Will you start a new job in the fall?
Some of the daily allowance applicants will start a new job in the autumn. Below you will find instructions on how to apply for daily allowance when starting work in the autumn.
Full-time or part-time?
Full-time employment refers to employment where the working time is more than 80% of the maximum working time applicable to full-time employees in the sector.
Part-time work refers to employment subject to unemployment allowance, where the working time is no more than 80% of the maximum working time applicable to full-time employees in the sector. You can apply for adjusted daily allowance for part-time work.
If you start a full-time job lasting more than two weeks, you are not entitled to daily allowance for the duration of the employment relationship (except, for example, in lay-off situations). If you start a part-time job or a full-time job lasting no more than two weeks, you can also apply for adjusted daily allowance for the duration of the employment relationship. However, the employee is not entitled to adjusted daily allowance if the working hours have been reduced on the employee’s own initiative or by mutual agreement with the employer.
Remember to keep your job search valid at the TE Office also when applying for adjusted daily allowance!
Also notify the TE Office about the start of work.
If you are unsure whether your employment relationship is part-time or full-time, you can confirm this by sending the employment contract to the fund. Also notify the TE Office about the work. We recommend that you keep your job search valid at the TE Office if you are unsure whether the job is full-time/part-time, as the right to daily allowance can only arise for the period during which the job search has been valid.
Are you starting a full-time job lasting more than two weeks?
If you start a full-time job lasting more than two weeks, you can apply for the daily allowance until the day before the start of the employment relationship.
Example 1: Your previous application for earnings-related unemployment allowance was from 13 June 2023 to 12 July 2023.
- You start working full-time for more than two weeks on 9 August 2023, and the payment of salary also starts on 9 August 2023
- Submit your final application for the period 13 July 2023 – 8 August 2023. In this case, the application form asks for a reason for a shorter application period than usual, to which you can answer “yli kaksi viikkoa kestävä kokoaikatyö” (full-time work lasting more than two weeks)”. You can submit the application no earlier than 8.8.2023. Remember to check that the dates in the application period are correct!
Example 2: Your previous application for earnings-related unemployment allowance was from 13 June 2023 to 12 July 2023.
- You start working full-time for more than two weeks on 9 August 2023, but the payment of salary starts already on 1 August 2023
- Submit your final application for the period 13 July 2023 – 31 July 2023. In this case, the application form asks for a reason for a shorter application period than usual, to which you can answer “yli kaksi viikkoa kestävä kokoaikatyö” (full-time work lasting more than two weeks)”. You can submit the application no earlier than 31.7.2023. Remember to check that the dates in the application period are correct!
Are you starting a part-time job or a full-time job lasting up to two weeks?
If you start a part-time job or a full-time job lasting up to two weeks, you can continue applying for earnings-related unemployment allowance with the same rhythm as in the summer. In some cases, the application rhythm may need to be changed due to the future salary payment rhythm. In this case, the person processing the application will contact you and request the application from the correct period. A part-time employment contract must always be attached to the application.
Also remember to report the hours you have worked on the application. Instructions for reporting working hours can be found in Instructions for Openetti -section of our website, which you can access via the button below.
Example 1: Your previous application for earnings-related unemployment allowance was from 13 June 2023 to 12 July 2023.
- You start part-time work on 9 August 2023
- You can continue to apply for earnings-related unemployment allowance according to your normal application cycle even after the employment relationship has started. Submit your next application for the period 13 July 2023 – 12 August 2023. In your application, include a copy of the employment contract and remember to report your hours worked.
Example 2: Your previous application for earnings-related daily allowance was from 1 July to 31 July.
- you start a 10-day full-time job on 14 August 2023
- You can continue to apply for earnings-related unemployment allowance according to your normal application rhythm even after the employment relationship has begun. Submit the following application for the period 1 August 2023 – 31 August 2023. You can submit the application no earlier than 31.8.2023. Attach an employment contract to the application, if one has been drawn up. If no employment contract has been drawn up for the substitute, please indicate the duration of the substitute position, for example, in the application details section or by sending us a message in Openetti. Be sure to report the working hours on the application.
Are you a new applicant for earnings-related unemployment allowance?
The above instructions apply to those who have applied for daily allowance from the fund in the summer and who will start working in the autumn. If you have not applied for daily allowance in the summer, but are a new applicant for earnings-related unemployment allowance, you can read instructions on how to proceed in the instructions Applying for earnings-related allowance. You can access the instructions from the button below.
