Orpo in Rovaniemi: Government wants more and more companies to have human representation on their boards

Prime Minister Petri Oppen (Collect.), the board plans to calculate the limit on the number of employees in the company, which requires executive representation of personnel, such as on the company’s board of directors. Tell The matter was discussed at the summer meeting of the Union’s ministerial group in Rovaniemi on Tuesday.

Legislation now requires that companies with at least 150 employees must have representation on the management team, board of directors or supervisory board.

—— Administrative representation in other Nordic countries has made further progress, and the experience gained is mostly good. Orpo said that when employee representatives are more actively involved in company management, trust and cooperation in the workplace will improve.

The Prime Minister said the government would launch a reform of the administrative representation system in the autumn, arguing that the development of the administrative representation system should be matched with local agreements.

Orpo also defended the so-called three-month rule, which has been criticized by some experts and would force working migrants to leave Finland if they do not establish a new employment relationship within three months of the end of their previous employment relationship. Those in the country with an expert residence permit will be allowed to look for an employment relationship for six months.

– It is reasonable for people who move to Finland for work to be able to support themselves and their families. If you stay in the country with a work-related residence permit, you must also have the basis for the residence permit – an employment relationship. Other Nordic countries and EU countries also use the so-called three to six-month re-employment rule. In these countries, work-related immigration has not slowed down.

Additional savings when needed

Orpo first commented on the economic situation in Finland, which he believed was still weak. The Prime Minister said the government had done what it had to do, agreeing to adjust 6 billion in government negotiations and later agreeing to an additional 3 billion.

– If necessary, we will agree to additional savings,” Orpo said.

The Prime Minister said one of the biggest problems was bloated spending in welfare districts.

However, Orpo said the economy is showing signs of recovery. He said confidence in the economy has improved across sectors. In addition, consumer confidence has increased slightly and purchasing power has improved. Forecasts indicate that economic growth will strengthen next year.

However, the Prime Minister did not want to make too many promises.

– So can we assure the Finns that better times are coming? We can’t. Next year’s budget is the most stringent austerity budget of the entire government period. The public sector has become too big for our carrying capacity. It must be reduced so that we can ensure services, says Orpo.