Dreaming of a career abroad? Unemployment allowance can help you achieve that
If your dream is to work abroad, you should check whether you can go job-seeking abroad and continue to receive earnings-related unemployment allowance at the same time. You can go on a job-seeking trip to another EU country for a period of up to three months. You can receive an earnings-related unemployment allowance from your […]
The share of temporarily laid-off persons increased in September – number of persons waiting to be temporarily laid-off on the rise
In September, the number of applicants receiving earnings-related unemployment allowance from A-Kassa Open Unemployment Fund was 19,169. Compared to August, the increase was only less than 200 applicants. However, the increase was 24.8 per cent compared to September 2022. Compared to the previous month, the share of temporarily laid-off persons was clearly increased. In September, […]
Preliminary schedule for the changes in legislation on unemployment security
Several changes in the legislation on unemployment security will enter into force next year. The changes are being prepared in two packages. Information on all of the changes in legislation can be found here. Feedback statements on the draft government proposal related to the first package of legislative changes were collected in early September. A-kassa […]
Amount of earnings-related unemployment allowance paid out on the rise
In August, the Open Unemployment Fund paid our 5.6 million euros more in earnings-related unemployment allowances than in July. Compared to 2022, the increase is 6 million euros. The number of recipients of earnings-related unemployment allowance grew by 16.2% from the previous year. In August, the Open Unemployment Fund paid earnings-related unemployment allowance to […]
The merger of the Finnish Food Workers’ Unemployment Fund into A-kassa has been confirmed
The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has approved and confirmed the merger of the Finnish Food Workers’ Unemployment Fund into Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa at the start of next year. The merger will take effect on 1 January 2024. At their fund meetings in May 2023, the Finnish Food Workers’ Unemployment Fund and Open Unemployment […]
How the planned cuts would affect earnings-related unemployment allowance
We calculated how the cuts proposed in the Government Programme would affect the amounts of earnings-related unemployment allowances. Graduation of the earnings-related unemployment allowance According to the Government Programme, the amount of the earnings-related unemployment allowance would fall to 80% of the full amount after 2 months of unemployment. After 8 months, it would […]
The proportion of laid-off employees is falling – 55% of A-kassa members report that their job prospects are good
In May, 22,546 members (1,100 fewer than in April) received earnings-related unemployment allowance. The number of recipients increased by 7.9% compared with the same period last year. In May, 9.9% of the members of A-kassa Open Unemployment Fund received earnings-related employment allowance. Of all the recipients, 30.8% were temporarily laid-off. compared to 34.5% in […]
What is the difference between holiday compensation, holiday pay and holiday bonus?
There is a lot of similar terminology associated with the holiday period and it is good to distinguish between them. Holiday compensation is not the same as holiday pay and holiday bonus. Below we go through the differences between the terms and how they affect the earnings-related allowance. Holiday compensation Holiday compensation affects the […]
How do different forms of lay-off affect the daily allowance?
Lay-offs come in different forms, which affect whether the earnings-related daily allowance is paid in full or adjusted according to earned income. This, in turn, affects the final amount of daily allowance paid to you. Types of lay-off: Full-time > full earnings-related unemployment allowance for the days of lay-off Reduced weekly working time > full […]
Carefully made application speeds up processing
The aim of A-kassa is to process the applications of all members as efficiently as possible and to pay benefits quickly. The processing of applications happens faster when all the information has been submitted to us at the same time. Applications, attachments, and messages sent via eService are received immediately by A-kassa, without you having to worry […]
Filling in an application including midweek holiday
Earnings-related unemployment allowance can be paid for midweek holidays (arkipyhä) during a temporary lay-off on the same grounds as other days of lay-off, provided that you have not received full pay for the midweek holiday. Different sectors have different practices for compensating employees for midweek holidays: separate midweek holiday compensation no separate compensation, but a […]
Filling in an application including midweek holiday
Earnings-related unemployment allowance can be paid for midweek holidays (arkipyhä) during a temporary lay-off on the same grounds as other days of lay-off, provided that you have not received full pay for the midweek holiday. Different sectors have different practices for compensating employees for midweek holidays: separate midweek holiday compensation no separate compensation, but a […]
A-Kassa Open Unemployment Fund gained 30,000 new members
A-Kassa’s strong growth continues – it is currently Finland’s third-largest unemployment fund. A-Kassa’s member count rose to 228,020 when the Transport Workers’ Unemployment Fund merged with A-Kassa at the start of 2023. Of this total, 219,275 members belong to one of the unions behind A-Kassa in addition to the unemployment fund. A-Kassa is an unemployment […]
Apply for earnings-related allowance while studying
As a member of the Open Unemployment Fund, you are allowed, in certain situations, to study while receiving earnings-related allowance. Read this piece to find out how that’s possible. You are eligible for a daily allowance if you study either part-time short-term, or for employment promotion measures. The full-time and part-time status of the studies […]
There is jam in our customer service
The opening hours of A-kassa-s general telephone service is temporarily limited so that we can direct our resources to processing benefit applications and shortening the processing time. You can see the up-to-date processing status on our website. We process applications in order of arrival. If you have any questions or would like to provide additional […]
There is jam in our customer service
The opening hours of A-kassa-s general telephone service is temporarily limited so that we can direct our resources to processing benefit applications and shortening the processing time. You can see the up-to-date processing status on our website. We process applications in order of arrival. If you have any questions or would like to provide additional […]
Did you receive a consultation letter from the A-kassa?
We sent a consultation letter on membership fees to members of the Industrial Union who have had shortfalls in their membership fees over the past year. Membership of the Unemployment Fund requires that the membership fees have been paid and unemployment bnenefits can only be obtained if the membership fees are in order. For membership […]
How does the waiting period affect the daily allowance
The waiting period (also known as personal liability period) is five full working days of unemployment on which you have been registered as an unemployed jobseeker with the TE Office. If you have working hours from part-time or casual work during the application period, the waiting period is unemployment time corresponding to five full working […]
Royalties will no longer affect unemployment benefits as of 1 January 2023
Taking account of copyright royalties in the adjustment of unemployment benefits will end as of 1 January 2023. The members of the Open Unemployment Fund include many workers in the creative and performing arts industries including musicians, actors, journalists and theatre and media workers, who are particularly affected by this regulatory amendment. Income will not […]
Restructuring protection model for over 55-year-olds – extended unemployment benefit will be discontinued
As a result of a law amendment that will enter into force in 2023, a new restructuring protection package for persons aged 55 or over will be implemented. Restructuring protection includes a restructuring protection allowance, which is equivalent to one month’s pay, and the right to restructuring protection training. In addition, the age limit to […]
