Duration of mobility allowance
The duration of the mobility allowance period depends on the duration of the employment relationship. The allowance period is
- 30 days, if employment lasts at least 2 months
- 45 days, if employment lasts at least 3 months
- 60 days, if employment lasts at least 4 months.
Example: Employment lasts 2.5 months and stars on 1 March 2019, which makes the duration of the allowance period 30 days. The allowance period is 1–30 March 2019.
The allowance is paid for a maximum of 5 days per week from the start of employment to the end of the allowance period. The number of days changes depending on the month and the first day of employment. For example, during a 30-day allowance period mobility allowance is paid for 22–24 days. For part-time employment, mobility allowance is only paid for the days when you are actually working.
Mobility allowance is only simultaneously paid for one employment relationship and training related to it.
The duration of mobility allowance is determined by the term of employment known at the start of employment. If the term changes after the start of employment, mobility allowance will not be extended. If the term of employment is initially intended as indefinite, the allowance period is 60 days.
Mobility allowance is not paid after the end of employment. If the term of employment is shortened from what was initially agreed, the payment of mobility allowance will end at the latest at the termination of employment. If the term of employment is shortened so that it falls below two months, your right to mobility allowance is terminated from the start of employment, and recovery of paid allowance is decided on the basis of the reason for termination.
Mobility allowance periods are fixed. The allowance is not extended, for example, if the payment of mobility allowance is prevented due to a reason provided by the Act on Unemployment Security.
Mobility allowance is not paid for days on which
- working and salary earning are interrupted for full days due to a temporary lay-off or a reason comparable to being laid off,
- working and salary earnings are interrupted due to a reason attributable to you,
- you receive a benefit, such as sickness allowance, due to incapacity for work, or
- you receive another benefit that would prevent you from receiving earnings-related daily allowance (see here).