NINE CASES WHICH ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT?

Unemployment benefit is the sum of money that an employee receives from the insurance fund upon termination of a labour contract or a working contract and must satisfy the conditions as prescribed by law. However, there are some cases where employees will not be received unemployment benefit, pursuant to Article 49 of the Law on employment 2013, those cases include:

(i) The employee unilaterally terminates the labour contract illegally;

(ii) The employee is entitled to monthly pension or allowance due to the loss of working capacity;

(iii) The employee is performing the military or public security obligation;

(iv) The employee is studying for a term of full 12 months or more;

(v) The employee is serving the measure of reformatory, compulsory education institution, detoxification place;

(vi) The employee is kept in temporary detention or serves a prison sentence;

(vii) The employee goes abroad to settle or work abroad under contracts;

(viii) The employee dies;

(ix) The employee fails to submit a dossier for unemployment insurance benefits within 3 months from the date of termination of the labour contract.

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