Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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The Finnish Tax Administration is planning to dismiss 200 employees following a collective consultation process, which comprised 900 civil servants working in tax and administrative functions. The estimate of the number of people to be dismissed remains the same as before the negotiations. The Tax Administration states that 30 people at risk of redundancy could be redeployed if they accept employment at a different location. Other possible solutions to avoid redundancies will become clear in the individual discussions that will take place during the rest of the year 2024.
The redundancies concern positions where work has been permanently reduced due to automation, re-scaling of planned customer service targets, modification of tasks, and reorganisation of tasks or organisation.
The dismissals follow government budget cuts to state functions. The Tax Administration says it will have to adjust its operations by at least €60 million by the end of 2027. In addition to reorganising its operations, the tax administration says it will cut IT costs, spending on premises, travel expenses, and staff benefits.
The Finnish Tax Agency had approximately 5,300 employees in 2023.
Eurofound (2024), Finnish Tax Agency, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 202228, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202228.