{"id":421,"date":"2025-09-03T15:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:58:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:58:56","slug":"korduma-kippuvad-kusimused","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/en\/korduma-kippuvad-kusimused\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently asked questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bde-globalblock-421-100 bde-globalblock\"><style>.breakdance .bde-section-159-100-159-1{background-image:url(https:\/\/eakl.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KKK.jpg)}.breakdance .bde-section-159-100-159-1>.section-background-overlay{background-color:#420513A1;transition:background-color var(--bde-transition-duration) ease-in-out}<\/style><section id=\"page-banner\" class=\"bde-section-159-100-159-1 bde-section page-banner bde-section-159-100\">\n              \n  \n  \n\t\n\n  <div class=\"section-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><h2 class=\"bde-heading-159-103-159-1 bde-heading bde-heading-159-103\">\nFrequently asked questions\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div><section class=\"bde-section-421-101 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-accordion-421-110 bde-accordion bde-accordion--bordered\"><div class=\"bde-accordion__content-wrapper-421-117 bde-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"bde-accordion__title-tag\">\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"bde-accordion__button\" id=\"accordion-button-117\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-117\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__title\" >1. What do I get when I join?<\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--default\"><\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--active\"><\/span>\n  <\/button>\n<\/h3>\n\n<div role=\"region\" class=\"bde-accordion__panel\" id=\"accordion-panel-117\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-117\">\n    <div class=\"bde-accordion__panel-content\">\n        <div class=\"bde-rich-text-421-118 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>By joining a trade union, you get a greater sense of security and safety about your work and working life, legal protection in the event of a dispute with your employer, good advice on how to resolve difficult situations, training and joint events organised by trade unions, and friendly interaction with colleagues from other companies. In addition, trade union branches have a range of 'fringe benefits' such as membership discounts with partners and funds where you can apply for financial assistance, for example in the event of unemployment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-accordion__content-wrapper-421-121 bde-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"bde-accordion__title-tag\">\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"bde-accordion__button\" id=\"accordion-button-121\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-121\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__title\" >2. How much does it cost to become a member?<\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--default\"><\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--active\"><\/span>\n  <\/button>\n<\/h3>\n\n<div role=\"region\" class=\"bde-accordion__panel\" id=\"accordion-panel-121\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-121\">\n    <div class=\"bde-accordion__panel-content\">\n        <div class=\"bde-rich-text-421-122 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Trade union membership fees are usually 1% of your gross salary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-accordion__content-wrapper-421-123 bde-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"bde-accordion__title-tag\">\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"bde-accordion__button\" id=\"accordion-button-123\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-123\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__title\" >3. Who benefits?<\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--default\"><\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--active\"><\/span>\n  <\/button>\n<\/h3>\n\n<div role=\"region\" class=\"bde-accordion__panel\" id=\"accordion-panel-123\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-123\">\n    <div class=\"bde-accordion__panel-content\">\n        <div class=\"bde-rich-text-421-124 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>As a rule, trade union membership benefits all workers, especially those who want to make a difference in their workplace, need help with work-related problems or want to give themselves collective protection while resolving possible disagreements at work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-accordion__content-wrapper-421-125 bde-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"bde-accordion__title-tag\">\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"bde-accordion__button\" id=\"accordion-button-125\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-125\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__title\" >4. How can I become a member?<\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--default\"><\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--active\"><\/span>\n  <\/button>\n<\/h3>\n\n<div role=\"region\" class=\"bde-accordion__panel\" id=\"accordion-panel-125\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-125\">\n    <div class=\"bde-accordion__panel-content\">\n        <div class=\"bde-rich-text-421-126 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Joining a union is easy, first step is to fill and sign the membership form.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-accordion__content-wrapper-421-127 bde-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"bde-accordion__title-tag\">\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"bde-accordion__button\" id=\"accordion-button-127\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-127\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__title\" >5. What is a trade union anyway?<\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--default\"><\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--active\"><\/span>\n  <\/button>\n<\/h3>\n\n<div role=\"region\" class=\"bde-accordion__panel\" id=\"accordion-panel-127\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-127\">\n    <div class=\"bde-accordion__panel-content\">\n        <div class=\"bde-rich-text-421-128 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>A trade union is a non-profit membership organisation of workers which deals with all kinds of work-related problems, defending and representing workers' interests, negotiating with employers, improving the working environment and other issues that may arise in working life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-accordion__content-wrapper-421-129 bde-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"bde-accordion__title-tag\">\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"bde-accordion__button\" id=\"accordion-button-129\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-129\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__title\" >6. What does a trade union do? What are the benefits?