Unemployment support? Yes, it’s a thing in these countries

Lost a job, and worried about remaining unemployed? What if we told you there are countries that provide unemployment support?

It is quite obvious that losing a job is a stress until you get another one at hand. And places where we do not get support after being laid off double the stress. But interestingly, there are countries that offer unemployment benefits to jobless people as a part of their welfare policy. Care to learn more? Here we present you with some of the countries that give benefits to jobless citizens.

Germany

In Germany, if a person gets laid off or goes jobless, they hardly do care about it. That is because these people receive 59% of their average salary as a benefit. But if some people make a minimum wage for a living, they can even get up to 75% of the salary they received previously in the form of replacement pay.

Netherlands

The same trend is followed in the Netherlands, wherein people go out of jobs to get unemployment benefits of nearly 70% of their previous wage, and the minimum wage makers make 67% replacement pay. Apart from all that, the Netherlands is a country that pays the highest minimum wage in comparison to other developed nations.

Bulgaria

Average wage earners in Bulgaria will get the benefit of replacement pay of 77% of their previous salary. For minimum wage earners, too, the figure stands around a similar number.

Portugal

Portugal has a special social benefit programme for people who lost their jobs. As per this program, the country offers 75% of the previous salary as replacement pay to average wage earners, and the number goes to 73% for minimum income earners.

Switzerland

Had you been working in Switzerland and lost a job, you would have received a replacement pay as a part of their unemployment scheme benefit, of nearly 74% of your previous salary. But this benefit is given only for 12 months from when you lose your job.

France

And finally, we present you the country France, which also has some benefits for unemployed people, or people who get laid off from their jobs. The country offers 68% of the previous salary as replacement pay for its unemployed citizens, who used to get an average salary. While for those earning a minimum salary, the country offers 72% of the money they earned previously as replacement pay.

The trouble of losing a job in these countries might not be much severe, but nevertheless, they still need to hunt for the next job instead of relying on replacement pays.