SEPE – Procedure 4: Additional Employment (notify new job and compatibilise/suspend your unemployment benefit)

What you need to have to hand

1. Cl@ve active or certificado digital to enter the sede.
2. DNI/NIE and your IBAN where the paro is paid.
3. Contract or alta en la Seguridad Social (the justificante you download at importass.seg-social.es works).
4. Company details: name and CIF/NIF, start date and jornada (weekly hours).
5. If you already know the end date, end date. If not, no problem: you’ll reanudar later.

Documentation

• DNI/NIE valid.
• Employment contract or comunicación de alta en SS (if you don’t have the contract yet, upload the alta).
• Work time detail: full time or part time and number of hours.
• Company details (CIF/NIF) and start date.
• IBAN (if you compatibilise, for recalculation of payments).
• To reanudate: end-of-contract or baja en SS.

Step by step

1. Go to https://sede.sepe.gob.es/portalSede/ and log in with Cl@ve.
2. Go to Personas > Mis prestaciones and open Comunicación de colocación / Baja de prestación or Compatibilidad con trabajo a tiempo parcial.
3. Fill in start date, company (CIF/NIF), type of jornada and hours. Attach contract or alta en SS.
4. Decide:
   • Full time: suspend the prestación from the day you start.
   • Part time: compatibilise (they reduce payments proportionally) or suspend if you prefer not to use up unemployment days.
5. Send and save the resguardo (receipt). If the sede doesn’t work, use the Pre‑solicitud at https://sede.sepe.gob.es/presolicitud-tramites or book a cita at https://sede.sepe.gob.es/citaprevia.
6. When the contract ends, reanudar under Mis prestaciones > Reanudación, attaching end-of-contract or baja en SS. You have 15 días hábiles.

Tips that save you time

• Do it the same day you start or the next day. You avoid having to return money.
• If the sede crashes (it happens on Mondays), try early or late and use Chrome.
• If compatibilising doesn’t pay off (you get little and still use the days), choose suspensión and save your days.
• Download your alta/baja or vida laboral at importass.seg-social.es in 2 minutes and avoid asking the company for documents.

Common mistakes that can mess you up

1. Not notifying in time (15 días hábiles): repayment and possible sanction.
2. Compatibilising without checking the numbers: you get less and still use days. Decide first.
3. Not attaching the alta if you don’t have the contract: without proof they’ll stop the payment.
4. Forgetting to reanudate after the end: you lose days without payment. Set a reminder.
5. DARDE: if they suspend you for full-time work your demanda usually adjusts; if you compatibilise, your regional employment office may change your situación. Check with your oficina de empleo autonómica so you don’t get a strike for not stamping.