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Unemployment Insurance Fund (a-kasse)

Unemployment Insurance Fund (a-kasse)

With a membership of an unemployment insurance fund, in Danish called a-kasse, you can receive unemployment benefits if you lose your job, or if you do not have a job immediately after graduating.

Read about unemployment benefits

The state sets the conditions that you must meet to be eligible for unemployment benefits , and determines the unemployment benefit rates . It is the unemployment insurance fund that administers the rules and pays unemployment benefits. If you are part of the early retirement scheme , it is also the unemployment insurance fund that pays you early retirement benefits.

See the unemployment benefit rates

As a member of Akademikernes A-kasse, you can get help in all transitions of your work life - whether you are considering changing fields, thinking about starting your own business, or need advice on making significant decisions in your career.

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