NRC HANDELSBLAD INTERNATIONAL: Dutch people who have been on unemployment benefits for more than a year will have to accept any job they are offered, according to new rules supported by a majority in parliament.
Under the new rules, anyone who has been on unemployment benefits for more than a year will have to take any job he or she is offered, even if they are overqualified for the job or if the job pays less than the unemployment benefits.
Dutch unemployment benefits entitle people to 70 percent of their last salary. Provided they have worked for at least four out of the past five years, job seekers are entitled to one month of benefits for every year they have worked, up to a maximum of 38 months.
But the system has come under increasing pressure because of budget concerns. Next year, the Dutch government is expected to spend an additional three billion euros on unemployment benefits. >>> News Staff | Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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