Unemployment

The National Insurance Institute provides the unemployed person with a source of subsistence for the duration of his unemployment. The unemployment benefits are paid to persons who were salaried employees, who are registered with the Employment Service (labor exchange) as non-employed and who report to the Employment Service to look for work.

You should report to the Employment Service immediately upon termination of employment, and then report on regular days as instructed by the Service. Every month, the Employment Service transfers to the National Insurance Institute the information on the number of unemployment days registered, and the NII pays you your unemployment benefits based on that information.

Questions regarding finding work and reporting to the Employment Service should be addressed to the Employment Service, and questions regarding payment of unemployment benefits should be directed to the National Insurance Institute.

To check your eligibility for unemployment and calculate unemployment benefits to which you are entitled, enter the unemployment calculators site.


For unemployment updates in relation to the war, click here.