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Art and Culture Professionals’ Trade Union TAKU support in all work situations and a broad community of experts.
TAKU’s mission is to develop working life in the art and culture field, make the it more appreciated, and advocate for the good of the sector.
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We are familiar with the many ways of doing work in the art and culture field and sector-related issues. Whether you are an employee, self-employed, run your own business or a little bit of all of them — we know your situation.
When you join TAKU, you'll become also a member of Akava Special Branches’ – and a wide range of professional services is at your finger tips. We offer a free legal service in work life situations as well as exctensive career services. In addition, we offer free training, insurances and numerous leisure and wellbeing benefits.
Unemployment Fund for Higher Educated Employees ERKO provides unemployment security for TAKU members.
You can join TAKU when you are studying for a degree related to the fields or you have a third-level degree in art and culture or work/have worked in a job in the sector.
How to join TAKU
- Fill in the form on the Akava Special Branches website. Your membership of TAKU will begin on the day you submit your application unless you request a later start date.
- TAKU will send you an email confirming your membership once we have processed your application.
- A little after that you'll recieve confirming email from Akava Special Branches and you'll get information how to load your mobile membership card. The mobile membership also serves as your insurance card, for example.
- As soon as you get your member number, you can use our member services, both offline and online.
Are you transferring from another union, unemployment fund or Akava Special Branches member organization? Do as follows:
Changing union and unemployment fund is easy if you are employed:
- Fill in and send the TAKU member application.
- Wait for your acceptance email.
- Cancel your membership in your former union or unemployment fund. Your TAKU membership will start no later than the day following the cancellation.
Your membership fees must be paid in full to your previous union or unemployment fund when you cancel your membership there.
Remember this
- Membership of unemployment fund ERKO is included in the unions membership fee.
- Being a member of unemployment fund is the only way to get earnings-related unemployment benefit.
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You can only join the unemployment fund if you are employed. If you are not employed at the time of joining TAKU, remember to join the unemployment fund as soon as your next employment begins.
- You can only change unemployment fund when you are employed. You cannot change your unemployment fund while unemployed or on childcare leave, but you can change your union and remain a member of your former unemployment fund until you return to work.