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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Coming back from your jobsearch outside Denmark

After three months of searching for a job abroad, if unsuccessful, you will be asked to return to Denmark and you will have to register again as unemployed to the Jobcentre.
Before being allowed another three months abroad, you will have to find a job and work for at least 296 hours (two months of full employment).
You will receive a letter like this on your return.

Dansk
Du har ret til dagpenge efter din 3 måneders periode med eos-dagpenge.

Vi har behandlet din ansøgning om dagpenge efter din periode med EOS dagpenge, hvor du har tilmeldt dig jobcenteret den 31. januar 2012, din dagpengesats er 788 kr. pr. dag, og du har ret til dagpenge fra den 31. januar 2012.

Du har ret til en ny 3 måneders periode med EOS dagpenge, når du har haft 296 timer lønarbejde efter den 31. januar 2012.

Pr. den 31. Januar 2012 har du 79 ydelsesuger tilbage, der kan bruges inden referenceperioden udløber den 27. juli 2014.

Når du har haft arbejde nok til at opfylde et nyt arbejdskrev, kan du starte forfra på en ny dagpengeperiode. Arbejdskravet er på 1924 timers lønarbejde udført inden for de seneste 3 år. Arbejdet skal være uden offentlig støtte.

Udbetaling af dagpenge - gå i Selvbetjening
Når du skal have dagpenge, er det nemmeste for dig at udfylde og sende dit dagpengekort fra Selvbetjening, som du finder på vores hjemmeside aak.dk. For at kunne benytte Selvbetjening skal du anvende digital signatur eller NemID.

Dagpengekortet skal du taste den næstsidste søndag i måneden. Pengene vil være til disposition den sidste hverdag i måneden. Vi skal have modtaget dagpengekortet senest tre måneder efter periodens udløb.

Specifikationen over udbetaling sender vi til e-Boks
Er du ikke allerede tilmeldt e-Boks, skal du tilmelde dig for at få sendt meddelelser om udbetalinger og information om dine optjente feriedagpenge. På den måde spare du dig selv - og ikke mindst miljøet - for en masse papirarbejde og får til gengæld et enkelt arkiv til dine personlige papirer. Du kan tilmelde dig e-Boks via www.aak.dk, din netbank eller på e-boks.dk.

Du skal aktiverer dit CV på jobnet
Det er en del af rådighedsforpligtelsen, at du opdaterer dit CV og gør det tilgængeligt for jobcenterets job- og CV-bank under jobnet.dk. Hvis du ikke allerede har gjort det, skal du opdatere dit CV på jobnet hurtigst muligt og inden 3 uger efter, at du meldte dig ledig på jobcenteret. CV'et skal udfyldes med dine uddannelser, tidligere beskæftigelser og øvrige kvalifikationer. Vi indkalder dig inden 3 uger til en CV-samtale, hvor vi vurderer, om dit CV er fyldestgørende. CV'et skal løbende ajourføres.

Når du skal på ferie
Når du er ledig, skal jobcenteret have besked om ferie 14 dage før første feriedag. Du kan ikke få dagpenge, når du holder ferie, men skal bruge den ferie, du har optjent fra din tidligere arbejdsgiver. Hvis du ikke overholder fristen på 14 dage, betyder det, at du skal møde til de aktiviteter og møder, som jobcenteret indkalder til i ferien.

Hvis du bliver syg
Hvis du bliver syg, mens du er ledig, har du ikke ret til dagpenge fra åK og skal notere "syg" på dagpengekortet. Derimod kan du få sygedagpenge fra din kommune. Bliver du syg, er det vigtigt, du hurtigst muligt registrerer det på "Min Side" på jobnet.dk. Du behøver ikke give os besked med mindre, vi har indkaldt dig til samtale. Vi får din sygemelding fra jobcenteret, og giver kommunen besked om, at du skal have sygedagpenge.

Når du bliver rask, skal du registrere det på "Min Side" på jobnet.dk og give kommunen besked. Så kan vi genoptage udbetalingen af dagpenge.

