- Pay security
- Eligibility requirements for pay security
- Application due date
- Claims paid as pay security
- Pay security limitations
- Applying and processing of applications
- Payment of pay security and employer repayment obligation
- Appealing the pay security decision
- Accelerated pay security procedure of the bankruptcy estate
- Work permit policy
Pay security limitations
The maximum amount of claims payable as pay security is EUR 19,000 based on the work performed for the same employer. No maximum amount has been set for seamen's pay security.
Working time bank claims have their own maximum amount in pay security which is equivalent to six months' salary paid to the employee for work performed for the employer. This also applies to seamen.
The amount of pay for waiting time shall not exceed the amount of claims paid as wage guarantee from whose delay the obligation to pay for waiting time arises.
Travel or other expenses incurred by the employee in connection with the performance of work that must be compensated by the employer are paid as pay security, provided that these expenses are ordinary in nature and their amount is reasonable.
The employee's right to pay security is also limited by regulations intended to prevent misuse of the system. For justifiable reasons, pay security authorities have the right to deny pay security or consider the amount of the pay security in the following cases:
- The employee claim is based on an agreement or arrangement, which was apparently made for the purpose of receiving pay security.
- The claim applied for as pay security is apparently disproportionate to the amount which can be considered reasonable where the work performed and other circumstances are concerned.
- The employee repeatedly applies for pay security claims involving the same employer.
- The employee remained in the employment relationship even after he/she should have been aware of the fact that the employer was unable to fulfil its salary payment obligations.
For justifiable reasons, the pay security may also be limited to the amount which the employer paid to the employee for the year prior to submitting pay security application as a claim arising from an employment relationship.
Related links
Legislation
- Pay Security Act 27.11.1998/866 (finlex.fi)
- Council of State Ordinance on Pay Security 22.12.2009/1276 (finlex.fi, in Finnish and Swedish)
- Seamen's Pay Security Act 15.12.2000/1108 (finlex.fi)
- Seafarers' Employment Contracts Act 756/2011 (finlex.fi)
- Maritime Act 674/1994 (finlex.fi, in Finnish and Swedish)
Links
- Electric applying (partially English, Local government e-service sahkoinenasiointi.ahtp.fi)
- How to apply for pay security (in English, Suomi.fi)
- Application for pay security A: employee (in English, pdf)
Register descriptions
- Data protection and register description of PATU pay security system (in Finnish, pdf)
- Data protection and register description of PATU pay security system (in Swedish, pdf)
- Register description of Gorilla debt recovery system (in Finnish, pdf)
- Register description of Gorilla debt recovery system (in Swedish, pdf)
Customer service
Telephone service
Monday - Friday 12:00 - 15:00
From Finland: 0295 020 020
International: +358 295 020 020
Call prices (in Finnish)
E-mail
[email protected]
Postal address
Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Uusimaa / Pay security
PO Box 54
FI-00521 HELSINKI
FINLAND
Päivitetty: 07.03.2023