I work part-time
Unemployment security takes part-time workers into consideration.
You can apply for earnings-related daily allowance even if you work part-time.
Working part-time is a good option if you cannot find a suitable full-time job. Even during staff lay-offs, your employer may offer you the possibility to work part-time instead of being completely laid off.
Unemployment security takes part-time workers into consideration. You can apply for earnings-related daily allowance even if you work part-time. We will take your earned income into consideration when we process your application and calculate the amount of your earnings-related daily allowance. When you earn money by working part-time, we will pay you a little less earnings-related daily allowance than if you were completely unemployed. This is called an adjusted earnings-related daily allowance.
When can I combine earnings-related daily allowance and part-time work?
You can combine earnings-related daily allowance and part-time work when:
- you have income from part-time work,
- you have income from full-time work lasting no more than two weeks,
- your daily working hours have been shortened due to a temporary lay-off, or
- you earn an income by running a part-time business.
In other words, you can apply for earnings-related daily allowance even while working. Visit our website for instructions on how to apply for earnings-related daily allowance.
Terms and conditions
Before we can pay you an adjusted earnings-related daily allowance, we check that you meet our terms and conditions.
The terms and conditions are largely the same as with earnings-related daily allowance in general. The most important thing is to make sure that you are our member, you have met the employment condition and you have registered as a job seeker.
The main rule to keep in mind with adjusted earnings-related daily allowance is that your working hours may not exceed 80% of the working hours of a full-time employee. The exact number of hours depends on the collective agreement, but typically it is around 30 hours per week.
Read more about the adjusted earnings-related daily allowance in our knowledge bank.
How much adjusted earnings-related daily allowance can you pay me?
The amount of your adjusted earnings-related daily allowance depends on how much your full earnings-related daily allowance would be and how much money you earn by working part-time.
The average adjusted earnings-related daily allowance is about 37 € per day. You will, of course, earn a salary on top of that. The way the system works is that when combined, the salary from your part-time job and the adjusted unemployment allowance will be more than what you would get if you were completely unemployed and only received an earnings-related daily allowance.
You can enter your data in our calculator to estimate how much adjusted earnings-related daily allowance you would get. You will also find good examples on calculating the adjusted earnings-related daily allowance in our knowledge bank.
