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Number of Earnings-Related Allowance Recipients at A-kassa Fell by Almost One Fifth – No Signs of Rising Long-Term Unemployment
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The number of recipients of earnings-related unemployment allowance from A-kassa continued to decline sharply in May and was nearly one fifth lower than a...
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Midsummer causes changes to the unemployment fund’s service hours and benefit payment dates. Telephone service and eService chat On Thursday 18 June, we serve as usual otherwise, but the eService chat and the...
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Every July, many young people begin their military service. Military service changes everyday life for several months. If you have been working before your service begins and have joined an unemployment fund, it is...
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Many teachers, school assistants and other school employees see their employment contracts end when pupils begin their summer holiday. Work may continue again in the autumn, but the summer break often means a period...
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As a member of the Open Unemployment Fund, you will soon be able to study at an open university or an open university of applied sciences more freely than before without losing your unemployment...
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If you are dreaming of working abroad, you should find out whether you are eligible to take a job-seeking trip abroad while receiving earnings-related allowance. If you travel to another EU/EEA country or...
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As a member of the Unemployment Fund, you may in certain situations study while receiving earnings-related unemployment allowance. The government is currently preparing a legislative amendment that could make it easier in the future...