Starting January 2025, withholding rate for benefits is determined automatically based on the tax card that comes into force on January 1, 2025. The...
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...
On June 19, 2024, the Parliament of Finland approved the government proposal on staggering the level of earnings-related allowance. In practice, this means that earnings-related allowance payouts decrease as unemployment continues. Also, some age-related...
A-kassa’s phone service will be available in the mornings from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM during the period from August 19th to September 30th. A-kassa aims to process and pay benefits to all its...
At A-kassa, the number of earnings-related allowance recipients has typically decreased in the summer months and increased again in the autumn. This year, however, the numbers appear to have taken an upward turn already...
The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has approved and confirmed the merger of the Paper Workers’ Unemployment Fund into Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa at the start of next year. The merger will take effect on...
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