular working time is 40 hours a week. In addition, the prerequisite for the reduction of working time is that the annual working time is otherwise reduced only by church holidays, Midsummer Eve, Independence Day, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Day, Labour Day, the Saturday following Christmas and Easter, as well as the reduced working hours implemented in accordance with the comprehensive incomes policy agreement signed on 28 March 1984. 2. An employee accumulates holiday for regular working days during a calendar year in the working time patterns referred to in Section 1 as follows: The form in which the holiday is given is agreed at the workplace. In local negotiations at the workplace, both the needs of the company and the personnel are considered. Unless otherwise agreed at the workplace, the employer notifies the employee of the timing for the holiday at least a week in advance. The holiday is given by the end of April of the year following the year during which the holiday has accumulated at the latest. If the working time reduction is applied by shortening the daily or weekly working time, the employee’s pay is calculated according to an 8-hour shift. It can be agreed with the employee that working time reduction holidays will not be taken. In this case, the employer pays the employee a separate compensation for regular hours. The amount of the compensation is 5.5% of average hourly earnings (see Section 31 34 Average hourly pay). This compensation is not taken into account when calculating the average hourly earnings or compensations for overtime, Sunday work or emergency overwork. If the working time reduction is given by shortening the daily working time, these days are counted as completed regular working days. The working time reduction does not change the provisions on overtime laid down in the collective agreement. All regular working days apart from annual holidays for which the employer is obligated to pay wages in accordance with the collective agreement, as well as those days of absence that are due to duties in municipal honorary posts or participation in meetings of Industrial Union’s central council or board, or participation in collective bargaining and meetings of joint working groups appointed by collective bargaining committees, are counted as completed working days. 3. For an employee who is paid by the hour, the compensation for the duration of the holiday is paid according to the average hourly wage earnings (see Section 31 34 Average hourly pay). The compensation shall be paid to the employee in the pay period in which the annual holiday is taken. For monthly salaried employees, the monthly salary is kept unchanged during the months during which working hours have been reduced. If an employee’s employment ends and they have taken leave before it was accrued, the employee is liable to reimburse the employer for the wages paid for the leave. The employer is entitled to deduct this amount from the employee’s payoff. If an employee’s employment ends before they have had a chance to use up leave that has accrued, the employee is entitled to wages in lieu of the unused leave. 4. When determining the length of the annual holiday, also those days in which the employee has not been working but on holiday as laid down in this Section are counted as completed working days.

Reduced Working Hours. 1. The working time shall be reduced in those working time patterns where the regular working time is 40 hours a week. In addition, the prerequisite for the reduction of working time is that the annual working time is otherwise reduced only by church holidays, Midsummer Eve, Independence Day, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Day, Labour Day, the Saturday following Christmas and Easter, as well as the reduced working hours implemented in accordance with the comprehensive incomes policy agreement signed on 28 March 1984. 2. An employee accumulates holiday for regular working days during a calendar year in the working time patterns referred to in Section 1 as follows: The form in which the holiday is given is agreed at the workplace. In local negotiations at the workplace, both the needs of the company and the personnel are considered. Unless otherwise agreed at the workplace, the employer notifies the employee of the timing for the holiday at least a week in advance. The holiday is given by the end of April of the year following the year during which the holiday has accumulated at the latest. If the working time reduction is applied by shortening the daily or weekly working time, the employee’s pay is calculated according to an 8-hour shift. It can be agreed with the employee that working time reduction holidays will not be taken. In this case, the employer pays the employee a separate compensation for regular hours. The amount of the compensation is 5.5% of average hourly earnings (see Section 31 27 (Average hourly pay). This compensation is not taken into account when calculating the average hourly earnings or compensations for overtime, Sunday work or emergency overwork. If the working time reduction is given by shortening the daily working time, these days are counted as completed regular working days. The working time reduction does not change the provisions on overtime laid down in the collective agreement. All regular working