When the membership ends, you lose, among other things, the right to unemployment security, legal protection, insurance obtained through the union, bank benefits, personal legal advice and career counselling, and other valuable member benefits.
Please note that terminating your membership affects your rights in working life – especially in situations where you need legal assistance.
You can terminate your membership of the Professionals of Business and Technology at any time. However, find out how terminating your membership will affect your situation first. We grant a membership fee discount during family leave or in the event of unemployment, for example.
In the event of unemployment, unnecessary household expenses are often re-evaluated. However, resigning from the union is not worth it in the event of unemployment. You will get a 50% discount on your membership for the duration of unemployment.
We help hundreds of our members each year through personal career coaching, salary counselling, and online job search training. Our members’ average periods of unemployment are only two or three months long, and our career services offer versatile support for finding a new job.
At the end of your membership, you will lose the following benefits, among others:
The situation is new, but you are not alone. As a BBA member, you get security for the duration of unemployment and support in finding a new direction. Take a look at our instructions and start using the services right away. The sooner you act, the smoother your everyday life will be.
Terminating a membership always requires contacting the union
The union is responsible for making its members aware of the effects of the termination of membership on insurance coverage and unemployment security, for example, so that the member is aware that they will lose the already collected employment condition and the right to earnings-related unemployment allowance – unless they join another unemployment fund within a month.
If you are still considering terminating your membership, please contact us by e-mail at jasenasiat@tradenomi.fi or by telephone at +358 20 155 8800.
Membership can be terminated without notice, but not retroactively. The termination of the membership is processed and the membership fees will be invoiced according to the date of receipt of the resignation form. Since the membership fee of the Professionals of Business and Technology is a fixed monthly fee, the membership fees will be invoiced until the end of the month in which your resignation form was received. The membership fee will not be allocated per day.
If the membership fee has been paid in advance for the entire year, the share of the membership fee for the remaining part of the year will be refunded if the membership ends in the middle of the year. Not paying the membership fee is not a way to terminate the membership; the membership fees must be paid by the end date of the membership.
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This page outlines important considerations and official procedures for members considering terminating their membership with the Professionals of Business and Technology (Tradenomi).
How do I terminate my membership with the Professionals of Business and Technology?
Terminating membership always requires directly contacting the union. You can get in touch by email at jasenasiat@tradenomi.fi or by telephone at +358 20 155 8800 (or member service line 020 155 8803). Simply not paying membership fees does not count as termination.
What benefits do I lose when my membership ends?
You lose earnings-related unemployment security, legal protection for employment disputes, comprehensive travel and accident insurance, free legal counsel for private and employment matters, personal career sparring, salary counseling, and partner discounts.
Are membership fee discounts available during unemployment instead of resigning?
Yes. Members facing unemployment receive a 50% discount on their membership fee for the entire duration of unemployment, allowing them to maintain their benefits and career coaching support. Discounts are also available during family leaves and unpaid periods.
How are membership fees handled when membership is terminated?
Membership cannot be terminated retroactively. Because the membership fee is a fixed monthly fee, it is invoiced until the end of the month in which your resignation is received. If you paid your membership fee in advance for the entire year, the remaining unused portion will be refunded.
What happens to my earnings-related unemployment allowance if I leave the union?
You will lose your accumulated employment condition and entitlement to earnings-related unemployment allowance unless you join another unemployment fund within one month of leaving.
Leaving the union without joining another unemployment fund within one month results in the loss of all accumulated employment condition towards earnings-related unemployment allowance.
...the member is aware that they will lose the already collected employment condition and the right to earnings-related unemployment allowance – unless they join another unemployment fund within a month.
Members who become unemployed are eligible for a 50% discount on their union membership fee for the duration of unemployment.
You will get a 50% discount on your membership for the duration of unemployment.
Union membership cannot be terminated retroactively; fees are invoiced through the end of the calendar month in which the resignation notice is received.
Membership can be terminated without notice, but not retroactively. The termination of the membership is processed and the membership fees will be invoiced according to the date of receipt of the resignation form.
Failing or refusing to pay membership fees is not a valid method of terminating union membership, and outstanding fees remain due up to the official termination date.
Not paying the membership fee is not a way to terminate the membership; the membership fees must be paid by the end date of the membership.
If annual membership fees were paid in advance, any unused fee for the remaining months of the year is refunded upon termination.
If the membership fee has been paid in advance for the entire year, the share of the membership fee for the remaining part of the year will be refunded if the membership ends in the middle of the year.
Trade union representing business and technology professionals (BBA / Tradenomi graduates and students) in Finland.
The unemployment fund associated with Professionals of Business and Technology that manages earnings-related unemployment allowance.
The Confederation of Professionals and Managerial Staff in Finland, with which Tradenomi and its affiliated peer groups collaborate.
