Today I am going to post about how to apply for unemployment benefits. First, let’s look at what unemployment recognition means.
What is unemployment recognition?
Recipients must attend the job center every 1 to 4 weeks to report the fact that they have actively re-employed while unemployed, and receive recognition of unemployment in order to receive job search benefits. The period subject to unemployment recognition refers to the period during which a person eligible for job search benefits is recognized by the head of a job security agency as being unemployed in the employment insurance. Usually 14 days, it can be extended or shortened. In other words, you can think of the first recognition of unemployment two weeks after the date of filing the unemployment report.
How to apply for unemployment benefits?
* How to apply for unemployment benefits offline: Visit the local employment center and apply
* How to apply for unemployment benefits online: Register for Worknet job search -> Complete the required training on application for eligibility prior to applying for eligibility (available online or in person) -> Visit the local job center to apply for eligibility
There are two ways to apply for unemployment benefits: in person or online. To apply online, complete Worknet job application registration and eligibility application training online, then visit the job center in your area of residence and apply for recognition of eligibility. Even if you apply online, you must visit the job center at least once for the first time to be eligible for receiving benefits.
In other words, if the unemployment application method is summarized in a broad framework,
1. Report of loss of insurance qualification of business => 2. Job search application at Worknet => 3. Application for online training video for eligible applicants on employment insurance site => 4. Visit the first job center to apply for eligibility for benefits => 5. Unemployment Recognition Application => 6. Submit online or visit in person on the date of unemployment recognition => 8. Job Search => 9. Pay job search benefits
1. Report of loss of insurance eligibility by business operator
You must report the loss by submitting a report on loss of four major insurances and a confirmation of resignation from the company you resigned to to the Korea Labor Welfare Service and the Employment Welfare Plus Center. So check the unemployment status.
2. Apply for a job on the Worknet site
* Click Worknet homepage -> job search application
Once the loss report has been processed, it is a mandatory requirement to apply for a job at Worknet when applying for unemployment benefits. Before visiting the job center to apply for eligibility for receiving benefits, you must visit the Worknet website, sign up for membership, and apply for a job on the right side of the main screen.
3. Apply for online training video for eligible applicants on the employment insurance website
* Access the Employment Insurance website -> Select online training for eligible applicants -> Click on video application
It is much more convenient if you apply for a job on Worknet, complete the online training for eligible applicants, and then visit the job center. You can also visit the job center and take training for eligible applicants. For online video training, if you do not visit the job center within 14 days of watching, the training you have completed will be lost. Remember that you must visit the job center and apply for eligibility within 14 days of watching the training, as you will have to take the course again. 실업급여 신청방법
4. Visit the job center for the first time and apply for eligibility
Eligibility Applicants After taking the online training, visit the employment center in your area within 2 weeks (14 days) with your ID card. If you fill out and submit an application for recognition of eligibility for receiving benefits and a plan for re-employment, it will be decided within 14 days after submission of whether or not your eligibility for receiving benefits will be recognized.
5. Application for unemployment recognition
If you are eligible to receive unemployment benefits, you must receive the first recognition of unemployment two weeks later. On the first day of unemployment recognition, you can visit the job center and submit it or submit it online via the Internet. To submit online, log in to the employment website, click on the Internet Application for Unemployment Recognition on the main screen, and fill out and submit. Internet transmission is possible from 0 am to 17 pm, but it is better to send early in the morning. If the submitted data is incorrect, the person in charge will check it and contact you individually, so it is recommended to send it earlier than the deadline. After that, you can follow the same method for the 2nd and 3rd sessions that are not the mandatory attendance days for the job center. Paintooth
6. Q&A related to unemployment recognition day attendance and job search benefits
If you fail to attend on the date of recognition of unemployment, in principle, unemployment benefits (job search benefits) will not be paid. In case of unavoidable circumstances, the schedule can be adjusted through prior consultation. Also, if you are receiving unemployment benefits while receiving unemployment benefits, you must report it. Please note that even in the case of a part-time job, if the amount exceeds unemployment benefits, you must report it.
Q. What happens if I cannot attend on the date of recognition of unemployment?
A. In principle, if you do not attend the job center on the designated date of recognition of unemployment, job search benefits are not paid. However, in case of unavoidable circumstances, the date of recognition of unemployment may be changed.
Q. What if I get a job after receiving job search benefits?
A. You must report any income or employment while receiving job search benefits.
– In the case of employment with a fixed working hour of 60 hours or more per month (15 hours or more per week)
– If you are paid more than a certain amount even if you work less than 60 hours in a month
– If you have earned more than one day’s unemployment benefit from a part-time job, etc.
– In case of business registration under the tax law
– In the case of working as an insurance solicitor, debt collector, telemarketer, tutor, etc.
<Source: Employment Insurance website>
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