On 23 October, the Finnish government submitted to parliament a bill — dubbed the 'kick law' by its critics — that would ease the conditions for individual dismissals. The proposal seeks to make it easier to terminate employment contracts, with the goal of boosting labour market turnover and improving employment flexibility.
Petteri Orpo’s centre-right government presented a draft bill to the Finnish parliament on 23 October aimed at facilitating individual dismissals, as it had announced when it took office in February 2024. The aim of the proposed legislation is to “remove barriers to employment and promote hiring”, explains labour minister Matias Marttinen. His hope is to slightly increase turnover, with a view to boosting business productivity by allowing companies to “more quickly adapt their workforce to the
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Nathalie Tran
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