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The government proposes the abolition of increased earnings-related allowance. Currently, a supplement is paid for the duration of services promoting employment (TE services), such as labour market training, work trials, and job-seeking coaching. At the same time, the mobility allowance supplement, available for commutes exceeding 200 kilometres to a new job, would also be discontinued. … Continued

Significant changes will take effect from the beginning of September 2024 concerning the employment requirement and the amount of earnings-related allowance. These changes do not impact the process of applying for the earnings-related allowance. Staggering of earnings-related allowance The amount of earnings-related allowance will be staggered, meaning it will decrease as the period of unemployment … Continued

The Parliament of Finland has approved several amendments to the Unemployment Security Act. The changes relate to the amount of the earnings-related allowance and satisfying the employment requirement. The Parliament has also decided to abolish the obligation of local authorities to offer work to unemployed job-seekers. The amendments take effect on 2 September 2024. Amount … Continued

Parliament has approved an amendment to the law concerning the expansion of the tasks of unemployment funds. With the amendment, unemployment funds will be given the opportunity to offer their members new services that support further employment. This includes services, such as job placement, advisory and guidance services, evaluations, and training. The services offered by … Continued

Midsummer Eve, 21 June 2024, is not a payment date for benefits. This may cause a slight delay in benefit payments. Our telephone service hours on Tuesdays will change during summer. You can reach us by phone from 1 June to 31 August 2024: Mondays from 9:00 to 12:00 Tuesdays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 … Continued

Do you work as a special needs teaching assistant and are unemployed during the school summer holidays? You can receive earnings-related allowance during school holidays if you are laid off or your employment contract states that wages and work will be interrupted during the school holidays, or your employment ends on a fixed-term basis. Please … Continued

The Parliament has approved the legislation to abolish the job alternation leave system. The job alternation leave system will be abolished on August 1, 2024. The change will not affect ongoing job alternation leaves. Job alternation leave can be taken under current conditions if the leave begins no later than July 31, 2024. Individuals who … Continued

With the summer holiday season having started, many laid off and partially employed people might have questions about how annual leave and holiday bonuses affect earnings-related allowance and applying for it. We have collected information below on the impact of annual leave on earnings-related allowance, as well as instructions on how to apply for earnings … Continued

At the end of last year, Parliament decided on several changes to the Unemployment Security Act. Starting from April, child supplements and the exempt amount of earned income in unemployment security have been abolished. Child supplements have been abolished Starting from 1 April 2024, recipients of unemployment security are no longer entitled to child supplements. … Continued

The government has submitted a proposal to Parliament to expand the functions of unemployment funds. According to the proposal, unemployment funds would be given the opportunity to offer their members new services that support further employment. This includes services, such as job placement, advisory and guidance services, evaluations, and training. The services offered by unemployment … Continued