Layoffs
Layoff, or compulsory leave, means that your employer suspends your work and stops paying your wages.
This means that your work will end for the duration of the layoff, and you will not receive any pay during that period. By law, your employer must inform you of a layoff at least 14 days in advance.
You can be laid off if your employer doesn’t have enough work for you. A layoff may last for some time, but your employment will not end.
During a layoff, you have the right to accept other work and, in principle, to terminate your employment contract without notice.
When you are laid off, register as a jobseeker in the E-services section of Job Market Finland’s online service on your first day of being laid off, at the latest. You can enrol even before your layoff or reduced working hours begin. Apply for unemployment security for your layoff period from your own unemployment fund or Kela.