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Can an employer dismiss an employee because of illness?
Only in narrow cases. Illness itself is not the ground: the question is whether the employee's capacity to work has changed so substantially that they can no longer cope with their duties.
Since 1 January 2026 the Employment Contracts Act states this ground in chapter 7, section 2, subsection 1, point 2. Before dismissing, the employer must hear the employee and examine whether reassignment to other work would avoid the dismissal (subsection 3).1
The Supreme Court held in KKO:2006:104 that a substantial and long-term reduction in working capacity caused by illness can be a ground for dismissal. That decision applied the wording in force before 2026.2
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Market Court · Procurement · 27 Mar 2026
hankinnan kohde ja sitä koskevat vaatimukset on kuitenkin kuvattava tarjouspyynnössä sellaisella tarkkuudella, että tarjoajat tietävät jo tarjouksia laatiessaan, millä seikoilla on merkitystä tarjouskilpailua ratkaistaessa
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Substantial change in the capacity to work
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Sairauden aiheuttama työkyvyn olennainen ja pitkäaikainen heikentyminen voi siten olla työsopimuslain 7 luvun 2 §:ssä tarkoitettu peruste työsopimuksen irtisanomiselle.
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