Parties to a local agreement can, in principle, agree on whether the local agreement should be concluded in writing or orally. However, labour law or the collective agreement may require that a local contract be executed in writing in certain situations. Cooperation in occupational health and safety can be the subject of a written agreement between national employers` and workers` organisations. This option is also available in the public sector, for example. B for similar authorities of the central government, local authorities and the Church of Finland. Generally binding collective agreements may include provisions allowing local exemptions for regular hours, shift work, hours of work based on working time, the daily working time of professional drivers or the maximum length of adjustment for the maximum working time. In such cases, local agreements may be concluded within the limits set by the existing collective agreement. All local agreements must comply with the procedural rules of the existing collective agreement, with the exception of the provisions relating to negotiated procedures. Local agreements can be terminated. As a general rule, notice for local agreements is based on the existing general collective agreement. Unless otherwise stated by the existing collective agreement or the local collective agreement itself, indeterminate agreements may be terminated with a period of two months. Agreements on the normal working hours, which are in effect for an indeterminate period, may expire at the end of the adjustment period during which the termination takes place.

Fixed-term contracts of more than one year may be terminated after the first four months in the same way as existing indeterminate agreements. The employer has the right to apply the annual leave provisions of the collective agreement in the employment relations of workers who are not covered by the collective agreement, but which require the employer to comply with the provisions of the collective agreement provided by the Employment Contracts Act (436/1946). Regular daily hours for workers may be extended by up to two hours under local agreements. The normal weekly working hours of workers should not exceed 40 hours on average over a four-month period. However, the weekly working time limit is still 48 hours. In describing efforts to reach an agreement between Israel and Palestine, Senator George J. Mitchell explained that companies, particularly the contracting authorities, may enter into framework agreements with one or more suppliers that impose the conditions that would apply to each subsequent contract and provide for the selection and appointment of a contractor by referring to agreed terms or by conducting a selection procedure in which only the partners of the framework agreement are invited to submit specific business proposals. [5] The Compliance directive requires organizations to maintain effective communication on the performance and control of the contract.