Not able to collect unemployment during the period of leave or remain unused sick because there is in legal status of unemployment, which is a prerequisite for entitlement to unemployment benefit.

The legal situation of unemployment is produced, in the first case, after consulting the holiday period that has not enjoyed and that the company has paid in the liquidation period or discharge, in which remains compulsory Social insurance payments.

If you get tired of temporary incapacity or parental leave, during such leave and termination of his employment contract, the legal situation of unemployment will occur once any of these situations, and will be from this point that can receive contributory benefit, provided he or she satisfies the requirements.

During this period, will have an economic benefit of temporary disability or maternity or paternity leave, managed by the National Social security institute.

If, at the end of the situation of temporary disability becomes a beneficiary or beneficiaries of unemployment benefit, will be deducted from the benefit period, as already taken, the number of days between the following day at the end of the contract and the date of termination of incapacity. The public employment service cotizará State for the period that is deducted.

However, will not be discounted if temporary disability is caused by an industrial accident or occupational disease.

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