Due to an amendment to the Unemployment Security Act carried out on 2 September 2024, earnings-related allowance will be staggered.
Staggering means that the amount of earnings-related allowance decreases the longer the unemployment lasts and the allowance is paid.
The amount of the daily allowance decreases:
- after 40 days of paid daily allowance about two months) to 80% of the original level,
- after 170 days of paid daily allowance (approx. 8 months) to 75% of the original level.
The staggering does not apply to you if you are paid earnings-related allowance on the basis of work that has ended no later than 1 September 2024. In this case, your employment condition has been met by 1 September 2024 and you will be paid daily allowance on the basis of the 26-calendar-week employment condition in accordance with the old act.
The staggering applies to you if you are paid earnings-related allowance on the basis of work you have done on or after 2 September 2024. In this case, your employment condition will be met on or after 2 September 2024 and you will be paid daily allowance on the basis of the 12-month employment condition in accordance with the new act.
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