In Spain, the arrest It has historically been an essential tool to support those who are unemployed. When a worker loses his job, he can take advantage of this benefit that guarantees a certain economic stability while he searches for new opportunities. However, a change in the regulations opens an unprecedented possibility, work and collect unemployment at the same time. In that sense, a labor lawyer, known on social networks as ‘informed_employee’, explained in a TikTok video How is it possible to make employment compatible with unemployment benefits?.
According to the lawyer, the key to this measure lies in the new employment support complementincluded in the unemployment benefit reform. “It’s now official, you will be able to work at the same time as collecting unemployment if you meet the requirements and earn less than 1,350 euros per month,” he details.
Requirements to make unemployment and employment compatible
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The worker’s salary must not exceed 225% of the IPREM, equivalent to 1,350 euros per month
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Unemployment benefit must have been granted for a period of more than one year
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At least 9 months must have passed since the beginning of your perception
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The measure is applicable to both full-time and part-time workers.
As the content creator explains, the objective of this regulation is remove barriers which often discourage accepting low-paying jobssince some workers preferred to continue collecting unemployment instead of accepting less attractive job offers. «Why is this done? Well, to avoid something that sometimes happened, which is that someone who is recently unemployed prefers not to take a job because they pay little to continue collecting unemployment,” he explains.
@informed_employee Collect unemployment and work at the same time? Now it’s possible! Thanks to the new unemployment benefit reform, the employment support complement arrives: You will be able to make your unemployment benefit compatible with a job if you meet these requirements: 1⃣ Your salary cannot exceed €1,350 per month (225% of the IPREM). 2⃣ You must have received the contributory benefit for more than 12 months and have been paid for at least 9 months. 3⃣ Applies to contracts for employment, full or part-time. Why is this done? To prevent many from rejecting low-paid jobs for fear of losing unemployment. Now you can accept the job and keep the benefit, which provides an incentive to work. What do you think of this measure? I read you in the comments! #Arrest #WorkAndUnemployment #LaborReform #LaborRights #InformedEmployee ♬ original sound – Informed Employee
With this compatibility, workers can rejoin the labor market while maintaining part of their benefit. “Now you can take that job and maintain the benefit, which creates an incentive to work,” concludes the lawyer.
Finally, it should be noted that this initiative not only benefits workers, but also represents a boost for companies looking for employees. By allowing compatibility between unemployment and employment, the reform offers a flexible solution that adapts to the economic needs of workersand encourages work activityat the same time reduces social cost of prolonged unemployment.
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