Other obligations of the employer

Mandatory legislation to be displayed

According to the law, employers must display several laws regulating working life in the workplace. The purpose is to ensure that employees can easily obtain relevant working life legislation in one place if they wish.

Direct your employees to familiarize themselves with the finlex.fi legal website maintained by the Ministry of Justice. If you wish, you can also order the legislation to be displayed either as printed material or as a digital service; these services are subject to a fee.

Laws to be displayed in the workplace:

Occupational Accidents and Diseases Act (459/2015)
Act on young workers (998/1993)
TMp on light work suitable for young people (1431/1993)
STMa from the list of examples of hazardous work for young workers (302/2007)
VNa on work that is particularly harmful and dangerous for young workers (475/2006)
Act on Occupational Safety and Health Supervision and Workplace Occupational Safety and Health Cooperation (44/2006)
Act on the Protection of Privacy in Working Life (2004/759)
Occupational Health Care Act (1383/2001)
Occupational Safety Act (2002/738)
Annual Holiday Act (162/2005)
Act on Cooperation in Enterprises (334/2007)
Equality Act (609/1986)
Equality Act (1325/2014)
Employment Contracts Act (55/2001)
Working Hours Act (605/1996)
Act on the Continuation of Employment and Service Relationships Fulfilling National Defence Obligation (305/2009)

Work requiring a permit and other situations requiring an exception permit

Some work requires a permit or must be reported to the occupational safety and health authorities. The occupational safety and health authorities also monitor the implementation of occupational safety and health.

Certain types of work require authorization or a certificate of competency from an occupational health and safety authority. Such work includes asbestos removal, blasting, and underwater construction.

If you intend to have your employee work night or shift work and it is not based on law or a collective agreement, apply for an exemption from the occupational safety and health authority.

If you plan to have your employee work at night or in shifts, check the terms of the Working Hours Act and the collective agreement applicable to your sector. If necessary, apply for an exemption from the occupational safety and health authority.

You also need an exemption if your company wants to be exempt from keeping a work shift list or plans to hire a young person for certain jobs.

Personal identification at a construction site

All employees working on a shared construction site must have a personal identification card with a photo, identification number and tax number. It must be visibly displayed when moving around the site.

The main contractor, leading or supervising developer or other employer in the position of main contractor is responsible for ensuring that employees of companies operating on the construction site have a personal identification number. This responsible party also ensures that the identification number includes a tax number and that the employee is entered in the public tax number register.

Employers' responsibility for appropriate personal identification numbers, tax numbers, and being in the public tax number register applies to both their own and contract partners' employees.

However, this rule does not apply to a person who is temporarily bringing goods to a construction site. It also does not apply to a private person who is building or repairing for their own use. Furthermore, personal identification is not required if the construction site is not considered a joint construction site.

Employers to their employees
Educational institutions for their students
Independent workers for themselves at their own expense

Person's first name and last name
Person's tax number
Person's date of birth (optional information)
Employer
Employer's business ID
Card validity period (optional information)
Company logo (optional)
Photo of the identity card holder

The tax number must be found in the public tax number register. The registration can be done by the employee themselves or by the employer. Foreign employees can apply for a tax number from the tax administration or the local registry office.

In addition, a list of people and information about the companies operating on the construction site must be available.

As of March 1, 2013, all construction sites must have ID cards with tax numbers. If there are deficiencies in these areas at the construction site, measures can be taken against the individual employer, the main contractor or the developer, depending on the case.