The automatic employer collection of membership fees for members of the Union of Research Professionals working at universities will cease on 1 May. The interruption is due to industrial action decisions made by university employers.
As a countermeasure to the university labour disputes, Sivista (Finnish Education Employers) has instructed its members—universities acting as employers and their payroll departments—to suspend the automatic collection of union membership fees starting from 1 May.
The automatic employer collection of membership fees at universities will be suspended until further notice. A resolution to the collective agreement dispute affecting 35,000 university employees is currently being sought under the direction of the National Conciliator.
Check Your Payslip and Union Membership Fee
If automatic employer collection applies to you, please check your upcoming payslips to see whether the Union’s membership fee has been deducted from your salary. If the fee has not been deducted for any given month, you can easily pay your membership fee through Research Professionals’ e-services.
Detailed instructions for paying the membership fee through e-services can be found below. Please remember that the suspension of employer collection does not remove your obligation to pay the membership fee.
If you have any questions regarding your membership fees, please contact the Union’s membership services at jasenpalvelu@tieteentekijat.fi. You can also reach membership services through the e-services. Additionally, we are available by phone from Monday to Thursday between 9:00 and 12:00 on 020 7589 619.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this situation and will communicate any changes directly to our members.
Paying the Membership Fee via E-Services
Log in to the e-services using your online banking credentials.
From the main menu, select Pay your membership fee. Enter the taxable salary for the month and the time period for which you are paying the membership fee, e.g., 01052025–31052025, and press Calculate.
The calculator will provide all the necessary payment information, and you can proceed directly to pay the membership fee by pressing Pay membership fee.
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