Quarantine

Quarantine means that you cannot receive unemployment benefits or early retirement for a period of time. It happens as a consequence of something you have done or not done.

The length of the quarantine depends on the reason. There are three situations that can result in a suspension:

• You are unemployed due to your own fault. Read about self-induced unemployment and termination.
• You've received money you're not entitled to that needs to be paid back. Read about the rules for repayment.
• You have been reinstated after deletion due to non-payment. Read about non-payment.

Read about how we check your information.

Unwinding the quarantine

A quarantine can only be lifted when you are entitled to unemployment benefits. This requires that you are registered at the Jobcenter, are entitled to unemployment benefits and submit an unemployment benefit card. The quarantine begins the day after you stop working or refuse a job offer as unemployed.

The quarantine expires after three months.

Do you get more suspensions

If you have several quarantines within 12 months, you will be affected by what we call recurrence effect. This means that you lose your right to unemployment benefits. You can regain your right to unemployment benefits when you report 300 hours of unsubsidized work in a continuous period of 3 months.

If you are insured part-time, you must report 150 hours of unsubsidized work in a continuous period of 3 months.