Headings of EK’s newsletter for members 1/2009

Working life and wage management

• Proposal package by labour market parties for restructuring pension and unemployment benefits in 2009-2014
• Local agreements of customer companies applied to leased employees
• Pension insurance for employees sent abroad 
• Income and wage items based on employer social insurance payments in 2009
• Changes to how recovery withholdings are calculated
• EK’s 4th quarter wage survey
• Culture voucher – a new tax-free benefit
• Changes to regulations concerning sales of goods and services under the Act of Equality
• Company deadline schedule for 2009 has been published

Economy and taxation

• Confidence indicators 27.1.2009
• Changes to payment requirements for covering tax-free travel costs 1.1.2009

Corporate and industrial legislation

• New management confirmation letter model recommended for auditing
• Implementation of shareholders’ rights directive
• National programme for reducing administrative burden for companies ready for approval  
• Compensation fees for private copying
• .fi domain addresses can be reserved for one year
• National IPR strategy to improve use or intellectual property rights
• No need for community patents in Finland

Environmental issues

• New quality norms for surface water
• European Parliament’s Environment Committee votes on environmental permit directive
• EU’s climate and energy package finalised
• Small steps towards Copenhagen and an international climate agreement 
• Support available for companies developing environmental technologies
• REACH actions after pre-registration phase
• EK participates in WWF’s Earth Hour campaign

Events and training

• Training concerning the revised corporate governance code for listed companies
• EK Day in Jyväskylä 31.3.
• KiVi 2009 – Competitiveness through exports and internationalisation
• KK Tieto Oy training

More information in the Finnish newsletter -> choose 1/2009 (for members, registration required)

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