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The Electrical Workers´ Unemployment Fund will merge with Unemployment Fund Aaria on 1 January 2023 Maintenance work will be carried out in our systems at the turn of the year, causing the electronic eService and payment system to be unavailable. The downtime starts on Friday, 23 December 2022 at 13. The maintenance is expected to … Continued
If you have been a member of Aaria since the beginning of the year, we automatically get the details of your annual wage-based tax deduction card, which becomes valid on 1 February 2022, from the Finnish Tax Administration. You therefore do not have to send us your tax deduction card. Please note that when we … Continued
Independence Day on 6 December 2022, Boxing Day on 26 December 2022 and Epiphany on 6 January 2023 are midweek holidays and no benefits will be paid on these days. This may cause a slight delay in benefit payments. Our telephone service is also closed on Independence Day on 6 December. Normally, our telephone service … Continued
The system of ‘additional days’ of unemployment security is being phased out, and this includes abolishing the entitlement for additional days altogether for those born in or after 1965. A new restructuring protection package is being introduced for persons aged 55 and over. The changes become law on 1 January 2023. Restructuring protection package … Continued
Earnings-related allowance is usually paid for a maximum of 300–500 days. The system of additional days (often referred to as the ‘unemployment path to retirement’) refers to a person’s continued right to an earnings-related allowance after the maximum period. The minimum age at which a person can start claiming an allowance for additional days depends … Continued
The Government will no longer be bringing the legislative amendment on the switch to a euro-denominated employment condition before Parliament during this government term. The switch to euro-denomination was due to enter into force in 2023. The purpose of the new law was that the amount of an unemployed person’s daily allowance would be calculated … Continued
Benefits that are linked to the National Pension Index are set to rise by 4.2 per cent at the start of 2023. The earnings-related allowance, the alternation allowance and the mobility allowance are also being uprated. We will update the daily allowance calculator on our website accordingly shortly after the turn of the year. … Continued
Remember to make sure that the annual income limit on your tax card is large enough for the rest of the year. If the income limit is exceeded, we will withhold tax from your benefit according to the additional percentage on your tax card. You can check your situation in the eService status information or … Continued
The membership fee of the Unemployment Fund Aaria remains unchanged next year. The membership fee for 2023 is EUR 7 per month, i.e. EUR 84 for the whole year. Unemployment Fund Aaria’s membership fees are set by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority each year. Membership fee invoices are sent at the beginning of the … Continued
The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament for greater opportunities for jobseekers to study as of 1 January 2023. In the future, jobseekers will be able to study more without losing their unemployment benefits. Please note that these legislative amendments are not yet in force. We will provide more information on the matter as … Continued
