Employer collection of membership fees for university employees suspended
On 1 May, employer collection of membership fees for members of the Finnish Association of Researchers working at universities will be suspended. The suspension is due to the university employers’ decision to take industrial action.
Sivista has instructed its members, i.e. university employers and their payroll administrations, to suspend the automatic employer collection of membership fees in trade unions. The suspension will apply from 1 May and is a measure aimed at the universities’ industrial action.
The employer will suspend the automatic collection of membership fees at universities until further notice. Currently, efforts are being made under the leadership of the National Mediator to find a solution to the dispute over collective agreements for 35,000 university employees.
Check your pay slip and your membership fees to the Association
If the automatic employer collection applies to you, check your future pay slips to see if the Association membership fee has been deducted from your salary. If the membership fee is missing for any month, you can simply pay the membership fee in the Association’s e-kontakter.
Below you will find detailed instructions for paying membership fees in e-contacts. Remember that an interruption in employer collection does not remove your obligation to pay the membership fee.
If you have any questions about your membership fees, please contact the Finnish Association of Researchers’ Member Services: jäsenpalvelu@tieteentekijat.fi. You can also contact the Member Services in e-kontakter
. You can also reach us by phone on 020 7589 619 from Monday to Thursday 9 am to 12 pm.
We apologize for the inconvenience this situation may cause you and will inform our members directly about any changes.
Payment of membership fees in e-contacts
Log in to e-kontakter med dina bankkoder.
Select pay membership fee in the main menu of cases. Enter in the calculator the monthly salary subject to withholding and the period for which you want to pay the membership fee, for example 01052025–31052025 and click calculate.
The calculator will provide you with all the necessary payment information and you can proceed directly to paying the membership fee by clicking pay membership fee.
FOLLOW THE UNIVERSITY’S COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT NEGOCIATIONS HERE
Tieteentekijät / Forskarförbundet
Rautatieläisenkatu 6
00520 Helsinki