Læs vores pjece Værd at vide
På vores hjemmeside aak.dk finder du pjecen Værd at vide, hvor du kan læse mere om de muligheder ok praktiske forhold, der gælder for ledige. Det er vigtigt, at du læser pjecen, specielt afsnittet om Kontakten med jobcenteret og At være til rådighed for arbejdsmarkedet. Pjecen beskriver også nogle af de regler, some er vigtige at være opmærksom på, fx om at deltage i kursus/uddannelse med dagpenge, supplerende dagpenge og frigørelsesatterster.

Hvad skal du oplyse til os
Det er vigtigt, at du husker at oplyse os om alt, der kan have betydning for din ret til dagpenge. Det gælder bl. a. enhver form for arbejde, indtægter og oplysninger om, hvis du bliver momsregistreret eller starter selvstændig virksomhed.

Du kan finde mere information om dagpenge mv. og vores jobservice AAK job på aak.dk

Hvis du har spørgsmål, eller der er noget, du vil have uddybet, er du selvfølgelig velkommen til at kontakte os.

Venlig hilsen

English
You are entitled to unemployment benefits after your 3 month period of EOS-benefits.

We have processed your application for unemployment benefits after your period EOS benefits when you signed up for the job center on 31 January 2012, your benefit rate is 788 kr. today and you are entitled to unemployment benefits from 31 January 2012.

You are entitled to a new 3-month period with EOS benefits when you have 296 hours paid work after 31 January 2012.

As on 31 January 2012 you have the 79 benefit weeks back that can be used in the reference period expiring on 27 July 2014.

Once you've had enough work to meet a new work wrote, you can start over on a new benefit period. The work requirement is 1924 hours of paid work performed within the last 3 years. The work will be without public support.

Payment of benefits - go to Self
When you need benefits, it is easiest for you to fill out and send your benefit card from the Self that you find on our website aak.dk. To use self-service, use the digital signature or NemID.

Benefit card, dial the penultimate Sunday of the month. The money will be available on the last day of the month. We must have received unemployment benefit card within three months of expiry.

The specification of the payment we send to e-Boks
Are not you already registered e-Box, you must register in order to send notices of payments and information about your earned vacation allowances. That way you save yourself - not to mention the environment - a lot of paperwork and in return receive a single file to your personal papers. You can subscribe to e-Boks via www.aak.dk, your online banking or e-boks.dk.

You must activate your CV on Jobnet
It is part of the available commitment that you update your CV and make it available to jobcenterets job and CV bank under jobnet.dk. If you have not already done so, you must update your CV on Jobnet soon as possible and within 3 weeks after you signed up free at the job center. CV must be completed with your education, previous occupations and other skills. We call you within 3 weeks to a CV interview, when we assess whether your resume is incomplete. CV must be continuously updated.

When you go on vacation
When you are unemployed, the job center to be notified about the holiday 14 days before the first day of vacation. You can not get unemployment benefits if you are on holiday, but use the vacation you have earned from your previous employer. If you do not respect the deadline of 14 days, it means that you will meet the activities and meetings convened by the job center during the holidays.

If you become ill
If you become ill while you're unemployed, you have no right to benefit from AAK, and shall record the "sick" on the benefits map. However, you can get sick from your municipality. If you become ill, it is important that you immediately register it on "My Page" on jobnet.dk. You do not notify us unless we have invited you to interview. We get sick from your job center and gives the municipality the message that you must be sick.

When you are healthy, you must register it on "My Page" on jobnet.dk and give the municipality message. Then we can resume the payment of unemployment benefits.

Read our pamphlet Need to know
On our website you will find the pamphlet aak.dk Need to know where you can read more about the opportunities ok practical considerations that apply to the unemployed. It is important that you read the booklet, especially the section on contact with the job center and Being available for work. The booklet also describes some of the rules, somebody is important to note, for example, to participate in training / education with benefits, supplemental unemployment benefits and re-release tests.

