NATIONAL LABOUR MARKET POLICIES

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2.4.2.Unemployment (Law 2961/54 and subsequent amendments)

Authority	Benefit and	Source of funds	Qualifying	Rate of benefit	Duration and waiting
	coverage		conditions		period
1	2	3	4	5	6
	Unemployment	Employer:	125 days of	Wage-earners:	5 months for 125 days
	benefit	2.67% of gross	contribution in 12	40% of earnings in	6 months for 150 days
OAED	All insured	earnings.	months ending	wage class plus	8 months for 180 days
	employees.	Employee:	2 months before	10% of benefit for	10 months for 220 days
	Special schemes	1.33% of gross	unemployment; for	each dependent.	12 months for 250
	for seamen and	earnings.	a first claim, must	Salaried	days.
	printing workers.	State:	also have been	employees:
		State funding.	employed 80 days	50% of earnings in
			n each of the last 2	wage class plus
			years.	10% of benefit for
			Must be fit,	each dependent.
			available and	Minimum total
			registered for work.	benefit:
			Unemployment not	GRD 1,803.33 per
			due to voluntary	day.	6 days' waiting period.
			notice, misconduct
			or strike action.
	Special seasonal	Included in above.		Solely determined	No waiting period.
	allowances			by ministerial
OAED	Seasonal workers,			decision according
	workers whose			to occupation.
	work is affected by
	weather conditions
	(hotel employees,
	building workers,
	etc.) and workers
	who have lost their
	job for reasons
	beyond their
	control.

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