When you are laid off, your employment and salary payments are interrupted for a fixed period. Unemployment security can ensure your livelihood during a layoff period.
At the Jobmarket you can register as a job seeker in the E-services of TE Services. If you become unemployed or are laid off, register as a job seeker as soon as possible.
You can register as a job seeker before your unemployment or lay-off begins, but do so no later than on your first day of unemployment, because you can only receive unemployment security from the registration date.
You can identify yourself to the E-services of TE Services with online banking credentials, a mobile certificate, or a chip-based ID card. If you cannot identify yourself in these ways or you are not a citizen of an EU or EEA member state, you can register in the TE Office's general counseling service or by visiting a TE Office in person.
If you are applying for unemployment security, after starting your job search, you will receive a labour policy statement on your right to unemployment security. You can see the statements given to you in the E-services of TE Services. Unemployment benefits are only paid for the time you are an unemployed job seeker. Your right to unemployment security is influenced by many factors. Read more about them in the "Unemployment security" section.
If you have participated in labour market training or been employed on a pay subsidy and become unemployed again, register as a job seeker.
When you start your job search, you will agree with your assigned TE Office or local government pilot expert on how your customer relationship will progress with the TE Services.
You can contact your expert via the E-services of TE Services. There you can also view all your open tasks.
In the E-services of TE Services you can
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When you are laid off, there is an interruption in your work and wages. However, your employment relationship remains in place for the duration of your lay-off. Unemployment security can provide you with a livelihood while you are laid off.
A lay-off means the temporary suspension of work and payment of wages based on a decision made or initiated by the employer. However, the employment relationship otherwise remains in force.
A laid off employee is either suspended from work entirely or has shortened working hours. Lay-offs can be full-time or part-time. Being laid off full-time means you no longer have any work obligations. When you are laid off part-time, your daily or weekly working hours are shortened.
If you are laid off, register as a job seeker in E-services no later than the first day of your lay-off period. You can register before your lay-off period or shortened work hours begin. You will receive an unemployment benefit for the duration of your lay-off if you have registered as a job seeker and the other requirements for receiving benefits are met. The TE Office or the local government pilot will arrange an initial interview for you, if possible, within five working days of the start of your job search.
You can be laid off from your job indefinitely or for a fixed period. If you are laid off for a fixed period of no more than three months, you will likely not need personal service from the TE Office or the local government pilot. However, you are still free to contact the TE Office or the local government pilot if you want personal service.
If your lay-off has lasted more than three months, the TE Office or the local government pilot will arrange a job search discussion with you. Your job search obligation begins after a job search discussion has been organized for you and you have been laid off for three months.
The discussion will not be held if your lay-off is about to end within a month of when the job search discussion is to be held.
If you have been laid off part-time, the same principles apply to you as for part-time job seekers, but your obligation to look for work only begins three months after the first job search discussion.
If you are laid off entirely, your employment plan will include a three-month review period after the start of the job search obligation, during which you will have to apply for four job opportunities. This means that if you are completely laid off, you will have to apply for four job opportunities within the month, because a person who is completely laid off is considered unemployed from the perspective of unemployment security.
If you have been laid off part-time, your employment plan will include one three-month review period after the start of the job search obligation, during which you must apply for one job opportunity. In the case of part-time lay-off, you must therefore apply for one job during the three-month period.
You can easily register as an unemployed job seeker in the E-services of TE services.
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When you are an unemployed job seeker, unemployment security financially ensures your ability to apply for work and improves your chances of entering or returning to the labour market.
Register as a job seeker and start your job search on your first day of unemployment so that you can receive unemployment security right from the beginning of your unemployment.
After registering you will receive a labour policy statement stating whether you are eligible for unemployment security. If you are applying for unemployment security, you may receive a request for additional information before the statement is issued.
You may receive an increase in your unemployment security if you participate in services promoting employment. You must agree on participation in the service with your expert either in the employment plan or an equivalent plan.
When applying for unemployment security, first find out whether your unemployment benefit is paid by the unemployment fund or Kela. Various forms of unemployment benefits include earnings-related allowance, basic unemployment allowance, and labour market subsidy.
If you have any questions about unemployment security, the experts at the unemployment security helpline will assist you.
You can easily register as an unemployed job seeker in the E-services of TE services.
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If you have been laid off, you may be entitled to unemployment security during the lay-off.
