A part-time job during unemployment raises practical questions: whom do you notify, how do you keep looking for work and which documents does the unemployment insurance fund need? A particular workload percentage alone does not answer them.
Report the work early
Notify the RAV and unemployment insurance fund early about any work while receiving benefits. Provide the start date, workload and agreed pay, and clarify how to submit the information. The SECO FAQ explains obligations and interim earnings.
Do not assume that notifying one office automatically supplies the other with all the information required. Ask and keep the confirmation.
Agree on the continuing job search
A part-time job does not automatically end your job search. Discuss with the RAV which jobs and workloads you should seek and what evidence is required. This does not establish a general duty to always supplement every part-time workload to 100 percent.
Fictional example: You start a 40-percent job. Record the agreed working hours and ask how these affect your availability, the workloads you seek and your agreed job-search efforts. This example sets neither an application quota nor a benefit entitlement.
Enable the calculation
The unemployment insurance fund assesses whether the income qualifies as interim earnings and whether you are entitled to compensatory payments. Submit the requested information and evidence. Find the current interim earnings certificate under unemployment insurance forms, form 10018.
Missing documents can delay calculation and payment. Ask your employer for the certificate in good time and inform the fund about outstanding evidence. A ZIP file you create yourself does not replace a required form.
Your three-point check
- Do the responsible offices know the start date, workload and pay?
- Have you clarified the continuing job search and evidence with the RAV?
- Have you submitted the required documents or reported outstanding evidence?
