Current news
Number of earnings-related allowance recipients increased in March – improvement expected in April
- News
In March, the number of recipients of earnings-related allowance from Open Unemployment Fund increased by 5% compared to February but was still 12% lower...
- Membership
A common question related to membership is whether legal services are included in A-kassa membership. However, legal services or legal advice related to employment relationships are not included in the membership of any unemployment...
- News, Part time work
Types of employment have diversified in both form and content. There is an increasing number of jobs where working hours vary and which do not involve a traditional employment relationship. As new technology solutions...
- News
For many school pupils and students, summer is their first contact with working life. A summer job offers valuable work experience, income, meaningful activity, and an opportunity to build skills. At the same time,...
- News
When you become unemployed or are laid off, there is one important thing to take care of immediately: registering as an unemployed jobseeker. You must register no later than on your first day of...
- News
The Easter holidays cause changes to the unemployment fund’s service hours and benefit payment dates. Telephone service and eService chat On Thursday 2 April, we serve as usual otherwise, but the eService chat...
- News
A midweek holiday may affect whether earnings-related allowance is paid for a lay-off day. If your employer pays wages or midweek holiday compensation for a midweek holiday, this information must be reported correctly in...