You can apply here for transition compensation if you are registered with CIKO. If you are not registered with CIKO you must first register and then submit an application for transition compensation.
For entitlement to transition compensation you must be under notice of termination of employment due to shortage of work, be at least 40 years old at the time of termination of employment and have been employed for 50 months in the past five years.
Permanently employed workers are covered in the event of notice of termination due to shortage of work.
Unfit for work due to sickness
A worker who is unfit for work due to sickness shall also be deemed to be a worker under notice of termination. This is provided that the state of health prevents the worker from performing the duties that he or she is employed to do, and that it has proved to be impossible for the employer to offer adapted or alternative duties.
Fixed-term employment contract
A worker whose fixed-term employment expires in accordance with the contract of employment shall also be deemed to be a worker under notice of termination. The same shall apply if an employment contract that constitutes a form of employment under a central agreement is terminated in accordance with the rules prescribed by the agreement.
Specific application areas
A worker is covered by the agreement up to and including the month in which he or she attains the age specified in Section 32 a of the Employment Protection Act.
Full time employment refers to the full time standard specified in the relevant general agreement on pay and benefits.
When calculating the consecutive period of employment one or more shorter breaks of up to 14 calendar days each are allowed.
For fixed-term employees working a full autumn or spring term, under what is called a term employment contract in schools and education, the period of employment is regarded as being 6 months counted from 1 January to 30 June and 1 July to 31 December.
For workers at companies/organisations that have become members of the Cooperative Employers’ Association, KFO, the period of employment before the date of affiliation to KFO can also be taken into account.
A worker can be covered by the agreement if the worker leaves his or her employment without any notice of termination being given, if it is clearly evident that the worker is leaving on the initiative of the company/organisation. This applies provided the employment is discontinued due to shortage of work and that the operational changes at the company/organisation entail permanent staff reduction.
A company/organisation affiliated to the Cooperative Employers’ Association, KFO, refers to a company/organisation that is an affiliated member of KFO at the time of the termination of employment.
