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Schedule changes and other changes at the turn of the year

The Paper Workers’ Unemployment Fund will merge with A-kassa on 1 January 2025. This will cause a break in benefit payments and an eService...

The mobility allowance is a benefit for which you can apply from your unemployment fund if you are unemployed and have accepted a job or started recruitment training required for a job. To receive...

In August, the number of recipients of earnings-related allowance at the Open Unemployment Fund remained consistent with the previous month. In August, 8.9% of A-kassa members received earnings-related allowance. In July, the number was...

When comparing the age distribution of A-kassa member beneficiaries in relation to the overall member age distribution, we see that unemployment is more prominent among older members. For older jobseekers, the situation became increasingly...

Amendments entering into force on Aug 1, 2024 Job alternation leave system will be abolished Amendments entering into force on Sep 2, 2024 Employment condition will be linked to euros earned Employment condition will...

Before any daily allowance can be paid, a qualifying period needs to be set. The qualifying period is seven unemployment days or an equivalent time period, and it must be fulfilled within eight consecutive...

This year, unemployment security has seen several amendments which affect both the amount and the calculation method of unemployment security. Although the process for applying for unemployment security mostly remains the same, some changes...