The lottery has decided the council seats in many municipalities – the results of the municipal and regional elections have been confirmed

In Päijät-Häme, council seats were allocated by lottery in Asikkala, Padasjoki and Orimattila.

The central election commissions have confirmed the results of the municipal and regional elections. In Päijät-Häme, the lottery has decided the council seats in many municipalities.

In Hartola, Heinola, Iitti, Lahti and Sysmä, the census did not bring any changes to the composition of the council.

“Leena” doesn’t even want the jobs she applies for – here’s why the application requirement doesn’t work

The government wants to tighten the obligation to look for a job, but this does not seem to save the employment situation. We tell you what the problems are with the compulsory job application system.

The government wants to tighten the obligation to look for work, even though there is no evidence that it will increase employment.

Two legislative reforms are pending that would increase the obligation to apply for part-time jobs and increase the penalties for not doing so.

The obligation to look for work does not seem to be a solution to the poor employment situation. The number of job vacancies is falling, making it challenging for many people to find work. And an obligation cannot force anyone to apply for a job in earnest.

We found out how the job search obligation works.

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