DK-ii.2 Work stoppage due to weather conditions or lack of materials
3.2.2.DK-ii.2 Work stoppage due to weather conditions or lack of materials (Vejrlig eller materialemangel)
3.2.2.1. Aim
To continue payment to employees temporarily deprived of work due to weather conditions or lack of materials.
3.2.2.2. Legal basis
- Act on the Unemployment Insurance System, etc.;
- Consolidation Act no. 16 of 11 January 1994;
- Order no. 1143 of 20 December 1995 on payment of supplementary benefits.
3.2.2.3. Contents
Employees who are members of an unemployment insurance fund are entitled to daily cash benefits if weather conditions or lack of materials make it necessary to suspend work.
3.2.2.4. Financial resources
On the fourth day at the latest of an uninterrupted period of lay-off the employee must register as a jobseeker at the public employment office in order to qualify for daily cash benefits.
3.2.2.5. Institutional support
The scheme is administered by the Public Employment Service.
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