Registered unemployed too late

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In your own interest, you should report to the employment office as soon as possible. If you have registered as unemployed too late, you face a blocking period! Then you need good reasons to avoid them.

Registering unemployed is the better alternative.
Registering unemployed is the better alternative. © Rainer_Sturm / Pixelio

The legislator obliges you to register as unemployed and jobseeker at the employment office at least three months before the end of your employment relationship. This has a number of consequences, especially if you miss certain deadlines and have reported too late.

Better to report too early than miss a deadline

  • Most employment relationships can be terminated with six weeks or even 14 days' notice. In this case, you can also register as unemployed outside the three-month period. However, you must do this within three days of receiving notification of the termination or have experienced termination of your place of work. You will find the legal regulation in §§ 38, 122 SGB III.
  • Please note that you can also contact the employment office by telephone, in writing or by e-mail in order to meet the deadline. You only need to provide your personal data and the termination date, but you must then make up for the personal report after making an appointment at the employment office.

You are also considered unemployed in the event of a dismissal protection suit

  • You are obliged to report regardless of whether you are filing an action for protection against dismissal or whether negotiations with your employer about the possible continuation of your employment relationship are pending.
  • Note that you can register as unemployed even if the unemployment has not yet occurred, but your entry is expected within the next three months.
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  • If you are in an in-company or school-based training, you are not affected by the reporting requirement, but you should nevertheless register as a job-seeker.

Too late and still avoid blocking time

  • It is essential to bear in mind that the employment office has imposed a blocking period of one week in the event that you have not registered as unemployed and looking for work in good time. This also applies if, after reporting by telephone, you fail to meet an agreed meeting for no reason.
  • Were you unable to register as a jobseeker in good time or to make an appointment You may be able to prevent a blocking period if you have an important reason for it can name. One such reason may be that you were sick.

Don't act lightly

  • Assume that the employment office will require proof of this, for example a medical certificate. The reasons must be so serious that it was unreasonable to not notify you in time. Above all, it is also your fault. Are you in during this time vacation driven, your behavior is unlikely to be recognized as an important reason.
  • So you are well advised to contact the employment office immediately after your notice of termination, at least by telephone.
  • If a personal interview is not possible in the foreseeable future, you can at least justify the delay, but you have fulfilled your reporting obligation.

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