days apart from annual holidays for which the employer is obligated to pay wages in accordance with the collective agreement, as well as those days of absence that are due to duties in municipal honorary posts or participation in meetings of Industrial Union’s central council or board, or participation in collective bargaining and meetings of joint working groups appointed by collective bargaining committees, are counted as completed working days. 3. For an employee who is paid by the hour, the compensation for the duration of the holiday is paid according to the average hourly wage (see Section 31 27 Average hourly pay). The compensation shall be paid to the employee in the pay period in which the annual holiday is taken. For monthly salaried employees, the monthly salary is kept unchanged during the months during which working hours have been reduced. If an the employee’s employment ends is terminated and they have taken leave he or she has been granted holiday before it was accruedhas accumulated, the employee is liable to reimburse pay the employer for a wage corresponding to the wages paid for the leavegiven holiday. The employer is entitled to deduct this amount from the employee’s payoff. If an the employee’s employment ends before they have had a chance to use up leave terminates and the accumulated holiday has not been given by that has accruedtime, the employee is entitled paid a wage corresponding to wages in lieu of the unused leaveaccumulated holiday. 4. When determining the length of the annual holiday, also those days in which the employee has not been working but on holiday as laid down in this Section are counted as completed working days.

Reduced Working Hours. 1. The working time shall be reduced in those working time patterns where the regular working time is 40 hours a week. In addition, the prerequisite for the reduction of working time is that the annual working time is otherwise reduced only by church holidays, Midsummer Eve, Independence Day, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Day, Labour Day, the Saturday following Christmas and Easter, as well as the reduced working hours implemented in accordance with the comprehensive incomes policy agreement signed on 28 March 1984. 2. An employee accumulates holiday for regular working days during a calendar year in the working time patterns referred to in Section 1 as follows: The form in which the holiday is given is agreed at the workplace. In local negotiations at the workplace, both the needs of the company and the personnel are considered. Unless otherwise agreed at the workplace, the employer notifies the employee of the timing for the holiday at least a week in advance. The holiday is given by the end of April of the year following the year during which the holiday has accumulated at the latest. If the working time reduction is applied by shortening the daily or weekly working time, the employee’s pay is calculated according to an 8-hour shift. It can be agreed with the employee that working time reduction holidays will not be taken. In this case, the employer pays the employee a separate compensation for regular hours. The amount of the compensation is 5.5% of average hourly earnings (see Section 31 27 Average hourly pay). This compensation is not taken into account when calculating the average hourly earnings or compensations for overtime, Sunday work or emergency overwork. 1. If the working time reduction is given by shortening the daily working time, these days are counted as completed regular working days. 2. The working time reduction does not change the provisions on overtime laid down in the collective agreement. All regular working days apart from annual holidays for which the employer is obligated to pay wages in accordance with the collective agreement, as well as those days of absence that are due to duties in municipal honorary posts or participation in meetings of Industrial Union’s central council or board, or participation in collective bargaining and meetings of joint working groups appointed by collective bargaining committees, are counted as completed working days. 3. For an employee who is paid by the hour, the compensation for the duration of the holiday is paid according to the average hourly wage (see Section 31 27 (Average hourly pay). The compensation shall be paid to the employee in the pay period in which the annual holiday is taken. For monthly salaried employees, the monthly salary is kept unchanged during the months during which working hours have been reduced. If an the employee’s employment ends is terminated and they have taken leave he or she has been granted holiday before it was accruedhas accumulated, the employee is liable to reimburse pay the employer for a wage corresponding to the wages paid for the leavegiven holiday. The employer is entitled to deduct this amount from the employee’s payoff. If an the employee’s employment ends before they have had a chance to use up leave terminates and the accumulated holiday has not been given by that has accruedtime, the employee is entitled paid a wage corresponding to wages in lieu of the unused leaveaccumulated holiday. 4. When determining the length of the annual holiday, also those days in which the employee has not been working but on holiday as laid down in this Section are counted as completed working days.