If your employer has exploited you and you have a residence permit in Finland, you can apply for a new permit or certificate
The situation of persons exploited by their employer will improve as amendments to the Aliens Act enter into force on 1 October 2021.
If your employer has exploited you or neglected their obligations to a significant degree, you can apply for an extended permit or for a certificate of expanded right to work and change your employer. To do this, you must have a residence permit in Finland which contains the right to work.
You cannot apply for this permit or certificate if you have been working in Finland with a certificate for seasonal work or without a residence permit.
If you are granted an extended permit or a certificate of expanded right to work due to exploitation by employer, you can work in any field of your choice. In other words, you will have an unrestricted right to work.
How to apply for extended permit or certificate due to exploitation by employer
Apply for an extended permit if your current residence permit is about to expire and you do not yet have a new employer
Extended permit is granted for the purpose of looking for work or starting a business, and it is valid for one year. The permit becomes valid when your previous residence permit expires. Read the instructions on how to apply for an extended permit due to exploitation by employer.
Apply for a certificate if you have a valid residence permit and you have found a new employer
A certificate of expanded right to work makes it easier for you to leave your old employer and start working for a new employer. Read the instructions on how to apply for a certificate of expanded right to work due to exploitation by employer.
Significant negligence and exploitation by employer can mean, for example, that your employer:
- makes you work unreasonably long hours;
- has not paid you the salary you have agreed upon in your employment contract;
- threatens the life or health of you or your family.
A more extensive list of examples of what significant negligence or exploitation by employer can be.
Any work done in Finland must comply with Finnish legislation. This means, among other things, that no employee should be underpaid or made work in dangerous working conditions.
Language versions
- (ar) يمكنك أن تطلب تصريحًا جديدًا أو شهادة جديدة إذا كان لديك تصريح إقامة في فنلندا وأساء رب عملك معاملتك
- (cn) 持有芬兰居留许可的人士，如果遭受雇主的不良待遇，可以申请新的居留许可或证明
- (ne) तपाईंको रोजगारदाताले तपाईंलाई शोषण गरेको र फिनल्याण्डमा तपाईंको निवास अनुमतिपत्र भएको अवस्थामा, तपाईं नयाँ अनुमतिपत्र वा प्रमाणपत्रको लागि आवेदन दिन सक्नुहुन्छ
- (ru) Вы можете запросить новое разрешение или сертификат, если у Вас есть разрешение на пребывание в Финляндии, и Ваш работодатель обращался с Вами ненадлежащим образом
- (tr) Finlandiya'da oturma izniniz varsa ve işvereniniz size kötü davrandıysa, yeni bir izin veya sertifika için başvurabilirsiniz
- (ukr) Якщо Ваш роботодавець Вас експлуатував, а у Вас є дозвіл на перебування у Фінляндії, ви зможете подати заявку на новий дозвіл або сертифікат
Updated 5.10.2021: Translations to Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali and Ukrainian added to the language versions
Updated 13.10.2021: Translations to Bengali, Russian and Turkish added to the language versions.
