MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 8: Work and personal finances
a-kassa
Swedish word. In English: unemployment insurance fund
Unemployment insurance fund: an insurance that pays money if you become unemployed, provided you have been a member and worked enough.
Facts about the word
- The unemployment fund is an economic association that pays money to unemployed members. Sverige i fokus s. 29
- To receive benefits you must have worked enough hours and be actively looking for work. Sverige i fokus s. 29
- The benefits are funded by the state and by the members' fees. Sverige i fokus s. 29
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The unemployment fund pays benefits during unemployment, not wages for work. It is not a shop till.
The word belongs to Chapter 8: The labour market and personal finances in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
