The new European regulation on social security coordination establishes 22 weeks as the minimum contribution period in Spain for a foreign worker to receive unemployment benefits. Brussels also extends the period for seeking employment in another EU country from three to six weeks.
The European Union has approved a new social security coordination regulation that will require Spain to pay unemployment benefits to foreign workers who have contributed a minimum of 22 weeks in the country, as reported by OK Diario. The measure will apply to so-called mobile or cross-border workers within the EU, and the responsibility for payment will fall on the state where the work was performed and the contributions were generated.
The second significant change affects the period during which an unemployed person can receive benefits from their country while seeking work in another member state. The European Commission extends this period from three to six weeks, aiming to facilitate active job searching in any of the 27 and provide financial support during that process.
The regulation also introduces informational obligations for companies. Firms will have to notify the authorities when a worker leaves one country to work in another, unless the work period is between 3 and 30 days. The construction sector is exempt from this requirement, according to information released by Europa Press.
Brussels has clarified in a statement that these changes do not alter the requirements that each member state imposes to access unemployment benefits. The regulation aims to improve the coordination of social assistance between countries and address the situation of rotational workers.
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