What you must tell us
It is important that you remember to tell us anything that may affect your entitlement to benefits. This applies in particular. a any kind of work, income and information if you are VAT registered or starting a business.

You can find more information about benefits, etc.. and our job service AAK job aak.dk

If you have questions or if there is anything you want clarified, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely

Friday, November 4, 2011

Moving your jobsearch outside Denmark

If you fill in the form PD U2/attest E 303 DK signed by your local Jobcentre, your A-Kasse might grant you a period of three months to stay abroad, within Europe, to look for a job. You will receive a letter of approval similar to this.

Dansk
Dagpenge under jobsoegning i udland
Vi har behandlet din ansoegning om at modtage danske dapenge under arbejdssoegning i COUNTRY (attest PDU2). Du har oplyst, at du rejser den DD.MM.YYYY.

Du har ret til dapenge fra den 01.MM.YYYY til den 31.+3MM.YYYY.

Det er en forudsaetning for din ret til dagpenge, at du har bopael og ophold i Danmark paa den afrejsedato, du har oplyst paa ansoegningen. Hvis du rejser tidligere, vil din ret til dagpenge bortfalde, og vi vil tage stilling til, om eventuelle udbetalte dagpenge skal tilbagebetales.

Vigtigt ved afrejsen
Det er vigtigt, at du afmelder dig jobcenteret i Danmark paa afrejsedagen, og tilmelder dig det lokale jobcenter i COUNTRY inden for 7 dage. Du skal tilmelde dig senest den 07.11.2011, for at vi kan udbetale dagpenge fra foerste dag i attestperioden.

Dokumenterne
Vi vedlaegger den originale PD U2, som er dokumentation for din ret til dagpenge fra AAK. Vi vedlaegger ogsaa en kopi af PD U2, som du kan aflevere til Jobcenteret i COUNTRY, hvis de oensker at faa den, naar du tilmelder dig som arbejdssoegende.

SED008
SED008 er et dokument du skal afleverer paa jobcenteret i COUNTRY. Dokumentet oplyser, at du har ret til at vaere arbejdssoegende med danske dagpenge. Kopien er til dig.

Vi henviser i oevrigt til www.eures.dk, hvor du kan finde vejledning om forholdene i det land, du oensker at rejse til.

Oplysningsskema
Naar du har tilmeldt dig jobcenteret i COUNTRY, skal du sende det vedlagte oplysningsskema til AAK.

EØS-dagpengekort
Du skal udfylde et saerligt EØS-dagpengekort, der danner baggrund for udbetaling af dagpenge i attestperioden. Du kan udfylde EØS dagpengekortet i selvbetjening paa www.aak.dk den naestsidste soendag i maaneden.

Medlemskab
Du skal betale normalt kontingent til AAK i jobsoegningsperioden. Det er vigtigt, at kontingentet betales til tiden, da manglende betaling kan forsinke udbetalingen af dagpenge.

Hvis du bliver slettet som medlem, mens du er vaek, har du ikke laengere ret til at modtage dagpenge.

Raadighed
Naar du har tilmeldt dig jobcenteret i COUNTRY skal du foelge de regler om kontrol, der er der. Du skal ogsaa deltage i de moeder m. v. du bliver indkaldt til.

Du skal staa til raadighed for arbejdsmarked i COUNTRY og vaere aktiv arbejdssoegende der.

Du har ligesom i Danmark pligt til at fortaelle AAK om arbejde, uddannelse eller andre aktiviteter der har eller kan have betydning for din ret til dagpenge.

Ferie
Du kan ikke modtage feriedagpenge i den periode du modtager dagpenge under arbejdssoegningen i COUNTRY.

Du kan i op til 7 dage holde fri for egen regning eller med egen optjent feriegodtgoerelse.

Husk at give AAK og jobcenteret i COUNTRY besked paa forhaand, hvis du oensker at holde ferie.

