Sunnuntailisä

Sunnuntailisä is a Finnish term referring to a Sunday allowance or Sunday supplement paid to employees for working on Sundays. It functions as an extra compensation on top of the regular hourly wage and is intended to compensate for working on a day that is commonly considered a rest day.

The exact rate and eligibility for sunnuntailisä are not fixed by national law but are defined in collective agreements and individual employment contracts. In practice, the supplement can be expressed as a percentage of the base wage or as a fixed amount per hour, and the applicable rate varies by sector, employer, and specific agreement. If no sunnuntailisä is agreed, Sunday work may be paid only at the standard wage.

Sunnuntailisä typically applies to hours worked on Sundays, often for shifts that include Sunday hours, though the precise criteria can differ. The arrangement is commonly used in service industries such as retail, hospitality, health care, and some manufacturing sectors, where Sunday work is more common. It is part of the overall wage structure and is taxed as regular income, like other earnings.

Legal and practical considerations include the role of collective agreements in setting the rate and scope of sunnuntailisä, and the possibility that a contract or company policy provides additional rules about when the supplement applies, how overtime interacts with Sunday pay, and how shifts are scheduled. In sectors without relevant agreements, sunnuntailisä may not be paid unless explicitly included in an employment contract.