Collective agreement negotiations for private health care services begin 27 January
SuPer, as part of Sote ry, is today starting the negotiations on a collective agreement for the private health care services (TPTES) together with the employers’ representative, the Finnish Association of Private Care Providers. The current collective agreement is valid until 30 April 2026.
– Practical nurses play a significant role in health services. We are continuously working to ensure that their expertise is utilised more broadly across the sector in a wider range of tasks, such as in assessing the need for care, sample collection and treatment procedures, as well as vaccinations, the President of SuPer Päivi Inberg says.
– In the negotiations, we aim to improve the pay for practical nurses, for example by developing the pay system. Another key objective is to promote wellbeing at work, says Pia Zaerens, says SuPer’s Chief of Negotiations for the private sector.
As a social and healthcare professional, a practical nurse performs a wide range of reception and customer service tasks, medication management, sampling and vaccinations, among other things. Practical nurses also take part in assessing the need for care, monitoring and evaluating a patient’s health status, and performing care procedures. In the private healthcare services sector, practical nurses work in settings such as medical clinics, private hospitals, laboratories and rehabilitation centres.
Negotiations affect around 25,000 employees
The collective agreement for private health care services (TPTES) is adhered to for example, in private hospitals, private medical and health stations, laboratories, rehabilitation facilities and health spas, as well as in the Blood Service. The collective agreement is negotiated between Sote ry (SuPer, Tehy and Erto) and the Finnish Association of Private Care Providers.
A collective agreement in the field of health services is generally binding, which means that even an employer that is not a member of an employers’ association must comply with it. The collective agreement therefore sets the minimum terms and conditions that must be observed at all workplaces in the sector.
The agreement covers approximately 25,000 employees.