Trade Union JHL is the only trade union representing the employees in negotiations regarding the national collective agreement for personal assistants. The national collective agreement for personal assistants (Heta-tes) has become generally applicable. This change will bring the pay and terms and conditions of employment that are agreed in the collective agreement to about 7,000 more personal assistants. Until now this group was only guaranteed the minimum standards required by the law, so this is a significant improvement in personal assistants’ situation in the labour market. The committee for confirming the general applicability of collective agreements decided on the matter on 6 October 2025.
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