We will provide you with help and security in your working life. We will help you at all stages of working life and offer you free legal aid when necessary. As a member, you will also receive the necessary insurance for your work, as well as other membership benefits, which will also benefit your leisure time.
Violence is a crime and should not be swept under the rug. Of those working in the social and health care sector, 81% say that they would always report psychological and physical violence to their employer.* And so should you. You can help stop violence.
*Tehy, impact study, 2023
Next spring we will be choosing new decision-makers for Tehy. The Council sets out the direction for the future of Tehy’s operations and decides on matters concerning advocacy for Tehy members and industrial action, for example. These are important elections and you can have your say by voting. Or perhaps you would like to stand to become a member of the Council? Put yourself forward!
A trade union for employees and students from the social care, healthcare and early childhood education sectors. We improve the pay and working conditions of employees. We negotiate collective agreements that lay down the terms of work. We help our members in issues related to work and employment. We can help if you don’t understand your employment contract or suspect that your salary has not been paid correctly, for example.
Trade union membership is legal in Finland: the majority of all employees belong to a trade union. A union stands on the side of the employees, negotiating on the employment terms and pay within the field.
As a Tehy member, you won’t need to tackle any problems related to employment alone. These are often complex issues that require knowing your own rights, terms of employment or even legislation. We can help if you don’t understand your employment contract or suspect that your salary has not been paid correctly, for example.
We can help with matters related to employment and provide you with free legal aid when needed. You will get insurance covering occupational accidents. You will also receive other membership benefits, including for your leisure time.
We are a community of like-minded people. Our members are united by occupation, education or work. There are now 160,000 of us Tehy people! We organise events and training courses: come and join our happy community.
