Welcome to MA Aalborg

We offer you MA Aalborg Workshops Individual sparring and counseling Networking Office facilities Web direct Stig Magnussen Career Counselor Pia Bloch-Nielsen Career Counselor Bitt Juul Jensen Insurance Advisor

Guidance about rules Office opening hours Monday: 10.00-12.00 Thursday: 13.00-15.00 Telephone 7020 3971 Send us an e-mail via ma-kasse.dk/kontakt You can also find information on our website ma-kasse.dk (MA Guiden)

The conditions for receiving unemployment benefits You must be registered as unemployed at your local Job center. Approved CV at Jobnet – remember once a week to confirm that you are searching for jobs at www.jobnet.dk. You must stay in Denmark while receiving unemployment benefit unless: - you go on holiday (contact your Job center 14 days in advance) - if you are invited for a job interview abroad (contact MA and your Jobcenter before you leave) - Job Seeking (EØS) Check your email/post on a daily basis. Your job search must be realistic. This means, that you must be qualified for the jobs you apply for, that you must make yourself available for jobs you can manage, and that you must do what you can to find work. You must use all channels for your job search: advertised jobs, unsolicited job search. Use your network and your contacts. You must apply for work every week you are unemployed and receive unemployment benefit from MA. MA recommends that you apply for several jobs every week.

The conditions for receiving unemployment benefits You must apply for work according to the Job Seeker Plan you make with MA. If there are not enough jobs to apply for within your profession, you must apply for jobs outside your profession. You must continually broaden your job search if you do not immediately get jobs in your professional area or the area you have focused on so far - even if there are many jobs to apply for there. You must primarily apply for full time positions – even though you have a part time job. You must primarily apply for jobs in Denmark. Applications sent to other countries only counts as supplements. Applications for “virksomhedspraktik” and “løntilskud” do not count as job activities. Remember that you must be available for work and be actively seeking work even if are in activation (work activity scheme) or in the near future are starting maternity leave, retirement or a new job.

MA, Jobcenter and ”Anden Aktør” UNEMPLOYMENT FUND (MA) Unemployment benefits Availability assessment Counseling and guidance Job Seeker Plan JOBCENTER/”ANDEN AKTØR” Activation – work activity scheme Job plan

Activation Your first offer of activation must be at the latest: After 13 weeks of unemployment if you are under 30 years After 9 months of unemployment if you are 30-59 years After 6 months of unemployment, if you are + 60 years If you work more than 20 hours or more in average per week, you are not obligated to activation. It is the Job center or “Anden aktør”, that work out a Job plan for you, which describes your activation.

Opperetunities “Løntilskud”: Job with wage subsidies (public/private) – activation “Virksomhedspraktik”: Work experience – activation Courses (as part of Job Plan) (e.g. Danish Lessons) – activation Job Seeking Training in English Job seeking abroad – bring your unemployment benefits with you to another EØS country (max 3 months) “6-ugers selvvalgt uddannelse” Training program (e.g. coaching, project management, Lean). The course must be ended before 57 weeks of unemployment and can start up after 18 weeks of unemployment. Workshops at MA. Please check www.ma-kasse.dk Free IT training on-line (onlinekurser.dk) – e.g. Photoshop and InDesign International Citizen Service North Work in Denmark att. Louise P. Ganges (tel. 72 22 33 83/lpg@workindenmark.dk) Nytorv 7, 2.tv. 9000 Aalborg workindenmark.dk

Next? Next meeting in MA will be in three months where MA will assess your availability on the job market (rådighedsmøde). Your preparation for the meeting: Update your Job Seeker Plan. Make a Joblog – save an overview of the jobs, that you have applied for on Selvbetjeningen on ma-kasse.dk. Please send it electronically to MA right before your next meeting in MA.

MA Selvbetjening

Joblog på MA Selvbetjening Send først din joblog elektronisk til MA, når/hvis du skal til rådighedsmøde.

Payment of unemployment benefits 2014 Udbetalingsperioderne og udbetalingsdatoerne i 2014 Udbetalingsperioderne for dine dagpenge er enten på fire eller fem uger, og de slutter normalt næstsidste søndag i måneden. Udfyld dit elektroniske dagpengekort på MA Selvbetjening senest onsdag kl. 24 efter den sidste søndag i perioden. Overskrider du fristen, kan du stadig få dine penge. Udfyld blot dit elektroniske kort, og du vil modtage pengene hurtigst muligt herefter. Forældelsesfristen er tre måneder. Uge Dagpenge-perioden starter Perioden slutter, og dagpengekort kan tidligst indsendes Udbetaling sidste bankdato 51 til 3 (5 uger) 16. december 19. januar 31. januar 4 til 7 (4 uger) 20. januar 16. februar 28. februar 8 til 12 (5 uger) 17. februar 23. marts 31. marts 13 til 16 (4 uger) 24. marts 20. april 30. april 17 til 20 (4 uger) 21. april 18. maj 30. maj 21 til 25 (5 uger) 19. maj 22. juni 30. juni 26 til 29 (4 uger) 23. juni 20. juli 31. juli 30 til 34 (5 uger) 21. juli 24. august 29. august 35 til 38 (4 uger) 25. august 21. september 30. september 39 til 42 (4 uger) 22. september 19. oktober 31. oktober 43 til 47 (5 uger) 20. oktober 23. november 28. november 48 til 51 (4 uger) 24. november 21. december 31. december