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24.3.2021 | The employment service pilots (TE pilots) launched by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment during spring 2021 are part of the Government’s working capacity programme, which aims to improve access to and conditions of employment for persons with partial work ability or disabilities, and to coordinate services better.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-grants-funding-to-te-service-pilots-for-2021-2022
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7.7.2022 | The consultation round for the draft legislative proposal of the TE services reform 2024 ended on 27 June 2022. A total of 373 statements were submitted by the deadline. Based on the feedback, the Ministerial Working Group on Promoting Employment outlined certain new policies on 7 July concerning, among other things, the responsibility of municipalities for organising services, the provision of services, and the funding model.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/te-services-reform-2024-ministerial-working-group-outlined-changes-to-draft-government-proposal-based-on-feedback-from-consultation-round
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1.11.2022 | This autumn’s Occupational Barometer indicates that the increase in labour shortages has levelled off. At the national level, the Occupational Barometer nevertheless identified 56 shortage occupations out of 200 key occupations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/occupational-barometer-increase-in-labour-shortages-has-slowed-down-but-health-and-social-services-continue-to-ac-count-for-top-shortage-occupations
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13.4.2023 | The comprehensive reform of the Integration Act, which will enter into force in 2025, will improve integration and strengthen the inclusion of immigrants in society. The reform will facilitate the path of immigrants towards employment and improve the access of immigrant women and others outside the labour force to services.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/comprehensive-reform-of-integration-act-will-speed-up-integration-and-employment-of-immigrants
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14.12.2021 | The Ministerial Group on Employment outlined a separate solution for the TE services reform 2024, specifying responsibilities for financing integration services. The solution takes into account the special features of integration, but at the same time encourages municipalities to develop services and promote the integration and employment of immigrants at a very early stage of integration.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/separate-solution-for-te-services-reform-outlines-responsibilities-for-financing-integration-services
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31.3.2022 | Työkanava Ltd, a special assignment company wholly owned by the State, will start to employ people with impaired capacity to work who are in the most difficult labour market position. The Government submitted the bill concerning the Act on Työkanava for approval on 31 March. The President of the Republic is to approve the bill on Friday 1 April. The Act is intended to enter into force on 1 July 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/tyokanava-ltd-to-start-employing-the-most-disadvantaged-people-with-impaired-capacity-to-work
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10.11.2022 | On 10 November 2022, the Government proposed amendments to the Act on Funding Agency for Innovation Business Finland and Business Finland Oy and the Act on Public Employment and Business Service.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposes-to-specify-business-finland-oy-s-public-administrative-duties
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23.3.2023 | On 23 March 2023, the President of the Republic approved a legislative package on the reorganisation of public employment and business services. The responsibility for organising such services will be transferred from the central government to municipalities on 1 January 2025. The reform aims to create a service structure that promotes the rapid employment of jobseekers by utilising all opportunities offered by municipal services.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/acts-on-the-transfer-of-te-services-to-municipalities-have-been-approved
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28.1.2022 | Entrepreneurs have been temporarily entitled to labour market support on more flexible terms during the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the deteriorating coronavirus situation, this temporary amendment will continue. The President of the Republic confirmed the legislative amendment on 28 January 2022, and it will enter into force on 31 January 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/entrepreneurs-to-be-temporarily-entitled-to-labour-market-support-in-january-february-2022
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28.6.2021 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has circulated for comments a Government proposal, which will create the legislative basis for a new digital service platform for employment services (TE Services). The new service platform would improve the matching of employees with jobs and make employment services more efficient.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/reform-of-digital-te-services-to-improve-customer-services-and-promote-employment-draft-proposal-out-for-comments
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19.9.2022 | The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament on a pay subsidy reform with the aim of promoting the employment of people in a vulnerable labour market position and increasing the use of pay subsidies, especially by businesses.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/pay-subsidy-reform-simplifies-regulation-and-promotes-the-employment-of-people-in-a-vulnerable-labour-market-position
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8.6.2021 | A group of researchers led by Professor Markus Jäntti proposes that the Government implement measures that studies have shown to promote employment. The Government will examine these proposals when it prepares employment measures to strengthen the economy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/research-group-proposes-changes-to-unemployment-security-and-labour-market-policy
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2.6.2021 | Due to the progress made in coronavirus vaccinations and the improved epidemiological situation, demand for labour is on the increase and the labour market is expected to grow sharply already this year. The employment rate will surpass the pre-epidemic level in 2023, but the number of unemployed jobseekers will remain above the level preceding the epidemic.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/labour-market-forecast-employment-rate-to-surpass-pre-epidemic-level-in-2022-but-long-term-unemployment-to-grow-further
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28.7.2023 | The EU has updated its Single Market Scoreboard especially with regard to the transposition of EU legislation in 2022. The results indicate that Member States have made some progress in implementing and enforcing the single market rules despite the shock to the single market caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finland’s performance continues to be above EU average.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/single-market-scoreboard-2022-finland-continues-to-perform-well-in-enforcing-eu-rules-
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11.4.2023 | In order to thwart the risk of prolonged unemployment, it is important that people who have been unemployed for longer than a year find work quickly. Long-term unemployment is often related to a diagnosis of an illness and lack of education. Education plays a minor role in the employment plans of the long-term unemployed.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-analysis-education-and-training-could-prevent-long-term-unemployment
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1.4.2022 | The Government wants to simplify the rules on pay subsidy and thereby increase the use of pay subsidy, especially by companies. The increase in the use of pay subsidy aims to promote the employment of people in a vulnerable labour market position and to raise the employment rate.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-s-proposal-on-pay-subsidy-reform-sent-out-for-comments
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22.6.2022 | The labour market roadmap project aims to improve the match between jobs and workers. The data model built in the project uses data in more diverse ways than before. In this way, the special characteristics of different sectors can be considered in more detail in order to create a more accurate picture of the types of open vacancies, labour reserves and occupational differences.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/new-data-model-helps-discover-causes-of-labour-market-mismatch
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21.11.2023 | The Talent Boost programme on work-based and education-based immigration will continue in a revised form during this Government term. The aim is to provide Finland with skills that meet its needs and to strengthen economic growth, employment and innovation activities. The ministerial working group on employment and entrepreneurship approved the programme on 21 November 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/ministerial-working-group-approves-revised-talent-boost-programme-on-work-based-and-education-based-immigration-for-2023-2027
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7.10.2021 | The reform would give unemployed jobseekers quicker and more intensive support for their job search. The Government submitted a proposal on the Nordic labour market service model to Parliament on 7 October 2021. The changes are intended to take effect in May 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/individual-services-to-support-job-search-in-the-nordic-labour-market-service-model
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Government’s proposed reform of TE services brings services closer to customers - Finnish Government
6.10.2022 | The Government proposes to transfer the services of Employment and Economic Development Offices (TE Offices) to municipalities on 1 January 2025. This historical reform aims to create a service structure that will contribute to rapid employment of jobseekers and increase the productivity, availability, effectiveness and diversity of employment and business services.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-s-proposed-reform-of-te-services-brings-services-closer-to-customers