When working as an entrepreneur, your entitlement to an earnings-related daily allowance depends on whether the TE Office considers the work to be full-time or part-time. The TE Office issues a statement on the matter to the unemployment fund.

If you are starting a business or are already an entrepreneur when applying for a benefit, report the business activity to the TE Office and the unemployment fund. The TE Office decides whether your situation involves full-time or part-time entrepreneurship.

You are not entitled to an earnings-related daily allowance for the duration of full-time entrepreneurship lasting more than two weeks.

If, while unemployed, you start a new business, its status as your main or secondary occupation is not examined during the first four months. During this period, you can receive an adjusted daily allowance, which takes into account the income from the business activities.

If your business continues after four months, the TE Office will assess its status as full-time or part-time employment. If your business activity is then found to be full-time, you are no longer entitled to a daily allowance. During part-time entrepreneurship, you can still receive a daily allowance.