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AMS under criticism: category of unemployment benefits through new regulations!
The AMS canceled benefits for part-time employees. AK Upper Austria is fighting for affected employees in court.
AMS under criticism: category of unemployment benefits through new regulations!
In Austria, a controversial implementation directive from the Federal Ministry of Labor and Economic Affairs is causing a stir as many unemployed people are losing their benefits from the employment service (AMS). This particularly affects people who are in part-time employment or who apply for unemployment benefit while they are entitled to vacation from a part-time job. Loud kosmo.at Due to the new regulation, dreptige unemployment benefit will be suspended if there are remaining vacation entitlements. This leads to massive financial bottlenecks for those affected.
The Chamber of Labor (AK) Upper Austria has already taken legal action and achieved numerous successes in court to challenge the AMS's decision. The current cases show how unfairly the regulation affects many unemployed people, because some women, as the affected examples describe in the report, no longer received unemployment benefits after their fully insured jobs were terminated, despite having worked for many years. They were left high and dry while the menial jobs continued to apply. It is also required that the AMS carries out a mandatory ex officio correction, such as forum.jusline.at explained in detail.
Legal uncertainties and challenges
In the discussion about the new regulation, users on online platforms express concerns about the legal situation and the enforcement of their claims. It should be noted that many of those affected may not be informed about their obligations to cooperate when it comes to reporting vacation days or remaining entitlements. Proceedings could result in additional claims by the AMS if funds received in error were not reported or calculated in a timely manner. These ambiguities present those affected with a further financial dilemma and raise questions about the transparency of the AMS.
The legal steps taken by the Chamber of Labor show that the pressure is growing on the AMS to check legitimate notices and thus no longer interrupt the payment of unemployment benefits. Given the large number of complaints and the decisions of the Administrative Court (VwGH), a change could be imminent that could bring urgently needed financial support back to many unemployed people.