If you are laid off, register as a job seeker so that the TE Office or the local government pilot can make a labour policy statement on your right to unemployment security. You can then apply for unemployment security either from the unemployment fund or Kela. For more detailed instructions on registering as a job seeker and applying for unemployment security, see the "How to apply for unemployment security" page.
Your lay-off must be implemented by the employer due to financial or production-related reasons. Being laid-off for disciplininary reasons does not give you the right to unemployment benefits.
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When you register as a job seeker, you will be asked about matters that affect your eligibility for unemployment security. When you receive unemployment benefits, you must notify us if your situation changes.
Report changes in your employment situation in the E-services, the telephone service, or at the office of the TE Office or the local government pilot.
Report, for example, when
Please note that the most common changes that you must notify to the TE Office or the local government pilot are listed above. If you are unsure about how the change in your situation affects your right to unemployment security, you should contact the TE Office, the local government pilot, or the unemployment security helpline. An expert will also give you more detailed instructions on how to report the start and end of employment when you take on temporary work on a regular basis, for example.
As a recipient of an unemployment benefit, you must notify TE officials if your situation changes. You can report changes in the E-services of TE services.
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If your employer has been declared bankrupt or, for some other reason, cannot pay your salary, you can apply for unpaid pay or other payments as pay security.
The pay security system secures your ability to receive pay and other payments if your employer is unable to pay them. You will be compensated as pay security for payments once the grounds and amount of them have been determined.
As a private customer, you can apply for pay security in the ELY Centre's E-services. You will need online banking codes, a mobile certificate, or an identity card with a chip suitable for identification. Instructions for applying for pay security can be found on the ELY Centre's website.
Once you know that you will lose your job, register as a job seeker via E-services no later than your first day of unemployment. After that, you can apply for unemployment security from Kela or your unemployment fund.
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You can easily register as an unemployed job seeker in the E-services of TE services.
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When you are laid off, there is an interruption in your work and wages. However, your employment relationship remains in place for the duration of your lay-off. Unemployment security can provide you with a livelihood while you are laid off.
If your employment is being terminated for production or financial reasons, transition security will help support you.
TYP is a model in which TE Offices, wellbeing service counties, and Kela cooperate to provide you with help in your current situation.
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If your employment is being terminated for production or financial reasons, transition security will help support you.
Transition security is a service that helps you if your employer is forced to dismiss employees for production-related and economic reasons. The service provides you support for searching for a job and finding new employment as quickly as possible. In dismissal situations, the TE Office's transition security experts work with your employer and employee representatives. The experts organise, among other things, information events about being a customer in the TE Services and about the services offered to promote your employment, even before your actual dismissal, when you are still in an employment relationship.
You are already entitled to an employment plan during your period of notice. In the employment plan, you will agree with your assigned expert on the actions and services that will best help you find new employment. When you are dismissed, you are entitled to paid leave while you are preparing an employment plan or participating in job search training, vocational labour market training, or re-employment training agreed on in the plan.
The TE Office also offers you transition security services in regions that are part of the local government pilot on employment. In addition, the TE Office is responsible for preparing an employment plan for job seekers who are part of the municipal experiment when the job seeker who is covered by the transition security has not yet transferred to the local government pilot on employment.
TE Offices employ designated transition security experts who help both employers and employees in matters related to transition security. Telephone services are also available.
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Extended transition security is intended for you if you are at least 55 years old. The purpose of the service is to promote your speedy employment and improve your position on the labor market.
You are entitled to transition security for job seekers aged 55 or over, if
Transition security for job seekers aged 55 or over includes
The amount of the transition security allowance corresponds to your average monthly salary. Remember to apply for transition security allowance from your own unemployment fund or from Kela no later than three months after the end of your employment.
Transition security training is a service intended for a person aged 55 or over who has been terminated from their employment. It must be organised and granted by the TE office after receiving information from the employer about the person's termination.
You may have the right to an employment leave if you are facing dismissal due to either production-related or financial reasons, or in connection with a reorganization process and your employer fulfills the job offer and training obligations. You can also negotiate an employment leave with your employer if your dismissal is a result of bankruptcy. During your notice period, you can take an employment leave, during which you have the right to create an employment plan in cooperation with TE Services. During the employment leave, you are also entitled to participate in labour market policy adult education, training programmes, internships, and on-the-job learning, if these actions are agreed upon in the employment leave contract.
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