Register as unemployed on jobnet.dk

1. On the homepage of jobnet.dk, click on "OPRET MIG MED MitID" under "Ny bruger?".

1. Information about terms of use for Jobnet "Vilkår for brug af Jobnet".

2. If you are in need of help you can click on "Kontakt supporten" and get in contact with the support staff.

3. You can read more about what happens to your data by clicking on "Politik om persondata". The privacy policy describes what happens to your data (in Danish).

4. If you click on "OPRET MIG" you will be registered on Jobnet and you will see your front page of Jobnet.

5. If you regret and don't want to continue you can sign off by clicking on the blue button "AFBRYD OG LOG AF MitID".

After you have signed up (previous step) or have logged in as an existing user you will see your personal front page on Jobnet.

1. On the top you will see a welcome message. If you are a new user there will be a link to other guides on how to use Jobnet. Click on “vejledninger” to go to further guides for Jobnet (in Danish). If you are an existing user it just says "Welcome your name".

2. You can register as unemployed, by clicking on the "MELD DIG LEDIG" ("Register as unemployed") button.

On the right side of your homepage you can see:

• 3. Your current status on Jobnet.
• 4. Contact information for your locale job center and the Jobnet support. If you are a member of a Danish unemployment fund (A-Kasse), you can find information about who your "A Kasse" is, as well as a link to their website.

5. Under the menu "JOBSØGNING" (Job search), you will find the menu items related to job search — such as "Find job", "Joblog" and "CV-oplysninger" (CV-information).
If you have registered as unemployed and applied for unemployment benefits ("dagpenge"), you must make a CV on Jobnet. You will then see status on your CV.

6. Under the "PLANER OG AFTALER" (Plans and appointments) menu, you will find menu items related to your appointments and tools to report sick/recovery. The tools you will have access to depends on your registration.
If you have registered as unemployed and applied for unemployment benefits you will also see a menu point called "Min Plan" (My plan). Here you can see agreemenets made between you and your job consultant at the Job center.

7. Clicking on your name will take you to the "User profile" menu page. Here, you can sign up for sms or email-service.

1. If you are member of an A-kasse, you will have the option here to choose to register for "Dagpenge" (Unemployment benefits from A-kasse).
Make sure that the option "Jeg søger om dagpenge" ("I am applying for unemployment benefit") is selected.

2. Click on "Næste" ("Next").

1. Here you will have to answer whether you are fully unemployed ("Jeg er fuldt ledig") or partly unemployed ("Jeg er delvist ledig").
If you are partly unemployed you may have the option to get "supplementary benefits" ("Supplerende dagpenge").

2. Click on "Næste" ("Next").

1. Here you have to confirm what you have answered about your registration as unemployed.

In this example the unemployed person have registered that he/she apply for unemployment benefits ("Søger om dagpenge"), and that he/she is fully unemployed ("Er fuldt ledig").

2. Click on "Gem" ("Save") if you agree or cancel ("Fortryd").

After having followed the above mentioned steps, you will get a confimation message from Jobnet.dk, similar to this:

Kvittering (Receipt)

Du er nu meldt ledig (You are now registered as unemployed)

Dato: 06-12-2023 Cpr-nummer:       -XXXX (Date and your Cpr-number)

Du har nu tilmeldt dig som jobsøgende dagpengemodtager (You have now registered as a job-seeking unemployment benefit recipient).

Du søger om udbetaling af dagpenge i din a-kasse, som kan vejlede dig nærmere (You are applying for dagpenge from your A-kasse, who can guide you further).

Det er en betingelse for ret til dagpenge, at du er tilmeldt jobcentret (It is a condition for the right to dagpenge that you are registered with the job center).

Det er også en betingelse for ret til dagpenge, at du har et søgbart CV på Jobnet.dk, og at a-kassen har godkendt CV'et inden 2 uger fra tilmeldingen, Har du udfyldt dit CV med de krævede oplysninger, er det blevet gjort søgbart for arbejdsgivere, jobcentre og din a-kasse. Du kan få adgang til dit CV på Jobnet, fx når du skal ajourføre det.
(It is also a condition for the right to dagpenge that you have a CV that can be searched on Jobnet.dk and that the A-kasse has approved the CV within 2 weeks of registration. If you have filled in your CV with the required information, it has been done searchable for employers, job centers and your A-kasse. You can access your CV on Jobnet.dk, for example when you need to update it).

Du kan se hvilket jobcenter, du er tilknyttet under Kontakt dit jobcenter, der fremgår i højre side. Her fremgår også jobcentrets adresse, åbningstider og telefontid.
Kontakt jobcentret eller din a-kasse, hvis du er i tvivl.
(You can see which job center you are associated with under "Kontakt dit jobcenter", which appears on the right-hand side. The job center's address, opening hours and telephone hours are also shown here.
Contact the job center or your A-kasse if you are in doubt).

After having registered as unemployed at Jobnet, as described in step 1-7, you have done whats legally nessasary to apply for unemployment benefits.
However you also need to fill out a form on your A-kasse's website, about why you have becomed unemployed and you must answer some questions from the A-kasse.

The A-kasse will then deside if you meet all requirements for getting benefits ("dagpenge") and if you have quitted your job yourself the A-kasse will give you a quarantine for 3 weeks where you can not receive dagpenge.