Temporary program for unemployment protection and integration and its extension (Law 14/2009, of 11 november)

Abstract

The publication of Law 14/2009, of 11 November, which regulates the «Temporary Program for Unemployment Protection and Integration», ended the claim started by trade unions for the measure, familiarly known as «the aid of 420 euros», to be able to have retroactive effects to January, 1 2009 for those who exhaust the unemployment benefit or subsidy.

In addition, Law 14/2009, of 11 November, has incorporated and modified other questions regarding its former regulation, Royal Decree Law 10/2009, of 13 August, with the same name, that is worthy to analise along with its legal regime in the present commentary; such as the specification stating that the extraordinary unemployment benefit can only be received once, the modification of the family unit concept in relation to the requirement to not exceed the minimum income or the incorporation of new criteria with regard to the maintenance, resumption and extinction of the new extraordinary benefit based on the particular situation of the beneficiary.The necessary adjustments introduced by the new law regarding the mentioned Decree Law are also examined, in particular the ones concerning the periods of request for the extraordinary unemployment benefit, as well as the extension of the program for six more months.

Finally, considering the new norm, it seemed advisable to make some suggestions about later regulations to prevent as far as possible clandestine labour market, as well as a brief commentary on the opportunity of implementing this measure.