An ERTE during confinement: should I register as a job applicant to collect unemployment?
Many workers have been affected by an ERTE in their company due to the situation of health crisis and the measures taken by the Government to try to stop cases of infection by Coronavirus in the country.
Thus, many doubts arise among workers, above all, those referred to unemployment benefits and change of norms related to ERTE as a result of this health crisis.
Should I register as a job applicant?
One of the measures that the government has taken in order to help economicly and socially.
Workers who have the right to this economic aid in a normal unemployment situation have to register as plaintiffs asking for an appointment and in person at the corresponding office and autonomous community of the plaintiff.
However, with this exceptional situation, the SEPE launched this message through the platforms: "We remind you that if your employment relationship has been suspended by an ERTE, you do not have to request an appointment with the SEPE.The management of your benefit will be processed between your company and the SEPE ".
In this way, the SEPE has prepared a request for unemployment provision that the company will present directly in the name of all the workers who have been affected by the ERTE.This request and all the information related to the steps that the company has to take, can be consulted in the Sepe portal.
Madrid's community
For employment plaintiffs of the Community of Madrid, a system has been enabled to fill out a form that can be found on the Madrid community website with the aim of expediting data management to register as a job seeker and collectingThe benefit.Just fill out this application with the plaintiff's data and send it.
