When you are laid off for at least one calendar week (Mon - Sun) at a time, the lay-off is considered full-time. During a full-time lay-off, you can receive a full allowance for the lay-off days.

Example 1: You are laid-off from Monday to Thursday. The lay-off doesn´t last a full calendar week, so it isn´t a full-time lay-off, but a lay-off for a shortened work week.

Example 2: You are laid-off from Tuesday to Monday of the following week. The lay-off lasts a week, but not a full calendar week (Mon - Sun), so it isn't a full-time lay-off, but a lay-off for a shortened work week. 

Example 3: You are laid-off from Monday to Sunday. The lay-off lasts exactly one calendar week, so it is a full-time lay-off.  

Example 4: You are laid-off from Tuesday 3.8.2021 for two week, i.e. until Monday 16.8.2021. The lay-off period includes one full calendar week (9. - 15.8.2021), so it is a full time lay-off.  

When you during a calendar week (Mon - Sun) work 1 - 4 full working days and are fully laid off the rest of days, the lay-off is considered to be a lay-off for a shortened work week. During a lay-off for a shortened work week, you can receive a full allowance for the lay-off days, if the working time you work during the lay-off week is a maximum of 80% of full working time of the week. Working hours are reviewed on a calendar week basis based on the actual hours you have worked.

Example 1: You are laid-off from Tuesday to Thursday. The lay-off doesn´t last a full calendar week, so it is a lay-off for a shortened work week. The hours you have worked during Monday and Friday don´t exceed 80% of full working time of the week, so a full benefit is paid for the lay-off days.

Example 2: You are laid-off for 3 weeks so that you work full-time on Mondays and Tuesdays and are laid-off from Wednesday to Sunday. The lay-off is considered to be a lay-off for a shortened work week. The hours you work during Mondays and Tuesdays don't exceed 80% of full working time of the week, so a full benefit is paid for the lay-off days.

When, as a result of lay-off, your daily working hours have been reduced from normal, the lay-off is considered to be a lay-off for a shortened work day. During a lay-off for a shortened work day, you can receive adjusted allowance for the entire lay-off week, if the salary paid during the lay-off week is based on a working hours that don't exceed 80% of the full-time working week. Working hours are reviewed on a calendar week basis based on the salary payment days, i.e. working hours are taken into account for the calendar week to which the salary payment date falls.

Example 1: You normally work 7,5 hours a day 5 days a week. You are laid-off for period 1.8. - 30.9.2021 so that your daily working hours are 5 hours a day, i.e. 25 hours a week. The lay-off is considered to be a lay-off for a shortened work day.

You are paid for a total of 110 hours of work for both August and Septemper (5 hours/day x 22 days = 110 hours). Salary is paid once a month, on the last day of the month. You can receive an adjusted allowance for period 1. - 29.8.2021 and 6. - 26.9.2021. Due to paid working hours exceeding the 80% limit, you are not entitled to unemployment allowance for the calendar week to which the August salary payment day falls. This is because the 110 working hours paid on 31.8.2021 are compered to the full working hours of one week. You are also not entitled to unemployment benefit for the calendar week to which the Septemper salary payment day falls (i.e. 27.9. - 3.10.2021), because the 110 working hours paid on 30.9.2021 are compered to the full working hours on one week.

Example 2: You normally work 7,5 hours a day 5 days a week. You are laid-off for 2 weeks during 2.8. - 15.8.2021 so that your working hours are 6 hours a day, i.e. 30 hours a week. The lay-off is considered to be a lay-off for a shortened work day.

You can receive an adjusted allowance for the entire lay-off period, because the salary for the period of 2. - 15.8.2021 is not paid until 31.8.2021.

When you, as a result of lay-off, work during a calendar week both part-time days and full-time days AND are laid-off for full days, your lay-off includes features of both a shortened workday and a shortened workweek. In this case, the lay-off is said to been carried out as a mixed lay-off.

During a mixed lay-off you can receive adjusted allowance for the entire lay-off week, if the salary paid during the lay-off week is based on a working hours that don't exceed 80% of the full-time working week. Working hours are reviewed on a calendar week basis based on the salary payment days, i.e. working hours are taken into account for the calendar week to which the salary payment date falls.

Example 1: You normally work 7,5 hours a day 5 days a week. During November 2021 you are laid-off so that your work 7,5 hours a day on Mondays, 4 hours a day on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and are fully laid off from Thursday to Sunday. The lay-off is considered to be a mixed lay-off.

You are paid for a total of 73,5 hours of work for November. Salary is paid once a month, on the last day of the month. You can receive an adjusted allowance for period 1. - 28.11.2021.  Due to paid working hours exceeding the 80% limit, you are not entitled to unemployment allowance for the calendar week to which the November salary payment day falls (i.e. 29.11. - 5.12.2021). This is because the 73,5 working hours paid on 30.11.2021 are compered to the full working hours of one week. 

If you during lay-off work for another employer or you have income from self-employment or agriculture or forestry, the income you receive will be taken into account in the amount of your daily allowance.

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