Finland - Agreement in food industry - April 30, 2025

Following four strikes and four strike warnings, the Finnish Food Workers’ Union SEL reached settlements covering five of its food industry bargaining sectors in April. The new three-year agreements include general salary increases totalling 7.8% in line with the general trend. Double pay for night work was agreed for all employees in bakeries. These workers had been in danger of losing the traditional night work bonuses previously guaranteed under the Act on Work in Bakeries after the Government repealed this statute in March.

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