Most of the current collective bargaining round has ended, with only a few smaller sectors still awaiting a settlement, reported the trade union confederation SAK in an overview article. SAK trade unions negotiated some 250 collective agreements and pay settlements in autumn 2024 and spring 2025, affecting about 1.3 million employees. Negotiations between the Industrial Union and Technology Industry Employers of Finland brought the key breakthrough of the bargaining round. After negotiating for over five months, these organisations eventually approved a new collective agreement for technology industry employees at the end of February. Several subsequent settlements then applied a formula corresponding to the technology industries agreement, with pay rises totalling 7.8% over a three-year period and a facility to terminate the agreement prematurely in the final year. Settlements were also achieved in June for employees in travel agencies, pharmacies, bingo halls, cinemas, picture production businesses, household appliance and home technology maintenance, and moving services. All of these agreements were concluded for three years with a facility for premature termination in the final year.
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