{"id":15491,"date":"2025-09-02T11:37:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T08:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uusyrityskeskus.fi\/digital-startup-guide\/company-operations\/tyonantajan-roolissa\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:33:39","slug":"being-an-employer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uusyrityskeskus.fi\/en\/digital-startup-guide\/company-operations\/being-an-employer\/","title":{"rendered":"Being an employer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Being an employer<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Etusivu<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Digital Startup Guide<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Daily business and managing it<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Being an employer<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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If you hire an employee, remember the employment contract, insurance policies and pay. Employers also have other statutory obligations \u2013 find out about them before recruitment<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you hire an employee, you become an employer, and this involves obligations. At the beginning of the employment relationship, an employment contract<\/strong> must be drawn up, the employee reported to the Incomes Register<\/strong>, and tax withholding and employer contributions paid<\/strong>. These include pension contributions, insurances, accident insurance and possibly occupational health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recruitment is an important part of a successful employment relationship. Plan the recruitment process carefully, and remember that data protection legislation must be complied with already when processing applications. Personal information may only be collected to the necessary extent and must be stored carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an employer, you must comply with labour legislation and possibly with a sector-specific collective agreement (TES), which can determine, for example, minimum wages, working hours and holidays. Occupational safety and good orientation are not only the employee\u2019s right but also your company\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember that indirect wage costs may be approximately 20\u201330% of the gross wage. Good planning helps avoid surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You do not need to manage everything yourself: you can also buy competence from a subcontractor or from a light entrepreneur, and in this case, the obligations related to the employment relationship do not apply. However, the need for a clear agreement is emphasised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vero.fi:<\/strong>
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<\/strong><\/a>Being an employer \u2013 ver<\/a>o<\/a><\/a>.fi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyosuojelu.fi:<\/strong> www.tyosuojelu.fi\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2190 3.4. Know the taxes \u2013 you are responsible<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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4. Continuous business development \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Daily business and managing it<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. \nAct responsibly <\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n
  2. \nEntice the customer through marketing<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n
  3. \nKeep company finances under control<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \nKnow the taxes \u2013 as an entrepreneur, you are responsible<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n
  5. \nBeing an employer<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you hire an employee, remember the employment contract, insurance policies and pay. 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