Euro-based employment condition 2024
A legislative amendment by the Government enters into force on September 1, 2024, revising the employment condition that forms the basis of earnings-related allowance by making it euro-based. In the future, daily allowance is no longer dependent on the number of hours worked but on the salary paid during a calendar month. At the same […]
Lack of available jobs biggest problem in finding employment
According to the results of a survey conducted by the Open Unemployment Fund, lack of potential jobs and overly long commutes are the biggest obstacles for finding employment. Discrimination (age, gender or other trait) and lack of required skills or education were also highlighted in the survey answers. A government proposal includes amendments to allow […]
Number of recipients of earnings-related allowance continued to grow
In January, earnings-related allowance was paid out to 33,095 Open Unemployment Fund members. The number increased 45.6% from January 2023 when earnings-related allowance was paid out 22,727 members. 13.6% of A-kassa members received earnings-related allowance in January, an increase of 2.5 percentage points from December 2023. Out of all recipients of earnings-related allowance, 44.2% […]
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Our website is full of useful information on unemployment security, such as benefits, application processes and payments. In this article, you will find a collection of helpful tips which make it easy to locate the right information. Delivering your tax card >> Read more about benefit taxation and delivering your tax card. Employed in […]
Paper Workers’ Unemployment Fund merging with A-kassa
The Paper Workers’ Unemployment Fund will be merging with Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa at the beginning of next year. Decisions regarding the merger will be made during spring 2024. An extraordinary meeting of the Paper Workers’ Unemployment Fund representatives will decide on the merger on 16 May 2024. A-kassa will hold their meeting on the […]
Periodisation of holiday compensation in 2024
In relation to holiday compensation, periodisation means that, when your employment ends, the fund calculates how many days’ worth of holiday compensation you have accrued and deducts the resulting number of days from your earnings-related allowance. In practice, this means periodisation postpones the start of your earnings-related allowance. If you have one month of […]
Increasing number of people worried about their work situation
In January, the Open Unemployment Fund asked its members how they see their work situation in 2024. Over 3,000 members responded to the questionnaire. A similar survey was conducted in autumn 2023. According to the January results, 33 per cent described their work situation as promising, while in September last year, as many as 41 […]
Increase in layoffs in 2023 reflected in the unemployment fund
In 2023, a total of 55,092 applicants received earnings-related allowance from the Open Unemployment Fund. The number of recipients increased by 18.9% from 2022, remaining in line with the previous year before taking an upward turn in August. The share of laid-off persons in relation to recipients of earnings-related allowance was 48.9% in 2023, compared […]
Did your work stop because of the frost?
In the event of a weather barrier, you can apply for a daily allowance from the fund under certain conditions. If work is prevented due to freezing temperatures, those working in the building and forestry industry must have agreed on a frost limit before starting work on the site. A weather barrier is a situation […]
A-kassa Open Unemployment Fund gains 17,000 members
A-kassa Open Unemployment Fund continues to grow thanks to a merger at the start of the year. The merger brought more than 17,000 members from the Finnish Food Workers’ Unemployment Fund into A-kassa. A-kassa now has more than 245,000 members and retains its position as Finland’s third-largest unemployment fund. A-Kassa is a multi-sectoral unemployment fund […]
Schedule changes and other changes at the turn of the year
The Finnish Food Workers’ Unemployment Fund will merge with A-kassa on 1 January 2024. This will cause a break in benefit payments and an eService outage at the turn of the year to allow for system updates. It will also lead to temporary changes in benefit payment schedules and service hours. eServices unavailable from […]
The Open Unemployment Fund will strengthen its position at the beginning of next year
A-kassa Open Unemployment Fund is the third-largest unemployment fund in Finland. A-kassa currently has over 228,000 members and will gain an additional 17,000 members when the Finnish Food Workers’ Unemployment Fund merges with A-kassa at the turn of the year. A-Kassa is a multi-sectoral unemployment fund open to all wage and salary earners. Already […]
Sharp increase in November 2023 earnings-related unemployment allowance recipients compared to last year
The number of recipients of A-kassa’s earnings-related unemployment allowance has continued to rise since July, and towards the end of the year the increase has become even steeper. In November, 23,739 members received earnings-related unemployment allowance, which is 11.8% more than in October and as much as 38.8% more than in the same period last […]
Which areas of income security will change at the start of 2024?
The current Finnish Government’s first set of unemployment security reforms will take effect at the turn of the year if the changes of the law are approved. The changes will affect the Unemployment Security Act, which also governs unemployment funds. The reformed act is due to take effect on 1 January 2024. Let’s review the […]
Do you know the 200-day layoff rule?
An employee who is laid off for at least 200 consecutive days is entitled to terminate their employment without forfeiting their salary for the notice period. The employment ends on the date of termination. The employee is entitled to compensation from their employer in the same amount as their salary for the notice period. […]
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 2024. 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 […]
Impact of part-time work on earnings-related unemployment allowance
The types and forms of work have become more diverse. More people are doing jobs with varying working hours, and some work without an employment relationship. As new technologies arise, they are introducing entirely new types of work. Nevertheless, a lot of work is still done full-time in employment relationships with fixed working hours and […]
The opening hours of A-kassa’s telephone service will change starting September 1.
Starting from 1.9. A-kassa’s telephone service is open as follows: Mon. 8.30-15.00 Tue. 8.30-15.00 Wed. 8.30-12.00 Thu. 8.30-12.00 Fri. 8.30-12.00 Chat opening hours are expanding eService’s chat is open every weekday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. You can access eService’s chat by logging into your own eService. In the chat, our customer service representatives […]
Have you already taken into use the eService’s electronic decision and payment notifications?
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 this case, the decision will not be sent by mail. It is also possible to order a payment notification as a text message […]
Did you know these? – Facts about unemployment security
Unemployment security refers to financial support that you receive during unemployment or temporary lay-off. You can apply for unemployment security either from an unemployment fund, if you are a member of an unemployment fund, or from Kela. You are obliged to actively seek work during your unemployment. When to apply for support from an […]
