Become a Member
Welcome to the Unemployment Fund of Service Union United!
Membership in the Unemployment Fund of Service Union United is open to all paid employees under the age of 68 who are employed at the time of joining the Fund. Unemployment Fund members entitled to earnings-related unemployment allowance as well as other statutory benefits paid by the Fund. Read more about earnings-related allowance here.
Membership in Service Union United PAM usually includes Unemployment Fund membership. In addition to earnings-related allowance, PAM members are entitled, for example, to Career Services and comprehensive counseling services and employment advice. Read more about PAM membership here.
Please note that if you are under 18 years old or receiving old-age pension, unemployment fund membership is not beneficial for you. Old-age pension disqualifies you from receiving unemployment benefit and work performed when you are under 18 years old does not accumulate work requirement that entitles you to earnings-related allowance (because no unemployment insurance is deducted from work made by minors).
Apply for membership by filling out the electronic membership form.
You can also apply by submitting a completed membership application by post to the Unemployment Fund. We will send you a written confirmation on your acceptance as a member as well as more detailed information about member rights and obligations and how to pay membership fees.
The membership starts from the date from which your membership fees are paid. However, membership can begin at the earliest from the date on which the Unemployment Fund receives your membership application.
Read more about membership requirements from here.
Remember that membership of Service Union United PAM usually includes Unemployment Fund membership.
In 2025, the membership fee is 84 euros and it must be paid in one instalment.
If you become a member in the middle of the year, the membership fee is determined by the remaining months (7 € / month), and the due date for the invoice is the 15th day of the month following the start of your membership.
If you are a member of the Service Union United (PAM), the unemployment fund membership fee is usually included in the PAM membership fee.