Join the Open Unemployment Fund
Being a member of unemployment fund is worthwhile – only as a member can you receive an earnings-related allowance.
We are a multidisciplinary unemployment insurance expert. We are there for you if you become unemployed or are laid off.
Many jobs, many branches – one Unemployment Fund.
- A-kassa is an Unemployment Fund which is open to all wage earners.
- Together with the trade unions, A-kassa provides its members with a solid security for the various twists and turns of working life.
- Trade unions provide security for working life, we at A-kassa in case of unemployment.
- Only as a member of the unemployment fund can you receive earnings-related daily allowance if you become unemployed or are laid off.
- We also pay mobility allowance, job alternation compensation and restructuring protection allowance.
Do you want join the A-kassa?
If you want to join only as a member of the unemployment fund, you can do so by filling out a membership application.
Supplement your A-kassa membership by joining a trade union in your field.
The membership fee of several trade unions also includes the membership fee of A-kassa, however, check with your own trade union.
Why is it worth being part of the A-kassa?
By joining the unemployment fund, you can receive earnings-related allowance based on your own salary level. You can estimate the level of your earnings per diem with the calculator. Depending on your income level, the difference can be significant compared to the basic allowance paid by Kela.
Earnings-related allowance consists of a basic part equal to the basic allowance and an income-related earnings part.
Kela’s basic daily allowance consists of the basic part i.e., it is the same amount for everyone. As a member of the fund, you get better security in case of unemployment. The unemployment fund also pays e.g., mobility allowance if you accept work far from home.
A-kassa is a general unemployment fund that is open to all wage-earners that are under the age of 68.
The membership fee of several trade unions also includes the membership fee of A-kassa, however, check with your own trade union.
As a member of the Unemployment Fund, you get the best financial security in case of unemployment. As a member, you can receive earnings-related allowance, mobility allowance when you get work further away, and job alternation compensation when you take job alternation leave.
Upheavals in the world, both big and small, are reflected in working life in ways that we cannot always predict. That’s why it’s worth making sure that earnings-related unemployment insurance is in order.
Together with the trade unions, we form solid security. Trade unions provide security for working life, we at A-kassa in case of unemployment.
A-kassa is an unemployment fund open to wage earners in all sectors. Any employed employee under the age of 68 can become a member of A-kassa.
The membership fee of several trade unions also includes the membership fee of A-kassa, however, check with your own trade union.
The membership fee of A-kassa is included in the membership fee of several trade unions.
If you are only a member of A-kassa, the membership fee is 8 euros per month or 96 euros per year. The membership fee can be paid at once for the whole year, divided into four parts or paid once a month.
If you transfer from another unemployment fund, the period of membership and employment accumulated at the previous fund will be accredited to you as you transfer to the Open Unemployment Fund. However, you must join within one month of resigning from the previous fund.
You can change the unemployment fund when you have a valid employment relationship and receive salary.
When joining, you can authorize us to notify the previous fund of your resignation.
With the membership application, you can indicate the date from which you want your membership to start, i.e. you can send the membership form as early as, e.g., December if you want to change Unemployment Fund from January.
We are an unemployment fund for wage-earners. If you are a full-time entrepreneur and were a member of the entrepreneur fund but are moving to paid work, you can become a member as an employee. The condition is that you become a member no later than one month after you left the entrepreneur fund. Based on your previous membership of the entrepreneur’s fund, you can receive entrepreneur’s daily allowance from us for the period of possible unemployment, if you do not yet meet the condition of being employed as a wage earner.
During part-time entrepreneur or as a family member of an entrepreneur, you can be part of the wage earner’s Fund and accumulate the wage earner’s employment condition in other work that has been done as a wage earner.
Employment services can be quite diverse. At A-kassa, we will focus especially on advisory and guidance services. Members will receive support, for example, in job searching, preparing CVs and applications, and career planning.
- Advisory and guidance services: Timely guidance is a key means of helping members find employment.
- AI-assisted bot: This will facilitate and speed up member services.
- Webinars: Training and information sessions on employment-related topics.
Providing employment services offers A-kassa an excellent opportunity to better support its members. The payment of benefits and advisory services will remain the core tasks of the fund, but in addition we will receive opportunity to serve our members even more comprehensively.
