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Parliament has approved changes to unemployment security
Parliament has approved the Government's proposal to amend the Unemployment Security Act. As a result of the amendment, the waiting period for unemployment security will be extended, holiday compensation will postpone the payment of unemployment allowance, child increases and the standard entitlement for earned income will be abolished, the...
Upcoming legislative changes
Significant changes are coming to unemployment insurance. Read a summary of what is currently known.
Majority of members give KOKO full marks for its services
KOKO’s recent customer satisfaction survey shows that members highly value the services KOKO offers. The overall score given to KOKO’s services by the members (on a scale of 1 to 6) is 5.43. The majority of respondents, 57.6%, give KOKO a full 6 points.
The membership fee for KOKO is 63 € in 2024.
KOKO fund’s membership fee for 2024 is 63 euros, meaning the membership fee remains the same as in 2023.
Government proposes several changes to the unemployment security system
The Government has submitted a proposal to reform the Unemployment Security Act to Parliament. The proposed changes include extending the waiting period and the length of employment history required to qualify for an unemployment allowance, abolishing child supplements and standard entitlements and reintroducing periodised holiday compensation.
Number of applications from newly unemployed people increased during summer
The number of first-time applications in the KOKO fund has been at a higher level than in the previous year throughout the past year.
Sunny Midsummer and happy summer!
We wish all our members and partners a good summer! If necessary, check the summer opening hours of our customer service on the Contact page.
Annual holidays, holiday bonuses and other current daily allowance for applicants
As summer is approaching, we get a lot of questions about the impact of annual holidays and holiday bonuses on the payment of earnings-related daily allowance, for example. In this article, we have collected current instructions for the unemployed and laid-off.
Student, remember the unemployment fund membership when starting your summer job
As a student, you can join the unemployment fund if you are in paid employment. When starting a summer job, it’s a good time to check the status of your unemployment fund membership and join if you are not already a member.
KOKO’s services receive amazing ratings from members
Almost 80 percent of the members would recommend KOKO, and almost 60 percent give KOKO full marks for its services. The results of the customer satisfaction survey, conducted at the end of 2022, are once again the best in KOKO’s history.
Did you know this about the application periods for daily allowance?
The majority of applicants for daily allowance submit their applications for one calendar month, i.e. an application period that starts from the first day of the month and ends on the last day of the month. Did you know that the application period does not always necessarily have to...
ETTK Unemployment Fund to be merged with KOKO starting from 2024
The Unemployment Fund for Special Service and Clerical Employees (ETTK) will merge with KOKO on 1.1.2024. After the merger, KOKO will have approximately 270,000 members. KOKO strengthens its position as the second largest unemployment fund in Finland.