Summary
Survey the labor market of your new place of residence
It is crucial to survey the job market before resigning and following her spouse. It is indeed sometimes very complicated to find the same position occupied previously. Nothing obliges you to follow your spouse immediately. You can wait a few months so as not to find yourself deprived of any job and especially of salary.
Give one’s resignation
The transfer of your spouse is a legitimate reason for resignation. But the reason must be clearly explained in your resignation letter. Unemployment benefits are then acquired when you meet the conditions for the minimum number of days worked specified in the general texts, i.e. 122 days (4 months).
Remember to take steps in advance to submit your resignation. According to the collective agreements, you will have to perform a notice period that can vary from one to three months.
Right to unemployment
Only people involuntarily unemployed are entitled to unemployment benefits. If you follow your husband, it is possible to receive unemployment benefits only if you are married or in a civil partnership, or in cohabitation. Cohabitation must be established and proven before the breach of contract.
Transfer of the spouse abroad
Resign to follow your spouse abroad is also legitimate. You will be able to benefit from unemployment benefits when you return to France. For this, you must send a letter of resignation to your employer with acknowledgment of receipt. To receive unemployment benefits, you must return to France within the 4 years after breach of contract.
If you have to go to a country ofEuropean Economic Areayou receive unemployment benefits for 3 months in the host country. This on condition that you register as a job seeker before leaving and complete the U2 form “maintenance of the right to unemployment benefits”. When you return to France, you can receive the remainder of your unemployment benefits.
In some countries of the European Union, you can receive unemployment benefits for three to six months.
Proving married life
If your spouse is transferred, it is mandatory to prove that you live together to receive unemployment compensation. In other words, you have to prove life together. The only official documents accepted by Pôle Emploi are a lease with the names of both spouses, an EDF or GDF invoice or a rent receipt signed by your landlord with both of your names.
Attention ! It is necessary to prove the life to two before and after the moving.
Our tips:
You are going to live abroad: find out about obtaining the U2 form “Maintenance of the right to unemployment benefits” on the Cleiss.fr website.