An increasing proportion of summer workers are being hired on zero-hour contracts this year, according to a survey of shop stewards commissioned by the Confederation Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK).
The survey found that the share of summer workers with zero-hour contracts has increased to eight percent, a growth of two percentage points compared to last summer.
Employees on zero-hour contracts are not necessarily guaranteed a given number of working hours, but rather called to work as needed.
"Although it was not a major increase, the trend is worrying," SAK's education and employment policy expert, Kirsi Rasinaho, said in a press release.
The confederation's survey also found 73 percent of the union confederation's shop stewards said that their workplaces would hire at least one summer worker this year.
Last year, that proportion was 72 percent. However, nearly a quarter of this year's respondents said that fewer summer workers were being hired than last year.
Late last month, it was reported that fewer than a quarter of small and medium-sized enterprises were hiring summer workers this year.
Around 950 shop stewards and occupational safety and health representatives responded to SAK's survey. It was carried out in April and May.
