Help & Terms of Service

Legal reservations We at Erko strive to do our all in order to ensure that thee information provided on our website is correct and up to date. The decisions taken…

Forms

Earnings-related allowance application (pdf) Pay certificate for the unemployment fund (pdf) Application for the job alternation leave compensation (pdf, in Finnish, not available in English) Application for the transition security…

Guidelines for e-Service

Using eService, which is provided over a strong security connection, you can submit your earnings-related allowance applications, update your contact information, monitor the status of your applications throughout the payment…

Unemployment

If you become unemployed or laid off, register with the TE Office as an unemployed job seeker on your first day of unemployment (at the very latest). Also, register as…

About Erko

The Unemployment Fund for Higher Educated Employees Erko is an organization based on mutual responsibility. Erko pays its members earnings-related daily allowance, commuting and relocation allowance and job alternation compensation….

Earnings-related daily allowance

Please note! Amendments have been made to the Unemployment Security Act. Due to these amendments, the information on this page regarding the accumulation and length of the employment requirement will…

Adjusted earnings-related daily allowance

If you work while unemployed, the work generally affects the payment of your earnings-related daily allowance when you get paid. If you work part-time, you may be eligible for adjusted…

Taxation of earnings-related daily allowance

The benefits paid by the Unemployment Fund are considered taxable income. The Fund receives almost all its member’s tax rates for wage income from the Finnish Tax Administration at the…