Right to earnings-related allowance during a strike
During a strike, you must apply for possible strike pay from your trade union. In some cases, the unemployment fund may also pay unemployment benefits during a strike. If your work is prevented directly or indirectly due to industrial action (such as a strike or lockout) that seeks to affect the terms of your employment […]
Open Unemployment Fund wishes merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all Open Unemployment Fund’s members and partners in cooperation!
Breaks in benefit payments and customer service at the turn of the year
The Transport Workers’ Unemployment Fund will merge with the Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa at the beginning of next year, which is why there will a break in benefit payments and eService at the turn of the year. Please follow our website if any changes to the information below will occur. Systems will be updated during […]
A-kassa’s statistical summary for November
A-kassa received quite the same amount of applications for earnings-related unemployment allowances than in the previous month. A-kassa monitors the unemployment status of its members monthly. The Open Unemployment Fund received a total of 18,292 applications for earnings-related allowances in October, which is roughly the same amount as in September (18,314 applications). The number is, […]
Remember to check the income limit on your tax card
If your income limit is exceeded at the end of the year, the benefit paid by the unemployment fund will also be taxed at a higher additional rate instead of the basic rate. You can check your income limit on the Tax Administration’s MyTax service. If necessary, you can order a revised tax card meant […]
A-kassa’s statistical summary for October
A-kassa received more applications for earnings-related unemployment allowances than in the previous month. A-kassa monitors the unemployment status of its members monthly. The Open Unemployment Fund received a total of 18,314 applications for earnings-related allowances in October, which is approximately 2,700 more than in September (15, 607 applications). The number is lower than it was […]
Open Unemployment Fund’s membership fee remains unchanged
The Open Unemployment Fund’s (A-kassa) membership fee will stay at 8 euros per month in 2023. This means that there will be no changes to the amount of the fee. The Financial Supervisory Authority approved the proposal of the Open Unemployment Fund’s board of directors that the membership fee will be 8 euros a month […]
The national-pension index will increase in 2023
Kela confirmed the 2023’s national-pension index increase which will also move upwards the earnings-related unemployment allowance. The last time the index was raised was exceptionally already in August 2022. Kela’s index increase to national pensions will also lift the so-called basic component of the earnings-related unemployment allowance. Hence the rate of the earnings-related unemployment allowance […]
A-kassa’s statistical summary for September
A-kassa received fewer applications for earnings-related unemployment allowances than in the previous month. A-kassa monitors the unemployment status of its members monthly. The Open Unemployment Fund received a total of 15,607 applications for earnings-related allowances in September, which is approximately 2,000 fewer than in August (17,741 applications). The number is also lower than it was […]
A-kassa’s statistical summary for August – small increase in the number of applications
A-kassa monitors the unemployment situation of its members on a monthly basis. There was a small increase in the number of applications in August, but the number is still lower than a year ago. The Open Unemployment Fund received a total of 17 741 applications for earnings-related allowance in August, around 900 more applications than in […]
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. The most important prerequisite for applying for earnings-related allowance for the duration of your studies is that the TE Office approves your studies to be completed […]
The Financial Supervisory Authority approved merger between The Transport Workers’ Unemployment Fund and A-kassa
The Financial Supervisory Authority has approved the merger of The Transport Workers’ Unemployment Fund with the Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa as of 1 January 2023. No action is required from current A-kassa members due to the merger. We will provide more information on the progress of the merger this fall if necessary. The Transport Workers’ […]
Under 18 year olds no longer accrue the employment condition as of 1 August
From 1 August 2022, persons under 18 no longer accrue the employment condition required for earnings-related daily allowance. In addition, starting in August, earnings-related daily allowance can only be paid to persons over the age of 18, unless the employment condition has been met and a daily allowance is paid before 1 August 2022. Eligibility […]
The Transport Workers’ Unemployment Fund will merge to Open Unemployment Fund
The Transport Workers’ Unemployment Fund will merge with the Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa at the beginning of next year. The decision to merge was approved at the meeting of the Open Unemployment Fund today, 30 May 2022. The Transport Workers’ Unemployment Fund already made a positive decision earlier, on 18 May 2022. The Transport Workers’ […]
New features in eService: complete your income and employment information
The Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa’s eService will be updated to facilitate the completion of income and employment data in the daily allowance application. At Open Unemployment Fund, we use information from the electronic Income Register to process our members’ benefit claims. Employers, among others, report their employees’ income data to the national Income Register. A-kassa […]
Jobseekers must apply for four jobs a month as of the start of May
Changes introduced at the start of May will affect the services and jobseeking obligations of unemployed jobseekers. In the future, TE Offices will provide jobseekers with more individualized forms of support and services and encourage them to seek employment proactively. At the same time, the waiting periods before the payment of unemployment benefits will be […]
Government proposal: change security for the elderly – unemployment path to retirement to be abolished
The Government has made progress in its plans to abolish the right to additional days of unemployment allowance or the so-called “unemployment path to retirement”, but a new change security model will be proposed for persons aged 55 or over starting on 1 January 2023. This includes, for example, a change security allowance paid by […]
Impact of grants on the daily allowance – current information on grants
A grant may affect your entitlement to the earnings-related allowance. Below you can find the key facts and examples about a grant’s impact on the daily allowance. If you receive a grant for artistic work, let the TE Office know about it as soon as you are starting to work. However, if the grant is […]
Get the decision for earnings-related allowance electronically via eService
It is now possible to order the decision concerning earnings-related allowance only to eService. You can also download it as an electronic file. By ordering the electronic decision from the eService you can have it immediately at your disposal, when the application has been processed and the decision for earnings-related allowance has been given. In […]
Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa is already serving close to 200 000 members
The Open Unemployment Fund member count and the first statistical summary have been published. The Open Unemployment Fund currently has 190,911 members (31 December 2021). Most of our members also belong to our unions in the background: Trade Union Staff Association (Ay-toimihenkilöt) The Union of Journalists in Finland Finnish Musicians’ Union Finnish Actors Union The […]
