The Association of Distraint Officers

See further instructions in the following situations:

Employee, member receiving benefits from an unemployment fund or employed freelancer

Your membership fee is 0.8%

• of employment income subject to income tax (including holiday compensation, holiday bonuses and fringe benefits, such as lunch, car and phone benefits, and so-called severance packages if your employment is terminated). The fee is also paid from the so-called support package in the event of termination of employment.
• of benefits paid by the unemployment fund (automatically deducted by the Unemployment Fund for Higher Educated Employees Erko)

However, the lowest possible membership fee is EUR 8 per month and maximum EUR 45 per month.

If you have several employers, you pay the membership fee from all your earned incomes.

The Unemployment Fund for Higher Educated Employees Erko deducts the membership fee automatically from the benefits paid by it. You must pay a percentage-based membership fee from benefits of other unemployment funds yourself. Remember to update your information.

Remember that if you receive earned income at the same time as receiving benefits from Erko, you must pay the percentual membership fee yourself.

No employment income or benefits paid by an unemployment fund (minimum payment)

If you have no employment income or do not receive benefits from an unemployment fund, your membership fee is EUR 8 per month.

For example, the following situations may apply:

• you are on family leave (NB! If your employer pays the salary of the first three months of your maternity leave, you pay the percentual membership fee normally for those months.)
• you receive adult education allowance
• you receive grants
• you are on unpaid sick leave
• you receive rehabilitation support
• you receive a benefit for caring for close relatives
• you are unemployed or laid off and receive a benefit from Kela
• you are working abroad (and not a posted worker).