📋 Tender Overview
The wage security system protects the employees employment claims when the employer is insolvent. The government proposes reforms to the wage security legislation that would address serious work-related exploitation streamline the wage security process and combat the gray economy.The government presented its proposal to the parliament on changes to the wage security legislation on 19 September 2022. If the employer is insolvent the employee can apply for claims arising from the employment relationship as wage security. Receivables means for example salary annual leave compensation and daily allowances. The basis and amount of the receivables must be clarified so that the wage security can be paid.In Prime Minister Sanna Marinis government program it is stated that ways will be explored to address intentional or grossly negligent underemployment. In order to realize this goal the government proposes that the application period for wage security be extended for victims of serious work-related exploitation.The goal of the reform is also to resolve issues related to the coverage of wage security and to develop issues related to obtaining and providing information. The purpose is also to speed up the wage security procedure and combat the gray economy.