Afmelding i det andet 
EØS-land
Naar du rejser tilbage til Danmark, begynder arbejde eller af anden grund ikke laengere oensker at staa tilmeldt jobcenteret i COUNTRY, skal du huske af afmelde dig paa Jobcenteret.

Du skal ogsaa huske at skrive paa dit EOS-dagpengekort, at du ikke laengere er tilmeldt.

Tilmelding i Danmark igen
Vigtigt - Du skal tilmelde dig jobcenteret i Danmark senest den 31.+3MM.YYYY.
Hvis du ikke faar arbejde, der giver dig ret til at blive optaget i arbejdslesheds-forsikringen i COUNTRY. Hvis den sidste dag i attestperioden er en loerdag, soendag eller en helligdag, kan du tilmelde dig jobcenteret den foerstkommende hverdag.

Hvis du tilmelder dig det danske jobcenteret via Internettet, skal du sende en kopi af flybillet/togbillet eller anden dokumentation for, at du har vaeret tilbage i Danmark, den dag du atter tilmeldte dig jobcenteret.

Konsekvenser ved for sen hjemvenden
Hvis du ikke vender tilbage til Danmark senest 31.+3MM.YYYY., vil du miste din ret til dagpenge. For at du igen kan faa ret til dagpenge, skal du arbejde i mindst 296 timer (deltidsforsikrede mindst 148 timer) inden for 12 uger/3 maaneder.

Du kan medregne evt. arbejdstimer i udlandet til opfyldelse af kravet, hvis du har vaeret forsikret i perioden eller omfattet af COUNTRY's arbejdsloeshedsforsikring.

Vejledninger
Vi henviser til tidligere fremsendte generelle vejledning.

Oevrige bemaerkninger
Hvis du ikke oensker at bruge attesten, skal du straks sende den tilbage til os.
Har du spoergsmaal, er du velkommen til at kontakte os paa telefon 33 95 03 95.

Vi haaber, at du faar en god tur og held med din jobsoegning.

English
Job benefits abroad
We have processed your application to receive Danish benefits while looking for a job in COUNTRY (certificate PDU2). You stated that you will travel on DD.MM.YYYY.

You have the right to benefits from 01.MM.YYYY to 31.+3MM.YYYY.

It is a condition of your entitlement to benefits that you are resident and living in Denmark on the departure date you have stated on the application. If you leave earlier, your right to unemployment benefits will be waived and we will consider whether any allowances paid shall be refunded.

Important on departure
It is important that you cancel yourself from the Jobcenter in Denmark on the day of departure, and join the local job center in COUNTRY within 7 days. You must enroll no later than 07.11.2011, so that we can pay benefit from the first day of the certification period.

Documents
We enclose herewith the original PD U2, which is evidence of your entitlement to benefits from AAK. We also attach a copy of PD U2, which you can return to the job center in COUNTRY, if they wish to take it when you register as seeking employment.

SED008
SED008 is a document you must deliver on job center in COUNTRY. The document says that you have the right to be seeking work with the Danish unemployment benefit. The copy is for you.

We refer to www.eures.dk where you can find guidance on conditions in the country you wish to travel to.

Information
When you join the job center in COUNTRY, send the attached information to AAK.

EEA benefits card
You must fill out a special EEA benefit cards that form the basis for payment of benefits in the form period. You can fill in the EEA benefit card yourself at www.aak.dk on the penultimate Sunday of the month.

Membership
You must pay the normal fee to AAK during the job-searching period. It is important that quota are paid on time, the absence of payment may delay the payment of unemployment benefits.

If you discontinue your membership while you are away, you no longer entitled to receive unemployment benefits.

Recommendations
When you join the job center in COUNTRY, you must follow the rules on controls that are there. You must also participate in the meetings etc., you are called for.

You must be available for employment in COUNTRY and be actively seeking work there.

You have, as in Denmark duty to tell AAK on working, training or other activities which have or may affect your entitlement to benefits.

Holidays
You may not receive holiday pay during the period you receive benefits for your job search in COUNTRY.

