Matkailu-, ravintola- ja vapaa-ajan palveluita koskeva työehtosopimus - työntekijät

At a glance

Parties

MaRa (Finnish Hospitality Association) and PAM (Service Union United)

In force

1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2028

Generally binding

Yes

Lowest table pay

€1,903/month (pay group 1, from 1 Jun 2026)

Regular hours

Up to 112.5 hours per three weeks

Evening and night supplements

€1.40/h (18:00 to 24:00) and €2.37/h (00:00 to 06:00)

Holiday bonus

50% of holiday pay

Pay from 1 June 2026

There are five pay groups, and pay rises with experience in the field. Your group is set by the work you do most of the time. A waiter or cook is in group 2, or group 4 if the restaurant serves drinks stronger than 5.5% alcohol. A hotel receptionist is in group 5.

A year of experience counts in one year if you average at least 60 hours per three weeks; otherwise it takes two years. Part-time hourly pay is the monthly rate divided by 159. Table pay is a minimum.

Pay increases 2025 to 2027

Under the signing protocol, the parties can terminate the agreement to end on 31 March 2027 if notice is given by the end of February 2027.

1 Sep 2025

2.5%

1 Jun 2026

2.9%

1 Jul 2027

2.4%

Working hours and supplements

Regular working time is at most 112.5 hours and 15 working days in a three-week period. A shift is 4 to 10 hours. There must be at least 11 hours of rest between shifts unless agreed otherwise.

Extra hours up to 120 per three weeks are paid at the basic hourly rate. Overtime beyond that is paid at +50% for the first 18 hours and +100% after that.

Evening 18:00 to 24:00

€1.40/h (€1.43 from 1 Jul 2027)

Night 00:00 to 06:00

€2.37/h (€2.43 from 1 Jul 2027)

Sundays and public holidays

Basic pay and evening/night supplements +100%

Holiday eves after 15:00

Basic pay and evening supplement +50% (e.g. Christmas Eve, Midsummer Eve)

Probation and notice periods

Probation is at most 6 months; in a fixed-term job of under a year, at most half the contract length.

Your notice period is 14 days, or one month after more than 10 years. The employer's notice period:

0 to 4 years

1 month

4 to 8 years

2 months

8 to 12 years

3 months

Over 12 years

4 months

Sick pay and annual leave

After one to four months in the job, sick pay covers the waiting period (the day you fall ill plus the next 9 working days). Longer employments follow the table below. After an accident at work, sick pay is at least 28 days regardless of length of service.

Annual leave accrues at 2 days a month in the first holiday year and 2.5 days after that. The return-from-holiday bonus (lomaltapaluuraha) is 50% of holiday pay, paid when leave starts as agreed and you return to work straight after it.

Over 4 months

28 calendar days

Over 3 years

35 calendar days

Over 5 years

42 calendar days

Over 10 years

56 calendar days

Who the agreement covers

Työntekijöiden matkailu-, ravintola- ja vapaa-ajan palveluita koskeva työehtosopimus on valtakunnallinen. Sopimusta noudatetaan majoitus- ja ravitsemisalalla sekä siihen verrattavassa tai läheisesti liittyvässä tai sitä tukevassa toiminnassa, jäljempänä mainituissa matkailu- ja vapaa-ajan palveluissa sekä edellisiin liittyvissä hyvinvointipalveluissa.

Does it apply to every employer in the field?

Yes. The Confirmation Board has found this agreement generally binding (yleissitova), so its minimum terms apply to every employer in its field, including employers who are not members of the signing employer federation. Your employment contract cannot agree on anything worse than these terms.

Source: Confirmation Board annual review 2023.

What these jobs pay in practice

The agreement sets the floor. These pages show pay advertised in real job listings for the same roles.

• Waiter
• Cook
• Restaurant worker

Read the agreement

Related agreements

• Matkailu-, ravintola- ja vapaa-ajan palveluita koskeva työehtosopimus - esihenkilöt