<\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--default\"><\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--active\"><\/span>\n  <\/button>\n<\/h3>\n\n<div role=\"region\" class=\"bde-accordion__panel\" id=\"accordion-panel-129\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-129\">\n    <div class=\"bde-accordion__panel-content\">\n        <div class=\"bde-rich-text-421-130 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>The employer is often in a much better position than the employee, for example, when it comes to negotiating wages or accessing and understanding legal information. Trade union membership improves a worker's weaker position and gives workers the opportunity to be more equal partners with their employers. The strength of a trade union lies in its members - the more union members there are, the stronger the position of the workers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-accordion__content-wrapper-421-131 bde-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"bde-accordion__title-tag\">\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"bde-accordion__button\" id=\"accordion-button-131\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-131\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__title\" >7. Will my employer let me go if I join a trade union?<\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--default\"><\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--active\"><\/span>\n  <\/button>\n<\/h3>\n\n<div role=\"region\" class=\"bde-accordion__panel\" id=\"accordion-panel-131\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-131\">\n    <div class=\"bde-accordion__panel-content\">\n        <div class=\"bde-rich-text-421-132 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>There have been cases where relations between employer and employee deteriorate after a trade union has been formed in the company, but in general, these examples show that relations have already deteriorated. The purpose of a trade union is not to fight or antagonise the employer, but to defend the interests of the worker in the best way possible in the specific situation. With reasonable, law-abiding employers who care about their workers, trade unions generally have a very constructive and mutually beneficial working relationship, but not all employers are fully law-abiding and care about their workers. Trade union membership is considered to be part of sensitive personal data, which means that a worker can be a member of a trade union without the employer's knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-accordion__content-wrapper-421-133 bde-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"bde-accordion__title-tag\">\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"bde-accordion__button\" id=\"accordion-button-133\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-133\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__title\" >8. What if my workplace is not yet unionised?<\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--default\"><\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--active\"><\/span>\n  <\/button>\n<\/h3>\n\n<div role=\"region\" class=\"bde-accordion__panel\" id=\"accordion-panel-133\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-133\">\n    <div class=\"bde-accordion__panel-content\">\n        <div class=\"bde-rich-text-421-134 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>A minimum of five workers is required to form a separate 'trade union cell' in the workplace, but you can also be a member on your own. The difference lies in the 'services' that a trade union can provide. For example, if employees have an interest in collective bargaining with their employer, it is necessary for as many (preferably at least a third) of the company's employees as possible to belong to a union in order to achieve a good result. On the other hand, if you are the only union member in your company, you can still get legal help and advice from your union.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-accordion__content-wrapper-421-135 bde-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"bde-accordion__title-tag\">\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"bde-accordion__button\" id=\"accordion-button-135\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-135\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__title\" >9. Does the trade union have the power to protect me?<\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--default\"><\/span>\n     <span class=\"bde-accordion__icon bde-accordion__icon--active\"><\/span>\n  <\/button>\n<\/h3>\n\n<div role=\"region\" class=\"bde-accordion__panel\" id=\"accordion-panel-135\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-135\">\n    <div class=\"bde-accordion__panel-content\">\n        <div class=\"bde-rich-text-421-136 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>The power of a trade union lies in its members and its experience. So the more members, the stronger the union. At the same time, trade unions in Estonia have a long experience of representing workers, and typical concerns tend to be more or less the same from one company to another, and experience in one company is transferable to action in another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-globalblock-421-137 bde-globalblock\"><section class=\"bde-section-2003-100-2003-1 bde-section bde-section-2003-100\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><a class=\"bde-text-link-2003-101-2003-1 bde-text-link bde-text-link-2003-101 breakdance-link\" href=\"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/en\/liikmed\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\">\n  <h4 >\n  Join here!\n  <\/h4>\n\n<\/a><div class=\"bde-text-2003-102-2003-1 bde-text bde-text-2003-102\">\nThe trade union is your community! By joining, you give yourself and other workers the power to stand up for a better working life in Estonia. \n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korduma kippuvad k\u00fcsimused 1. Mis ma liitudes saan? Ameti\u00fchinguga liitudes saad suurema kindlus- ja turvatunde oma t\u00f6\u00f6d ja t\u00f6\u00f6elu puudutavates k\u00fcsimustes, juriidilise kaitse v\u00f5imaliku vaidluse puhul t\u00f6\u00f6andjaga, head n\u00f5u, kuidas keerulisi olukordi lahendada, ameti\u00fchingute poolt pakutavaid koolitusi ja \u00fchis\u00fcritusi ning s\u00f5bralikku l\u00e4bik\u00e4imist oma kolleegidega teistest ettev\u00f5tetest. Lisaks on ameti\u00fchingu haruliitudel erinevaid \u201elisateenuseid\u201c nagu liikmelisusega kaasnevad [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":490,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-421","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395,"href":"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421\/revisions\/2395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eakl.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}