You can take up to 7 days of time off on your own account or self-earned vacation allowance.

Remember to give AAK and job center in COUNTRY message in advance if you wish to go on holidays.

Cancellation of the second EEA land
When you travel back to Denmark, begins work or any other reason no longer wishes to be registered with the job center in COUNTRY, remember the unsubscribe at the job center.

You must also remember to write on your EEA benefit card that you are no longer enrolled.

Registration in Denmark again
Important - You must join the job center in Denmark by 31 +3 MM.YYYY.
If you do not get work that entitles you to join arbejdslesheds-insurance in COUNTRY. If the last day of the certification period is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, you can join the foerstkommende job center everyday.

If you join the Danish jobcenter via the Internet, send a copy of the flight/train ticket or other documentation that proves that you have been back in Denmark the day you signed up again at the Jobcentre.

Consequences for late returns
If you do not return to Denmark by 31 +3 MM.YYYY. You will lose your right to benefits. For being entitled to unemployment benefits again, you must work at least 296 hours (part-time insured at least 148 hours) within 12 weeks/3 months.

You can include eventually abroad working hours to meet the requirement, if you have been insured during the period or covered by COUNTRY's unemployment insurance.

Manuals
We refer to previously submitted general guidance.

Other comments
If you do not wish to use the certificate, you must immediately return it to us.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us on telephone 33 95 03 95th

We hope that you get a good trip and good luck with your job search.


Checking in at Jobnet for the last time.

Dansk
Mit CV med CV nummer 72827222 er tilgængeligt for søgning.

Du bliver afmeldt fra og med 07-11-2011.
Du kan fjerne din fremtidige afmelding fra Status og tast selv.
Vigtigt: Du skal bekræfte din aktive jobsøgning senest søndag d. 06-11-2011.

Engelsk
My CV with CV number 72827222 is available for search.

You will be unsubscribed from 07-11-2011.
You can remove your future withdrawals from Status and key self.
Important: you must confirm your active job search last on Sunday 06-11-2011.


Once you have checked out of Jobnet, you will receive this letter of confirmation.

Dansk
Afmelding fra Jobcentret
Du er den DD-MM-YYYY blevet afmeldt jobcentret som arbejdssoegende med aarsagen:
Jobsoegning i udlandet

Hvis du har ansoegt om, eller modtager kontant- eller starthjaelp
Vaer opmaerksom paa, at afmeldingen kan have betydning for din ret til kontanthjaelp eller starthjaelp. Hvis du oensker at tilmelde dig igen, skal du moede op i dit lokale jobcenter eller tilmelde dig paa www.jobnet.dk

Hvis du har ret til at modtage dagpenge eller sygedagpenge
Du kan tilmelde dig igen paa www.jobnet.dk, hvis du har ret til at modtage dagpenge. Vaer opmaerksom paa, at du skal vaere tilmeldt jobcentret som arbejdssoegende for at faa udbetalt dagpenge fra din A-kasse. Hvis du er syg, skal du dog foerst tilmeldes igen, naar du er blevet rask.

Har du spoergsmaal om dine dagpenge, skal du kontakte din A-kasse.
Naar du bliver afmeldt jobcentret, bliver dit CV automatisk "ikke tilgaengeligt". Hvis du forsat oensker, at dit CV skal vaere tilgaengeligt, kan du selv aendre det paa Jobnet.dk. Har du spoergsmaal vedroerende til-/afmelding, er du velkommen til at kontakte dit jobcenter.

Lovgrundlag
Lov om en aktiv beskaeftigelsesindsats og den dertil hoerende bekendtgoerelse. Du kan se den aktuelle lovbekendtgoerelse paa www.retsinformation.dk

English
Withdrawal from the Jobcentre
On DD-MM-YYYY you were canceled from the Jobcentre as seeking employment for the reason:
Job search abroad.

