Do you have to be available to register in Pôle emploi?
Verified 08 April 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Yeah. Yeah. To sign up for Pôle emploi, you must be available to search for a job.
You do not have to be a full-time employee, in vocational training or civic service.
You cannot sign up for Pôle emploi if your employment contract is suspended.
Please note
if you are a registered jobseeker in category D or E, you don't have to do positive job-search acts.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
Pôle emploi for jobseekers - 3949
By telephone
39,49
- To update your situation, report a change of situation, inform you of a payment: automated service 7 days a week, 24 hours a day - Free service + call price
- To be put in contact with an advisor to register, to inform you, to modify an appointment: service accessible at the times set by each Pôle emploi agency - Free service + call price
From the foreigner: + 33 1 77 86 39 49
By E-mail
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