lomaltapaluurahaa

ajdias · Post by **ajdias** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:11 pm

Hi,

here's a question concerning the holiday return money: if you take your holiday benefit as cash (as a whole or part) are you still entitled to the lomapaluuraha? And What if you take part of the cash at some point and have one or two weeks vacation (paid). Does the benefit correspond to the whole sum or just the period you've enjoyed "officially" as vacation?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

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RA · Post by RA » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:37 pm

I think you only get it if you actually go on vacation. Don't know about taking only part of it...

Mook · Post by **Mook** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:30 pm

I believe that you should get paid the extra - the difference between lomaraha and the normal one.

Incidentally one is also allowed to trade this for extra holidays!

ajdias · Post by **ajdias** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:28 pm

I like your reply better, Mook

I'll ask about and see what I can get.

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:01 pm

My understanding was that it also depends on how the employer wants to do!
Whether they give that option to cash in or not.
Some of them can trade in the regular holiday as cash value of the raha.Others let you take more holidays for cash and combo of both.

ajdias · Post by **ajdias** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:04 pm

Indeed RaamV, at most depends of the employer will: "Lomarahan saa aina kaikista pidetyistä lomapäivistä" (holiday benefit is paid for the days taken as vacation). My hard learned advice: if you have the option to trade part (or all) of your holiday for cash make sure that to negociate the holiday benefit beforehand.

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:52 pm

ajdias wrote:Indeed RaamV, at most depends of the employer will: "Lomarahan saa aina kaikista pidetyistä lomapäivistä" (holiday benefit is paid for the days taken as vacation). My hard learned advice: if you have the option to trade part (or all) of your holiday for cash make sure that to negociate the holiday benefit beforehand.

sorry to hear that you find out later Adjias... I guess this is one of those " Things that everyone knows but no one tells you"...

One more thing.... There is always a possibility to negotiate early vacation but then some employers tie in with employment termination time-period. This is illegal.

catzie · Post by **catzie** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:44 am

You should not be able to "cash" any of your annual leave, unless you leave the company or your fixed term contract is expiring. In Finland an employer is not legally able to change annual leave to money, even if an employee would request that.

Oombongo · Post by **Oombongo** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:55 am

I did so. Cash 2 weeks vacations, got lomaraha as well.
However, taxman nailed me without any prior foreplay

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