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Private social sector SOSTES

SOSTES is a collective agreement, which includes part of the early childhood education teachers and ECEC managers of private ECE centres.

Collective bargaining
10.09.2024 - 14:24

The collective agreement of the private social services sector applies to some of the OAJ members working in private ECE centres. They are early childhood teachers, special education teachers and daycare centre managers. OAJ is the contracting party with an accession protocol, which is used to agree on the PED time, among other things. 

There are approximately 1 100 OAJ members covered by the agreement.  
 
OAJ is negotiating with Sivista (Finnish Education Employers FEE) on the collective agreement's accession protocol.  

The contract period is 1 May 2023–31 December 2025.  

In the private social services sector’s contract period began 1 May 2023 and ends 31 December 2025. 

The responsible negotiator is Kirsi Sutton. 

2023 increases

  • general and salary scale increased 3.6% 1 September
  • the minimum salary scales were increased in all job grades, in early childhood education salary groups C-F 2.2%. 

2024 increases 

  • those working in early childhood education will be paid a one-off sum of 470 euros in May in connection with the normal salary payment. The condition for the one-off payment is that the employee’s continuous work period has started no later than 1 February 2024 and the employee is in an employment relationship and within the salary payment system at the time of payment. The lump sum will not be paid if the employee has resigned before the time of payment unless the reason for resignation is retirement. A one-off sum will be paid, if other conditions are met, to those on family leave, regardless of whether they are within the salary payment system and to those on sick leave, provided the sick leave began after 1 February 2024. For a part-time worker the lump sum will be paid in proportion to the part-time percentage valid on 2 May 2024. To those who work variable hours, a lump sum is paid according to actual working time (review period 6 months, or if a shorter time, then the entire duration of the employment relationship).
  • general and salary scale increased 2.4% on 1 August 2024
  • the minimum salary scales are increased in all job grades, in early childhood education salary groups C-F 1.8%. 

2025 increases 

  • those who work in early childhood education are paid an attraction and holding power one-off instalment of 150 euros in May.
  • general and salary scale increase 1.0%t on 1 August
  • the minimum salary scales are increased in all job grades, in early childhood education salary groups C-F 1.2 per cent. 
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