Exceptional unemployment benefit for the end of a temporary contract: Procedure

The form and deadlines for submitting applications are regulated, as well as the processing and payment of the exceptional unemployment benefit for the end of a temporary contract (RDL 11/2020 art.33). Applications may be submitted as from 5-5-2020.

The Resolution of the SEPE dated May 1st establishes the form and terms for the presentation of the applications, the processing, payment and dynamics of the exceptional unemployment subsidy for the end of a temporary contract. Regarding the processing of the subsidy, the following is established:

1.The application must be submitted through the form available at the SEPE’s electronic site, which will be sent through the same site https://sede.sepe.gob.es/SolicPrestIndividualWeb/flows/solicitud?execution=e1s1. It can also be submitted through any of the means established in the LPAC art.16. The submission of the form has the effect of a provisional application.

2. The application period begins on 5-5-2020 and ends 1 month after the end of the declaration of the state of alarm.

3. The company must submit the company certificate to the managing entity.

4. The SEPE, once the application has been formalized and the lack of income requirement has been accredited, must verify that the applicant meets the following requirements:

a) Be registered as a job seeker and sign the activity commitment. It must be taken into account that during the state of alarm, the registration will be carried out ex officio by the competent public employment service.

b) Not receiving minimum income, inclusion income, social salary or similar assistance granted by any Public Administration.

c) Having involuntarily terminated, as of 3/15/2020, a fixed-term contract for an employee during which there was an obligation to pay contributions for the unemployment contingency and whose term was equal to or greater than two months.

d) Not to be in full-time employment or self-employment on the date of termination of the contract or on the date of the exceptional allowance.

If the requirements are met, the SEPE recognizes the right, otherwise it is denied. A prior claim and subsequent lawsuit may be filed before the social jurisdiction against the denial decision.

4. Entitlement to the exceptional benefit begins on the day following the day on which the fixed-term employment contract is terminated. If this period corresponds to vacations not taken, the entitlement arises once they have ended.

5. The duration of the exceptional allowance is one month, extendable and may not be received on more than one occasion. b)

6. The amount of the subsidy is 80% of the IPREM, regardless of whether the previously terminated fixed-term contract was full-time or part-time, and payment is made by the SEPE as from the month following the month of application.