JHL (15.05.2013 - Heikki Jokinen) JHL is taking an active part in a project to help unemployed trade union members in a very practical way. Two working life coaches will provide individual guidance on how to find and apply for a job. Some 30 unemployed people from the Helsinki region and Uusimaa province will be taken on as customers in the first stage. The goal is to find either a job or some sort of training or education for each person.
The coaches will first sit down with the customer and try to establish the situation at hand: what are the customers own wishes and needs, is the CV up-to-date, are the applications appropriate and is the person eligible for the government supported salary scheme.
The customer and coach will then proceed to draw up a plan on how best to contact employers. If needed, training for job interviews is available, too. Members of JHL also have the possibility to participate in courses run by the JHL Institute.
The idea of working life coaching is to provide special individual assistance, based on the particular situation of the customer. Collaboration may even continue after employment has been found. The whole process is confidential and no information will be made available to outsiders. And the customer can terminate the coaching whenever he or she wants.
The Tatsi association, which runs the project, is the support organisation for unemployed trade union members. JHL will conduct the coaching project together with two other unions, Metalworkers' Union and Service Union United PAM.
Another practical project, which will also be of benefit to JHL members and future members is the helpline for summer workers. It is being run by the three trade union confederations and will offer a free telephone advisory service. In addition to the national languages, Finnish and Swedish, this service will also be available in English.
Opened for the first time in 2005, the helpline finds answers to all questions concerning summer jobs. The most common questions focus on payments, overtime rules and working hours. Help is given to all who call; union membership is not necessary. In some cases even employers have been calling the helpline to ask for basic information on rules and regulations.
Additionally, information on working life rules in Finland can be found on the web pages.
Web page of Tatsi (only in Finnish)
Web page with information to summer workers and the number of free helpline (only in Finnish)