Veikkaus keeps to put together for the approaching alternate withinside the Finnish playing device. It has been recorded withinside the Government Programme that Finland will undertake a partial multi-license device as of one January 2026.
“The upcoming adjustments withinside the device are a first-rate possibility for Veikkaus, however in addition they convey many adjustments to us at Veikkaus. Our employees shape might be revised, and we can be specializing in our middle enterprise, running to bolster our knowhow there,” Heli Lallukka, Veikkaus’ Executive Vice President of HR, said.
The alternate negotiations, which had been released at the start of September, and which worried a complete of 825 personnel, have now been finalized. Veikkaus’ organisational shape will go through adjustments so that it will assist their strategy-primarily based totally goals, i.e., to be the marketplace chief in Finland withinside the destiny and an the world over competitive, developing playing company.
“In the approaching years, we can be making tremendous investments to bolster our competitiveness. We have already got top-degree professionalism withinside the field, however withinside the destiny, we can additionally want knowhow from outdoor of the company. For example, we will provide uniquely extremely good profession paths and a couple of possibilities withinside the tech region at present, in addition to withinside the destiny,” Ms Lallukka said.
As a part of the alternate, Veikkaus’ enterprise operations are divided into 3 sections. SVP Nora Vähävirta will oversee the home enterprise, which incorporates the video games of chance, slot machines, and the company’s very own arcades. SVP Jarkko Nordlund’s duties withinside the home enterprise might be the web on line casino and betting. The 1/3 region covers the worldwide enterprise, led through SVP Jonas Reuter.
As a effect of the alternate negotiations, approximately 185-215 Veikkaus’ personnel will lose their jobs, while approximately 110-a hundred and fifty personnel will see their phrases of employment alternate materially.
The release of the alternate negotiations became publicised approximately months in the past in September. At that point, it became envisioned that a most of 240 employment members of the family could be terminated, while 195 personnel could face adjustments of their phrases of employment.
“Following optimistic communicate with the employees representatives, we ended up with smaller very last figures,” Ms Lallukka said.
The genuine dates of the employment members of the family to stop, in addition to the fabric adjustments to the phrases of employment, might be decided through the stop of the year. Among the elements affecting them might be the personnel’ selections on whether or not they’ll receive the positions and titles offered, in addition to capability inner transfers in the company.
Another final results of the alternate negotiations might be that Casino Tampere might be closed after nine December, collectively with 19 recreation arcades might be closed down on 22 December 2023.