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The Chamber of Deputies and Deputies approved in its last legislative process the bill that incorporates the workers of private homes to the unemployment insurance of Law 19728 a text that is It is in the process of being enacted as a law of the Republic. The norm originated in a Message from the Executive corresponded to the commitment adopted by the Government and the National Congress during the processing of the law that made access to Unemployment Insurance more flexible in order to find a solution to the situation that It affects the workers in this sector who cannot access the benefits of this insurance.In this way this legal body incorporates private home workers to the insurance benefits both with regard to the individual account and the use of the Solidarity Fund establishing the rules for its financing and the access requirements. thus benefiting a universe of approximately 130 thousand workers most of them women.How it will be financedThe initiative provides that once it enters into force the current contribution of 4.11 made by employers for compensation will be divided into two parts 3 will go to Unemployment Insurance -2.2 for the Individual Account for Unemployment CIC and 0.8 for the Solidarity Unemployment Fund FCS - and 1.11 for compensation to all events.It should be remembered that the current labor law establishes that private home workers do not have legal compensation for years of service but a compensation system for all events regardless of the reason for dismissal which is financed with a monthly contribution from the employer. 4.11 of taxable income which is administered by the AFP to which the worker is affiliated.Who benefitsThe new formula will apply to both new and existing contracts. These workers will be able to access Unemployment Insurance benefits as well as the Solidarity Fund complying with the same contribution requirements that are required of workers subject to an indefinite contract according to the law that made the requirements for access to Unemployment Insurance more flexible and improved the Employment Protection Law.That is they must have three continuous contributions prior to the end of their contract or 6 continuous or discontinuous monthly contributions in the last 12 months as long as the last 2 have been continuous and with the same employer.How it works for existing contractsThe law establishes the right to transfer part of the available resources from their current severance funds to individual Unemployment Insurance accounts so that they can meet the contribution requirement and immediately access Unemployment Insurance benefits.Thus for example a private home worker with a current contract must contribute the equivalent of the contributions to the three-month salary fund. If your salary is close to about 340 thousand pesos gross with the transfer of approximately 30 thousand pesos you can now make use of the Unemployment Insurance.
