The Union of Communications Professionals
Return to headlinesMembership fee categories:Membership fee EUR 32/month: You pay a membership fee if you are in an employment or service relationship or other similar paid employment relationship (e.g. an employed freelancer). The fee is also paid from the so-called support package in the event of termination of employment. Membership fee of a part-time employee: EUR 20/month You are entitled to this reduced membership fee if you work part-time and your working hours do not exceed 60% of full-time work. Apply for a part-time membership fee using the form.
Reduced membership fee EUR 16/month
Minimum fee EUR 8/month: You pay the minimum payment if you do not receive a salary or a benefit from Erko/other unemployment fund. The minimum membership fee applies in the following situations, for example:
Students EUR 2.70/month: You are entitled to a student
membership fee if you are a registered degree student and do not receive adult
education allowance.
You are entitled to a student membership fee provided that: during your studies
When you start working full-time (not as an intern, summer work, seasonal work), you become an employee and pay a basic membership fee of EUR 32 per month, even if your studies have not yet been completed.
A member in military or civilian service is exempt from
membership fees. An honorary member of the union is exempt from membership fees. |
The membership fee
will continue to include the membership of the unemployment fund Erko
(excluding entrepreneurs, individual professionals and freelancers who cannot
belong to an employee fund) if you have also joined the unemployment fund upon
becoming a member. By becoming a member of the fund, you can receive an
earnings-related unemployment benefit. If you receive allowance from the fund,
you pay the membership fee yourself in the future.
Your membership fee will be automatically set up on the new invoice based on the information in the member register. The invoice will be sent to your email in the beginning of the year. Please update your information on the member's online platform as soon as possible.
Paying membership fees
As before, you can pay the membership fee in the Akava Special Branches online platform or in your own bank with the payment details you have received. You will receive more information about payment in connection with the new invoice in the beginning of the year.
You can also continue to authorise the employer to collect the membership fee directly from your salary. If you are in an employment or service relationship or other similar paid employment relationship (e.g. an employed freelancer), we will send the updated payment information directly to your employer.
If your employer has previously been collecting the membership fee from your salary, you do not need to do anything yourself. However, it is beneficial to verify from the first pay slip of the year that the membership fee has been paid correctly.
More information
If your question concerns changes to membership fees in general, please check the Frequently asked questions or contact the office of Viesti.
Siina Repo
Executive Director
The Union of Communications Professionals
toimisto@viesti.fi
tel. +358 (0)44 700 4044
www.viesti.fi