Labour ministry to introduce first-ever unemployment benefit for the self-employed
With a ministerial decision signed by Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou and Deputy Minister Tasos Petropoulos on Monday, the Greek government will for the first time implement laws providing freelance and self-employed individuals (lawyers, engineers, doctors) with unemployment benefit.
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The decision outlines the conditions for eligibility, the amount of the benefit and the duration for which each applicant will receive the benefit - which is to be given for the first time, though contributions for it have been paid by the self-employed since 2011.
It can be received by those that have paid the relevant contributions to the EFKA social insurance and pension fund and can be up to 360 euros a month, payable for a period of three to nine months, depending on the amount of time that the applicant has been insured.
Source: AMNA