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Amendments To The Law "on Insurance Against Unemployment"

Original Language Title: Grozījumi likumā "Par apdrošināšanu bezdarba gadījumam"

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the law "on insurance against unemployment" make law "on insurance against unemployment" (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1999, no. 24; 2001, 1. No; 2002, 12, 22 No 1, 2006; 14. No; 2007, 24 no; 2009, 2., 6., no. 15; Latvian journal, 2009, 200. No.) the following amendments: 1. Replace article 13, first paragraph, point 1 and 2, the words "all documents proving entitlement to benefits" with the words "application for the grant of unemployment benefits".
2. Express transitional provisions in paragraph 12 the following: "12. July 1, 2009 until 31 December 2011:1) the unemployed with the insurance indemnity from one year to 19 years (inclusive) the total cost of unemployment benefit duration is nine months;
2) unemployment benefits depending on the duration of unemployment for the unemployed with the insurance indemnity from one year to nine years (inclusive) in the amount of such costs: (a) in the first two months) — in full, (b)) for the next two months — 75 percent of the amount of the unemployment benefit is granted, (c)) the next two months — 45 lats a month a person unemployed status fixed until 2010 December 31, or $45 a month, but not more than 75 percent of the amount of the unemployment benefit is granted to a person that the unemployment status determined by January 1, 2011, d) in the past three months — 45 lats a month a person unemployed status fixed until 2010 December 31, or $45 a month, but not more than 50 percent of the amount of the unemployment benefit is granted to the person unemployed status determined by January 1, 2011;
3) unemployment benefits depending on the duration of unemployment for the unemployed with the insurance indemnity from 10 to 19 years (inclusive) in the amount of such costs: (a) in the first two months) — in full, (b)) for the next two months — 75 percent of the amount of the unemployment benefit is granted, (c)) the next two months, 50 percent of the amount of the unemployment benefit is granted, d) in the past three months — 45 lats a month a person unemployed status set to 2010 31 December whether 45 lats a month, but not more than 50 percent of the amount of the unemployment benefit is granted to the person unemployed status determined by January 1, 2011. "
The law shall enter into force on January 1, 2011.
The Parliament adopted the law on 20 December 2010.
President Valdis Zatlers in Riga of 2010 December 30.