If you have applied for or have received social assistance or start help
Be careful of that cancellation may affect your entitlement to social assistance or start help. If you wish to sign up again, have a meeting at your local jobcenter or enroll at www.jobnet.dk

If you have the right to receive unemployment benefit or sickness benefit
You can re-enroll at www.jobnet.dk if you have the right to receive unemployment benefits. Be careful in that you must be registered as seeking employment at jobcenter to receive benefits from your unemployment fund. If you're sick, you must first join again when you have recovered.

If you have questions about your benefits, contact your unemployment insurance fund.
When you have unsubscribed from the jobcentre, your CV will automatically be "not available". If you still wish that your CV must be accessible, you can modify it at Jobnet.dk. If you have any questions relating de-/registration, feel free to contact your Jobcentre.

Legislation
Act on Active Employment and relevant decree. You can see the current decree on www.retsinformation.dk

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Job search outside Denmark

In general you are allowed a 3-month period to search for work within the European Union, if you are a european citizen. You can therefore move abroad and still receive your unemployment benefits.
For more info read below or follow these links:
AAK
Borger.dk
PD U2/E303 form

Dansk
På jobsøgning i et EØS-land

Brug muligheden for at rejse ud på jobsøgning i udlandet med dagpenge i op til 3 måneder.

Du har mulighed for at få danske dagpenge i op til 3 måneder, mens du søger arbejde i et andet EØS-land.

Du skal opfylde følgende betingelser:
Du skal være statsborger i et EØS-land
Du skal opfylde de almindelige betingelser for ret til dagpenge på afrejsetidspunktet
Du skal have bopæl og ophold i Danmark indtil afrejsetidspunktet på din ansøgning
Du skal have været tilmeldt jobcenteret som fuldt ledig i mindst 4 uger
Du skal søge om tilladelsen, før du rejser.

Ansøgning/ansøgningsfrist
Ansøgningsblanketten (ansøgning om attest PD U2/E303) kan fås på jobcenteret og i AAK.

Når du har udfyldt ansøgningen, skal jobcenteret attestere den. Det kan de tidligst gøre 4 uger før afrejsen. Send ansøgningen i god tid til AAK, så vi kan nå at behandle den, inden du rejser.

4-ugers kravet
Du skal have været tilmeldt jobcenteret som fuldt ledig i mindst 4 uger, før du rejser. I de 4 uger skal du som udgangspunkt stå til rådighed for arbejdsmarkedet og have ret til dagpenge.

Det betyder, at du i 4-ugers perioden:
som hovedregel ikke må ikke arbejde. 1-dags arbejde er dog tilladt;
ikke må være syg i mere end sammenlagt 3 dage;
ikke må du holde ferie.

Hvis du siger et job op for at søge arbejde i udlandet, kan du ikke få ret til dagpenge i Danmark, fra du stopper med at arbejde, og indtil du tager afsted til udlandet. En eventuel karantæne for selvforskyldt ledighed kan tidligst afvikles i den periode, hvor du får dagpenge i udlandet.

Undtagelse for 4-ugers kravet

Der kan dispenseres fra 4-ugers kravet, hvis:
du skal flytte, fordi din ægtefælle/samlever har fået arbejde i mere end 5 uger, eller skal påbegynde en uddannelse af mindst 18 måneders varighed;
din ægtefælle/samlever skal starte selvstændig virksomhed i det pågældende land;
du er statsborger i det land, du søger om EØS-dagpenge til. Du skal dog være tilmeldt jobcenteret i Danmark i mindst 1 uge op til afrejsedagen.

Sådan udbetales dagpengene
AAK udbetaler dagpengene til din NemKonto. Du skal udfylde et særligt EØS-dagpengekort, der danner grundlag for udbetalingen.
Du får det samme beløb efter skat, som du ville have fået i Danmark.

I Norge, Island, Schweiz og Liechtenstein udbetales dagpengene af det lokale jobcenter i det land, hvor du søger arbejde.

