Guide in english: How to join AJKS - Unemployment Fund for Media and Communication Professionals
In this guide, you can find information on how to fill out the unemployment insurance funds' (“a-kassens”) online procedure regarding how to join an unemployment fund.
Instructions for online procedure
Here you will find some phrases and questions that you usually will be asked when applying for membership in an 'a-kasse'. If you have any questions or need help with your membership application, please contact AJKS.
It is important that you answer the questions correctly. It may have consequences for your entitlement to unemployment benefit if you provide incorrect information or fail to disclose circumstances of importance to your entitlement to unemployment benefit. Information which turns out to be incorrect may lead to claims for reimbursement of unemployment benefits and loss of rights.
If you find it difficult to find a specific question or word in the instructions, you can use the search function in pdf/word.
Please contact the AJKS, if you have any questions or need help when completing the online procedure.
Join an unemployment insurance fund
If you are working in Denmark, you are subject to Danish social security legislation. Therefore, you should be insured against unemployment in Denmark.
The Danish unemployment insurance system is a voluntary insurance scheme. This means that you are not automatically insured against unemployment when working in Denmark. If you want to be covered by unemployment insurance in Denmark, you must join a Danish unemployment insurance fund, also known as an 'a-kasse'.
You can become a member of an unemployment insurance fund if you are at least 18 years of age, have more than 2 years left before you reach your retirement age, and reside in Denmark or a boarder worker.
You can find more information on the Danish unemployment insurance system and legislation here: Life in Denmark
When applying for membership, you typically will be asked if you would like to join the 'a-kasse' as
a student, as newly graduate or as an employee or self-employed.
You will also choose between full-time insurance and part-time insurance. The full-time insurance costs more, but you will receive more in unemployment benefits if you become unemployed.