Can an employee receive unemployment benefit in case of resignation?

Verified 13 août 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

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The conditions for compensation differ depending on the pattern the reason for the move.

You resign to follow the person you live with as a couple

Your resignation may be legitimate if you follow the person you live with as a couple who move for a professional purpose (whether or not employed).

Before you resign, check that you meet this condition.

You can estimate your rights to the ARE by consulting the guide of simulators France Travail.

Guide to benefit and aid simulators from France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi)

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For any individual questions, you can contact your agency France Travail.

If you meet this condition, you can collect the RCA.

If your resignation is not considered legitimate, you do not collect the RARE.

After 121 days of unemployment (about 4 months), you can ask France Travail the review of your situation to get the ARE.

A regional joint body of France Travail is responsible for verifying that the following 2 conditions are met:

  • Complete the conditions of award of the ARE (other than the condition of involuntary deprivation of employment)
  • Provide evidence of your active job search, possible short-term job openings and your steps to undertake training.

If your request is accepted, the starting point for the payment of the AER shall be 122e day of unemployment.

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