Introduction to MA and the
unemployment insurance
system
2017
Today’s agenda
• What are the three different organisations you will meet as
unemployed?
o A-kasse
o Jobcenter
o Secondary operator (or ‘Anden Aktør’)
• What rules must you follow? What does it mean to be ‘available
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for work’?
MA offers you a wide range of seminars, workshops and
individual assistance
What is ‘activation’ and how can you use it to your benefit?
Introduction to MA and unemployment insurance
Today’s agenda
• Approval of your CV at Jobnet.dk
• Approval of
‘Krav til jobsøgning’ at ‘Selvbetjeningen’
at ma-kasse.dk
• Questions concerning your individual situation? Find
answers to all during your personal interview.
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‘Availability’ - 1
‘Availability’ is the central principle!
The most important thing to remember:
• To receive benefits, you must always be available
to
assume work!
• If you fail an availability assessment at MA, you risk
loosing your benefits.
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‘Availability’ - 2
To remain ‘available’, you must:
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Apply for multiple jobs every week, even during ‘activation’ and even if you
are working part time while receiving ‘dagpenge’ on the side
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At least one of these must be for a solicited, full-time job in Denmark
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If necessary, go beyond your field of expertise if you have trouble finding
employment. Consider applying for unsolicited positions or through network
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We use your job log at ma-kasse.dk to assess your availability. You must
update your joblog every week, either at Jobnet.dk or ma-kasse.dk
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You must upload a minimum of 1 application every month
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Main focus must be on the Danish labour market
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Who does what?
A-kasse
Intro-meeting
Availability
assessment
Availability assessment
Assessments as needed
Jobcenter
1st month
Interview (joint interview)
2nd month
Interview
3rd month
Interview
4th month
Interview
5th month
Interview
6th month
Interview (joint interview)
7+ months
Interviews every
3rd month
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‘Activation’
Activation
(below age 30 / above age 50)
Activation
(between ages 30-49)
‘Activation’ - 1
You can be ‘activated’ when:
• Below 30 or above 50 years of age:
(after 3 months at the latest)
• Between ages 30-49:
(after 6 months at the latest)
You have the right (and a duty!) to be
activated at least once! Any more is
up to you.
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‘Activation’ - 2
Types of ‘activation’:
• Company internship
Of a length of 4 to 8 weeks
• Subsidised employment – public sector
(max. 4 months – available after 6 months of
unemployment)(‘Løntilskudsjob’)
• Subsidised employment – private sector
(max. 6 months – available after 6 months of
unemployment)(‘Løntilskudsjob’)
• Individual guidance, workshops, courses etc.
• NB: Your Jobcenter will always focus on whatever can bring you
closer to employment
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Fee and freelance
You get a fee for a specific task – MA supplement with
”dagpenge”.
Before you start:
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Fill in ‘AK045’ + send your contract
await MA’s assesment of your position
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The gross fees wil be divided by 230,08 kr. per hour
Eksample: You receive a fee of 4.600 kr. You will be
deducted (4.600 / 230,08) = 20 hours of your
”dagpenge”. You then will receive 17 hours of
”dagpenge”.
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Looking for jobs within the EEA
You can receive unemployment benefits for 3
months while looking for work within the Euro
zone.
Conditions:
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Unemployed for at least 4 weeks before
departure
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You must follow the local rules of the country
in question
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Apply with the form PDU2
Learn more by reading ”jobsøgning i udlandet”
at ma-kasse.dk.
Pertains to all EU countries, plus a few others.
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Dagpenge – Unemployment Benefits
Conditions:
• Benefits for 3.848 hours = 2 years
Read about it: www.ma-kasse.dk
Resuming a new period of dagpenge (benefits) =
1924 hours of work (within 3 years)
Beskæftigelseskonto – Occupation Account
• Hours of work while unemployed =
• Either a way to re-earn a new
unemployment benefit period
• Or extension of your existing
unemployment benefit period –
1 hour of work extend the period
with 2 hours of benefits.
Max. extension – 1 year.
Practical information
In case of illness:
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Notify your illness on the first day at Jobnet
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MA receives automaticcaly a notification from Jobnet
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Notify back to Jobnet as soon as you recover
Holiday:
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Your holiday must be registered at Jobnet no later than 14 days
before it starts
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If there is less than 14 days untill the start date of your holiday, contact
your Jobcenter. However, there is a chance it will no longer be
approved!
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What can MA offer you besides benefits?
As an a-kasse, MA does more than just pay out benefits:
• Workshops, seminars and networking
• Individual guidance
• Magistrene.dk
• MA-Nyt.dk
• MA Jobmatch
• Business Insight
• Access to our facilities 8.30 am to 15.30 pm
• Members’ advocate / ‘Medlemmets advokat’
• Onlinekurser.dk
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A few final words…
Remember:
• Still a ‘student’?
Fill in form AK 044 at the self-service section at MAkasse.dk
• Always check your mail from your Jobcenter via Jobnet.dk
• At least every 7 days you must see if your Jobcenter have
any suggested jobs for you at Jobnet.dk
• Update your job log every week! And don’t forget to
upload an application at least once every 4 weeks
• Fill in your ‘dagpengekort’ every month at ma-kasse.dk.
Introduction to MA and unemployment insurance