Public procurement in Finland is worth around €47 billion a year, providing companies with numerous opportunities to offer their products and services to different public sector actors. For a company, winning a public procurement contract also means having a very stable and reliable contract partner. In this ...

Find out about the challenges and opportunities of the new Co-operation Act in the workplace. Although the 2022 changes introduced a quarterly ongoing dialogue, old problems such as the rigidity of change negotiations and fear of sanctions were partly ignored. Learn how genuine interaction can contribute to smooth ...

Studies show that up to 40% of the time spent by frontline workers is spent on conflict-related discussions. Yet few chaperones have the capacity and skills to engage in challenging conversations. Here are five tips to help you manage difficult situations.

Communication and interaction are cornerstones for a successful procurement, and communication is present at almost every stage of the procurement process. However, as the interaction between the contracting entity and the tenderer during the tendering process itself is very limited, the contracting entity should anticipate and initiate ...

Conflicts in the workplace often put a strain on the entire work community. The behaviour of one person can poison the whole workplace atmosphere or cause unnecessary burdens on others by not getting work done. A typical problem in the workplace is underperformance: not doing what the job description requires, ...

The koruna forced jobs to their knees and at the same time to take a teleworking holiday. Middle management in particular was under enormous pressure to balance the demands from higher levels of the organisation with the management of their teleworking subordinates. In this situation, front-line staff in particular would have needed, and still need, ...

A disabled worker is inevitably an expense for the employer. On average, a day's sick leave costs the employer €370. Proactive support for fitness for work benefits the worker, the employer and society as a whole.

The National Whistleblower Protection Act, based on the Whistleblowing Directive, entered into force on 1 January 2023 (1171/2022). If implemented well, the whistleblowing channel can provide really important information about organisational practices, policies and gaps in control, which, if addressed, will benefit and improve the performance of the whole workplace. The benefits of the whistleblowing channel ...