Dagpenge når du kommer hjem
For igen at kunne få dagpenge i Danmark skal du være vendt tilbage og tilmeldt jobcentret, inden attestperiodens udløb. Du må fx ikke holde ferie i udlandet i forlængelse af attestperioden.

English
About you job search in an EEA country


Use the opportunity to travel abroad for your job search with unemployment benefits for up to 3 months.

You have the opportunity to Danish unemployment benefit for up to 3 months while you seek work in another EEA country.

You must meet the following conditions:
You must be a national of an EEA country
You must meet the general conditions of entitlement to unemployment benefits at the time of departure
You must have residence in Denmark until the departure time of your application
You must have been enrolled jobcentre as fully unemployed for at least 4 weeks
You must seek permission before you travel.

Application / deadline
The application form (Application for certificate PD U2/E303) can be obtained at the job center and AAK. Once you have completed the application, it must approved by the job center. The earliest they can do it is 4 weeks before departure. Send the application in good time to AAK, so we can treat it before you travel.

4-week requirement
You must have been enrolled jobcentre as fully unemployed for at least 4 weeks before you travel. In the 4 weeks you should generally be available for work and entitled to unemployment benefits.

This means that during the 4-week period you:
have generally not worked. 1-day work is allowed;
have not been sick for more than a total of 3 days;
have not taken a holiday.

If you quit a job to seek work abroad, you will not be entitled to unemployment benefits in Denmark, from the moment you stop working until you go abroad. Any quarantine of self-inflicted unemployment may run earlier in the period when you get unemployment benefits abroad.

Exclusion of 4-week requirement

There can be dispenses from the 4-week requirement if:
you need to move because your spouse / partner has been working for more than 5 weeks, or shall commence a course of at least 18 months;
your spouse / partner has started her / his own business in that country;
You are a citizen of the country of your choice and you are applying for its EEA benefits. However, you must be registered with the job center in Denmark for at least 1 week prior to your departure day.

To be paid subsistence allowance
AAK pay unemployment benefits to your NemKonto. You must fill in a special EEA unemployment benefit card that forms the basis for payment.
You get the same amount after tax that you would have received in Denmark.

In Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein the allowances are paid by the local job center in the country where you are looking for work.

Benefits when you get home
Again to qualify for benefits in Denmark, you must be returned and enrolled jobcentre before the certificate expires. You may not, for example spend a holiday abroad in continuation of certification period.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

No work no travel

If you're out of work in Denmark and you want to keep your unemployment benefits, you're basically stuck in it ... you're supposed to be looking for a job and apparently Denmark is the only place where you're allowed to look! No traveling abroad if you're jobless at home ... this seems to be the idea behind the random checks at airports (among other places) in Denmark by the Labour Directorate. In reality, this is not exactly true. You can still travel as long as you notify beforehand the Labour Directorate and get its approval. Traveling is allowed for family reasons, health issues and job searching. All reasons have to be proven by documentation.

In addition, while unemployed you still have right to holidays (!) ... having nothing to do can be very laborious after all. You'll have three weeks where you can travel without having to specify reasons. You'll still need to notify the Labour Directorate though!
If you get stopped at the airport by the Police, they will check on your labour situation and eventually let you know if they've opened an investigation about you.

This is the paper they will release to let you know what's going on:

Dansk
Arbejds Direktoratet
Arbejdsdirektoratet arbejder sammen med Politi og Skat i lufthavnen.
Vi kontrollerer, at du ikke modtager sociale ydelser uretmæssigt under ophold i udlandet.
Hvis direktoratet ikke finder grundlag for at undersøge dine forhold nærmere, vil du ikke høre mere fra os og dine personlige oplysninger bliver slettet.
Her kan du læse om persondataloven og dine rettigheder.

English
Labour Directorate
Labour Directorate works with the Police and the Tax Authority at the airport.
We make sure you do not receive social security benefits erroneously while staying abroad.
If the Directorate has no basis to investigate your situation further, you will not hear more from us and your personal information will be deleted.
You can read the Privacy Act and your rights (on the back of the paper).