Reduced employment ratio available to all ages
The Directorate of Labour has received instructions from the Minister of Social and Children’s Affairs to deviate from the general age requirements of the Unemployment Insurance Act when applying for unemployment benefits alongside reduced employment ratio.
This means that those who have not reached the age of 18 years and those who are older than 70 are entitled to apply for unemployment benefits alongside reduced employment ratio.
The Directorate of Labour encourages everyone who considers themselves to be entitled to the recourse but have not yet applied or whose application has been declined, to apply for reduced employment ratio on ‘My pages for jobseekers’ (Mínar síður fyrir atvinnuleitanda).
