Can an employee receive unemployment benefit in case of resignation?

Verified 01 avril 2025 - 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're marrying or moving on

Your resignation may be legitimate due to your marriage or the signature of a Civil partnerships: titleContent when it results in a move. Your new address should not allow you to preserve your professional activity.

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Less than 2 months must elapse between the date of marriage or Civil partnerships: titleContent and the date of the resignation or termination of the contract of employment (regardless of whether the marriage or Civil partnership is entered into before or after the resignation).

Before you resign, check that you meet all of these conditions.

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)

Reminder

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

If you meet these conditions, you can collect the AER.

If your resignation is not considered legitimate, However, there are 2 options to be compensated under the ERA:

  • You work at least 3 months (65 working days or 455 hours) after you resign
  • 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 authority (RPI) 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 as soon as possible 122e day of unemployment.

Please note

If you have problems with the services of France Travail, you can enter the mediator of France Travail.

Guide to simulators of allowances and aids

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