A-Kasse Part-time job

Hi,

you can have A-kasse membership also with a part-time job.

But you must be aware of the following:

1. if you sign up for a normal full-time membership you must also – in case you get unemployed and apply for unemployment benefits (“dagpenge”) – be able to/and ready to be full available for the labor-market, meaning that you must apply for full-time jobs, and can take any full-time job with one day notice.
2. If you work less than 30 hours per week, you instead have the option sign up for part-time A-kasse membership. In this case you also only need to available part-time for the labor-market in case you apply for dagpenge. Part-time A-kasse membership is a little cheaper but you will also receive less in dagpenge. You can see the current rates here.
3. But for being eligbile for dagpengeret you must meet the income-requirement. The income-requirement states that you must earn/have a income of at least DKK 238,512 during the last 3 years (in total) for full-time insured or DKK 159,012 if you are part-time insured. Only periods where you have been member of A-kasse can be included to meet the income-requirement.
4. If you only have little income, it can take long time to have earned enough to meet the income-requirement.

So yes, its definately possible to have A-kasse with part-time job, but its important you consider the different aspect pointed out above before you sign up or when choosing between part-time or full-time A-kasse membership.

You are welcome to post your comments.

Which A-kasse I will recommend?

It depends of your preferences – if you only want A-kasse, we recommend FTFa.

If you want A-kasse with cheap Union we recommend KRIFA.

Best regards,

Anders Weber, A-kasser.dk