Re: [mcfa-int] Unemployment compensation once back in Spain? [signed]

[Spyridon Kitsionas <skitsionas@DROPMEaip.de>]

Antonio and all,

In case you need to stay in the UK after your contract is finished in order to 
claim unemployment benefits in the UK rather than Spain, also make sure you 
know your obligations as a person receiving social benefits, e.g. to 
demonstrate genuine efforts for finding a new job etc, keeping in mind that 
the Job Centres in the UK can't really help you with finding jobs in the 
academic world (or at least didn't do 5 years ago when I last worked there). 
Basically read the small print in the UK system too!

As far as the transfer of banefits within the EU is concerned I think that the 
Association, bringing together experiences of different people exercising 
intra-european mobility over the recent years, can play a crucial role in 
this discussion within the EU. Do we have such a discussion panel installed 
in our web pages? And which might be the exact fora within the EU that we 
need to get in touch with?

Cheers,

Spyros Kitsionas._

On Sunday 28 August 2005 17:47, Erik-jan Malta wrote:
> Hi Antonio and others
> Well what Mario says is indeed right: if you return unemployed than it is
> very bad luck for you but you won'tget nothing. You have to work in Spain
> (and be included in the seg. social) for at least 180 days. You are
> however, entitled to all rights British people get from their system, incl.
> unemployment benefits, as long as you stay in the UK of course and maybe
> even the 1st month when you go back - you should ask. I know the export of
> these social security things like pensions and unemployment benefits etc.
> are a big thing for debate on the European labour market but as far as I
> know there are no rules so far. Oh yeah and of course make sure you pay for
> social security but I suppose that that is always the case with a normal
> contract. Good luck, Erik.
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Mario Quevedo
>   To: mcfa-int@DROPMEmariecurie.org
>   Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 4:48 PM
>   Subject: Re: [mcfa-int] Unemployment compensation once back in Spain?
> [signed]
>
>
>   Hi Antonio and all at the list,
>
>   Basically, you won't get problems to have unemployment money back in
> Spain if you make sure that you'd be entitled to have it in your host
> country, in this case UK.
>
>   In other words, do not simply assume that your working contract pays for
> your unemployment. Check it out from the very beginning, because it does
> not work in all countries as it does in Spain.
>
>   Another point is that to get unemployment money back in Spain, you will
> have to be back, work for a while, and then be jobless again. This changed
> sometime around 2002 if I am not wrong.
>
>   On the other hand, you wrote  "I do know that the two years I'll spend in
> UK will be taken into account for my retirement in Spain"
>
>   This issue is far from clear as far as I know, so any tip from you would
> be helpful out there.
>
>   Best
>
>   Mario
>
>   ANTONIO JESUS MELENDEZ MARTINEZ wrote:
> Dear all, I've just been awarded and Marie Curie EIF in UK. I do know that
> the two years I'll spend in UK will be taken into account for my retirement
> in Spain, but do you know if I'll be entitled to receive any compensation
> concerning unemployment once I'm back in Spain after the two-year stay?
> Thanks a lot for your attention.
> All the best,

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