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In Sweden, an unemployment fund ( Swedish: arbetslöshetskassa) is an economic association tied to a trade union, except the Unemployment fund Alfa and a few unemployment funds for self-employed and employers. Since July 1, 2002, an unemployment fund is to some extent equal to a government agency, and is as thus comprised by the Freedom of the ...
Jobseeker's Allowance ( JSA) is an unemployment benefit paid by the Government of the United Kingdom to people who are unemployed and actively seeking work. It is part of the social security benefits system and is intended to cover living expenses while the claimant is out of work. JSA is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions ...
JULIE HYMAN: We're watching stocks fall today. The S&P 500 down 1.8%, this after we got a March unemployment report that showed a loss of 701,000 jobs and an unemployment rate at 4.4%. This ...
West Virginia's unemployed people will need to do more to prove they are searching for jobs to collect state benefits under a new law that will take effect later this year. A controversial bill ...
Frictional unemployment is a form of unemployment reflecting the gap between someone voluntarily leaving a job and finding another. As such, it is sometimes called search unemployment, though it also includes gaps in employment when transferring from one job to another. [1]
Unemployment benefits are available under certain conditions. Benefits are given to those who have worked for at least nine months out of the prior twenty-four months. In 2017, for the first 90 days of unemployment, benefits were set at 60% of the referent wage (no more than €526). Demographics
The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims dipped by 2,000 to 210,000. Overall, 1.8 million Americans were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended March 9, up a modest ...
The Ghent system is the name given to an arrangement in some countries whereby the main responsibility for welfare payments, especially unemployment benefits, is held by trade unions rather than a government agency. The system is named after the city of Ghent, Belgium, where it was first implemented. It is the predominant form of unemployment ...