Checklist if you become unemployed

When you become unemployed, you are likely to have a lot of things on your mind.

Here's an overview of how to secure yourself financially, whether you are member of an unemployment insurance fund, have a supplemental unemployment insurance, or neither of the two. You'll also get a few tips for getting started with your job search.

How to get unemployment benefits when you are unemployed

If you are a member of an unemployment insurance fund (A-kasse), you must register as unemployed on the first day of unemployment to receive unemployment benefit.

IDA does not have an independent unemployment insurance fund, but collaborates with Akademikernes A-kasse. They can answer questions about unemployment benefits, job centers and rules about having to be available for the labour market.

In order to get your unemployment benefit, you must comply with a number of rules. The rules may vary slightly from a-kasse to a-kasse, but at Akademikernes A-kasse the following applies:

First day of unemployment: You must register as unemployed at jobnet.dk
No later than 2 weeks after the first day of unemployment: You must create your CV on jobnet.dk
Ongoing: Every month, you must fill in a benefits card on MitAKA to be paid unemployment benefits.

Read the Akademikernes A-kasse's guide for more information about being unemployment

How to use your supplemental unemployment insurance when you become unemployed

If you have taken out a supplemental unemployment insurance and have completed the required waiting period, you can receive a payout of up to 80-90 percent of your monthly salary.

You must contact your own insurance provider to request payment.

If you have salary insurance through IDA Forsikring, you must report your unemployment on your first real day of unemployment.

Report your unemployment when you have salary insurance through IDA Forsikring

If you have become unemployed and are not a member of an unemployment insurance fund

If you become unemployed and are not a member of an unemployment insurance fund, it is assumed that you are financially able to support yourself.

If this is not the case, you may be eligible for cash benefits or education benefits.

To receive a benefit, you must:

First day as unemployed: Register as unemployed on jobnet.dk or at your job centre on the first day it is open.
No later than 1 week later: Attend an interview that your job centre invites you to.
No later than 3 weeks after: Create a CV on jobnet.dk
Ongoing: Check messages from the public sector, attend relevant job interviews, report when you have been to a job interview or applied for a job.

Getting started with your job search

To receive either unemployment benefits (dagpenge) or cash benefits (kontanthjælp), you need to actively look for a new job.

Requirements vary, but you can find out how many applications you need to send at either your unemployment insurance fund or job centre.

You can find advice and guides for your job search at IDA. Here you can get tips on how to set up your CV and write a job application, and you can read more about how to find a job that suits your preferences. You can also use your membership benefits to review your CV, use IDA's tools to identify your competences or have an interview with a career counselor.

Find advice and tips for your job search

Outplacement: Get help finding a job during the notice period

If you have supplemental salary insurance through IDA Forsikring, or your employer is willing pay for an outplacement course, you can get individual help with the job search via an IDA outplacement course after you have become unemployed.

In an outplacement course, you work together with a professional adviser who knows the labour market for IDA members and who thus has an insight into the opportunities and challenges you face.

In IDA Outplacement, the experience is that 9 out of 10 participants get a new job before the counseling process ends, while 7 out of 10 get a new job before their notice period expires.

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