Unemployment benefits

04 January 2022, Spain, Madrid: People stand outside an employment office in Madrid. Unemployment in Spain reached its lowest level in 14 years in 2021. Public Employment Service offices recorded a drop of 782,232 unemployed people (-20.1 percent) in 2021, the largest annual decline in the entire comparable historical series that began in 1996. Photo: Eduardo Parra/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

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WORK IN SPAIN

How to combine the Spanish unemployment benefit with a part-time job

The Nomad Today 3/12/22

Both are compatible, although certain conditions must be met

HANDOUT - 28 September 2021, France, Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Not Pictured) during a press conference after the signing ceremony of a new defence deal at The Elysee Palace. France and Greece signed an important defence agreement on Tuesday that includes commitments from Athens to buy three French warships, with an option to buy a fourth. Photo: Dimitris Papamitsos/Prime Minister's Office/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

WORK IN FRANCE

France tightens control over unemployment benefits

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/10/21

Unemployed people who do not make sufficient efforts to find a new job will have their benefits cancelled

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UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

The Spanish Extraordinary Unemployment Subsidy (SED) and how to apply

The Nomad Today 11/10/21

SED beneficiaries can receive this payment for a maximum of 6 months

Work

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

The Spanish Active Insertion Income (RAI) and how to request it

The Nomad Today 11/8/21

The Spanish Renta Activa de Insercion (RAI) is an unemployment benefit designed to support people with specific difficulties in accessing the labor market

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WORK IN SPAIN

Rules for receiving unemployment benefits in Spain and how to apply

The Nomad Today 11/4/21

Read here who is entitled in Spain to receive unemployment benefits related to previous Social Security contributions, how to request the payment, its amount and duration

Entrepreneurs in Finland

CORONAVIRUS

Entrepreneurs unemployment benefit to be extended until June

The Nomad Today 1/29/21

Last year, the Finnish Social Security Institution (Kela) paid labour market support to 44,000 entrepreneurs, for a total amount of 165.8 million euros.

Entrepreneurs in Finland

Who should take YEL insurance and when?

The Nomad Today 1/15/21

Starting entrepreneurs are entitled to a 22% discount on YEL contributions for the initial 48 months of business.

Finland

SOCIAL SECURITY

Temporary changes to unemployment benefit laws extended to March 2021

The Nomad Today 12/21/20

Unemployed jobseekers must make an employment plan with TE Services. If no plan is made, you can lose your unemployment benefit.

Entrepreneurs in Finland

YEL insurance, the safety net for entrepreneurs in Finland

The Nomad Today 12/11/20

In Finland, entrepreneurs and self-employed workers have powerful legal tools at their disposal to ensure a decent pension and to prevent the negative effects of any unwanted event, for example…

Cafeteria Bar coffee bar tender entrepreneur by Maria Fernanda Perez

Finland

CORONAVIRUS

Unemployment benefit for employees and entrepreneurs extended

The Nomad Today 11/20/20

Laid-off employees have a temporary right to study full-time without an effect on their unemployment benefit. Entrepreneurs hit by the pandemic may receive labor market support until the end of…