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Worth knowing – when you are unemployed Who is who Who will you meet What legal requirements do you need to satisfy What options do you have And a lot of other stuff. Introduction For most people meeting the unemployment insurance fund and the unemployment benefits system is an entirely new world with many new requirements and concepts. This brochure describes who you will meet when you are unemployed, the requirements you must satisfy and the options you have when you receive unemployment benefits. For you to be entitled to unemployment benefits you must be actively seeking a job and be available to the labour market. In the brochure you can see the demands you must meet to be actively seeking a job and be available. You can amongst others read about mandatory meetings and what the consequences are if you fail to turn up for a meeting. You can also see what opportunities you have to pursue an education, apply for complementary benefits for a job on reduced working hours or obtain approval for selfemployment as secondary work. Always contact CA a-kasse if you are in doubt about anything regarding your unemployment benefits. You can contact us by telephone, in writing or in person at our premises at Smakkedalen in Gentofte or at Vesterport in Aarhus. Who do you meet when you are unemployed CA a-kasse – Job and Career At CA´s career counsellors’ at Job and Career you can always get advice and guidance on applications and CV, interview training, tests, coaching and career development. At Job and Career’s you can also attend a number of different job seeking seminars directed at the different phases of the job search, f.inst. ‘Application and CV’, ‘Proactive job search’, ‘Scoring the test’ and ‘Success at the interview’. Read more on the flip side of this brochure or on www.ca.dk/job_karriere/. CA a-kasse – The insurance department The insurance department deals with everything that has to do with your unemployment benefits. Our insurance counsellors know the unemployment insurance fund legislation and you can get advice and guidance on the possibilities the unemployment benefits system holds. The Job centres The Job centres hold the responsibility for activation, job facilitation, training permission and ordinary counselling. You shall meet with the Job centre at least once every third month throughout your unemployment. Other parties ‘Other parties’ are various private companies to which the Job centres outsource part of their job tasks. For example an other parties can be in charge of seminars, counselling and the contact to you. CONTACT Copenhagen Send an e-mail to ca@ca.dk or call 3314 9045. The telephones are open from Monday to Thursday from 8.30 till 17.00 and Fridays from 9.30 till 15.00. Aarhus – only career counselling Send an e-mail to aarhus@ca.dk or call 3314 9045. The telephones are open from Monday to Thursday from 8.30 till 17.00 and Fridays from 9.30 till 15.00 2
Availability – requirements and possibilities In order to have the right to unemployment benefits you must be available to the labour market and actively be seeking a job. Being available means meeting a number of requirements. Residence in DK and registered as a job seeker You must reside and have your address in Denmark You must be registered as a job seeker on www.jobnet.dk CV and CV interview Register your CV on www.jobnet.dk at the latest 3 weeks after you have registered your unemployment. Your CV on Jobnet must include zip code and telephone number. You will be summoned for a CV meeting within the first 3 weeks after your registration with the Job centre. Prior to the meeting you must complete a Job plan where you describe at www.ca.dk/selvbetjening/ the CV- and job banks you use how you employ your network the kinds of job you seek – characteristics/job categories within which geograpical area you are searching for a job how many jobs you investigate per week and how many jobs you expect to apply for per week job seeking method – for example if you send uninvited applications your thoughts on courses/training that can increase your job possibilities questions/subjects you need clarification on Moreover, you are to upload two examples of your applications that we will use to evaluate the seriousness of your applications. You will not receive feed-back on your applications during the meeting. At the meeting itself we will – if need be – adjust your Job plan. Thereafter your Job plan is binding and describes how you will go about your job search the following 3 months. We will send you further information prior to the meeting. The Job plan will follow you during the course of your unemployment. You have via Directen access to seeing your Job plan so that you are always aware of the agreements you have made with CA up until the next meeting. If you have been summoned for a meeting at the Job centre, other parties or CA a-kasse and you are activated the meeting can be a telephone call. Check your job proposals at the Job centre every 7 days. every 7 days to check your job proposals. If you forget, it may have consequences for your unemployment benefit. The third time you fail to check your job proposals timely, you are deregistered as a job seeker without advance warning. Meeting on a day’s notice You shall on a day’s notice be able to attend all meetings and seminars for which the Job centre, other parties or CA a-kasse invites you. You must read your mail every day as you may be called in for a meeting on a day’s notice. Therefore you must keep the Job centre, other parties and CA a-kasse informed about your current address. Forwarding your mail is not sufficient as that typically delays the mail 24 hours. You bear the responsibility yourself for missing information. Facilitated work and active job search You must be available for work with a daily commuting up to 3 hours with public transport. Upon 3 months’ 3
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