Unemployment benefit
Last update on 20-10-2016Unemployment benefit
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Who
- Workers covered by the general system of workers' Social Security for others that:
- Been with employment contract and have been unemployed
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- Have suspended the contract of employment on the basis of wage arrears;
- Workers domestic service, the reserve base contributory match effectively remuneration paid in monthly employment contract scheme for full-time;
- The general scheme disability pensioners of Social Security which are declared fit for work in the disability review examination and are unemployed;
- Workers of the customs sector;
- Teachers in primary and secondary education;
- Former military in contract / volunteer basis;
- Agricultural workers covered by Social Security from January 1, 2011;
- Undifferentiated agricultural workers registered with the Social Security until December 31, 2010, in the case of their contributions have been calculated based on the real wage;
- Appointed employees for management positions since at the time of appointment, belong to the framework of the company itself as contract workers for at least one year and supported the general system of social security for workers on behalf of others;
- Contract workers, cumulatively, are managers, partners or not, a non-profit entity, provided they do not receive the exercise of these functions any fee.
- Workers covered by the general system of workers' Social Security for others that:
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When
Within 90 calendar days from the date of unemployment.
Note: The delivery of the application after 90 days, but during the legal period of grant of subsidy, determines the reduction in the respective concession period for the time spent checked delay.
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Where
On site .
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Conditions
»Documents or requirements:
- Statement unemployed, Mod. RP-5044 DGSS ;
- Application for unemployment benefits (online filled in the center of employment).
If the employer terminate the employment contract with just cause:
- Proof of legal action by workers against the employer.
If the employee terminate the employment contract with just cause:
- Proof of legal action against the employer if the beneficiary invoke just cause for dismissal and the employer has invoked other reason, the Declaration of unemployment, Mod. RP-5044 DGSS, which features unemployment as a volunteer.
If the employee suspend the contract for unpaid wages:
- Return statement in arrears, Mod. GD 18-DGSS and proof of notification to the employer and the Authority for Working Conditions.
Note: In this case, should not be presented the Declaration of unemployment, Mod RP-5044 DGSS..
If migrant worker in the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland residing and will require the allowance to Portugal:
- Portable Document U1 - Time to be taken into account for the granting of unemployment benefits.
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Cost
You have no costs. -
How
It is a cash benefit attributed to the unemployed person entitled to offset the lack of remuneration motivated by the involuntary loss of employment, provided that:
- Resident in Portugal; Is involuntarily unemployed; Be able and willing to work; Is registered for job search employment center of the area of residence; Has suspended the contract of employment on the basis of wage arrears;
- Be the warranty period required: 360 days of work for others with contributions in the 24 months preceding the date of unemployment.
Where:
- Workers of the performing arts and audiovisual, the warranty period is required 450 days of work for others with contributions in the 36 months preceding the date of unemployment;
- Farm workers and domestic service, consider the periods of registration fees for equivalence to the contributions of entry (in which he was to receive sickness benefits or parenting of the welfare system) to a maximum of 120 days.
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