Employer cannot unilaterally reduce notice period to minimum wage despite current collective agreement terms.
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AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the employer's request to unilaterally lower the notice period to the statutory minimum. The employer argued that current collective agreement terms allowed this reduction, but the court found no legal basis for such a unilateral change. Consequently, the court ruled that the agreed notice period remains valid and binding on both parties.
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AI generatedSection 10 of the Employment Contracts Act; An employer lacks the right to unilaterally reduce the notice period agreed upon in a collective agreement to the statutory minimum wage level.
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Työnantajalla ei ole oikeutta yksipuolisesti alentaa irtisanomisaikaa noudattamallakaan toistaiseksi voimassa olevaksi sovittua palkkaa työehtosopimuksen mukaiseksi minimipalkaksi.
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