It pays to be a member of the unemployment fund
As a member of the YTK Unemployment Fund, you get peace of mind in your working life and secure your earnings in the event of a career change.
With a fund membership you will get
- Income protection during unemployment, lay-offs, part-time work and part-time business activities
- Mobility allowance when the new job is far from home
- Transition security for people aged 55 and over
- Employment assistance
YTK Worklife services not included in membership of the fund
- The Lakikaveri service for employment difficulties
- Leisure time accident insurance and professional legal and liability insurance
- A library of thousands of online training courses to develop your professional skills
- Personalised job search coaching
- A wide range of discounts from hotels to sports benefits and IT security
YTK Unemployment fund is open to all employees
Whatever your education, your profession or the sector in which you work, membership of the YTK Unemployment Fund is for everyone. The only condition is that you are employed at the time of joining and under 68 years of age.
With us, you can easily keep your income security in order with just one annual contribution. In 2025, membership will cost 102 €, or less than 9 € per month. If you join in the middle of the year, you only pay the remaining balance for the rest of the year.
A member of the YTK Unemployment Fund can also join the YTK Worklife for an annual fee of just 29 €. YTK Worklife provides comprehensive support for your working life, from legal services to insurance and many other member benefits!
If you are a student, you can become a student member of YTK Worklife for an annual fee of 12 €.
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Membership fee for the rest of the year when you join now
100.6 €
Membership of the unemployment fund is smart!
Only by belonging to an unemployment fund can you get compensation based on your earnings if you become unemployed or are laid off. You can also get a daily allowance to cover any shortfall in your monthly income while you work part-time or run a side business. The unemployment fund also gives you a alternation compensation for alternation leave or a mobility allowance if your new job is further away from home. Use the daily allowance calculator to see how much you could get!
Daily allowance calculator
Estimate your daily allowance for the period of unemployment, lay-off or part-time work. The daily allowance calculator will help you!
Frequently asked questions about membership
Termination of membership
If your membership of the unemployment fund is no longer useful to you, you can terminate your membership. If you are a combined member of the YTK and leave the unemployment fund, your membership of the YTK Worklife will be terminated.