Recipients of unemployment benefits in 2021, can be entitled to receive holiday pay by the end of June 2022.
You do not need to apply for holiday pay. If you received unemployment benefits in 2021, you will receive a letter from NAV, stating whether you will receive holiday pay or not.
You are entitled to get holiday pay if you got unemployment benefits in 2021, and:
- you do not receive unemployment benefits by 31. May 2022.
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- You are receiving unemployment benefits by 31. May 2022 , and used all or some of your earned holiday with unemployment benefit in 2021.
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- You do still receive unemployment benefits on 31. May 2022, but have not earned the right to have holiday with unemployment benefits yet.
You are normally not entitled to holiday pay if you in the period 1. January to 30. May 2022 are entitled to 4 weeks holiday with unemployment benefits. This applies regardless of whether you have taken holidays or not in 2022.
If you are not entitled to holiday pay, you may be entitled to up to 4 weeks of holiday while receiving unemployment benefits.
You can still obtain the right to holiday pay
You can choose to stop your unemployment benefits from May 30. 2022 to be entitled to holiday benefits from unemployment benefits.
If you want to continue to receive unemployment benefits after 30 May 2022, you should apply for unemployment benefits again as soon as possible. You can receive unemployment benefits at the earliest from the day you send a new application for unemployment benefits.
You must consider whether it is an advantage for you to stop the payment of unemployment benefits for a short period in order to receive holiday pay. You should look at what you will be paid in holiday pay compared to what you lose in unemployment benefits during the suspension period. The holiday pay amounts to 10.2 per cent of the unemployment benefit you received last year. Please note that there may be a long case processing time for resumption of unemployment benefits.
If you want to stop your unemployment benefits, you must contact NAV.