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Record 1 2014-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Legislation
  • Employment Benefits
  • Labour Law
CONT

Extended benefits are available to workers who have exhausted regular unemployment insurance benefits during periods of high unemployment.

OBS

unemployment insurance: A type of social insurance that pays money to workers who are unemployed for reasons unrelated to job performance.

OBS

In Canada, the terms "unemployment insurance benefits" and "unemployment benefits" are being replaced by "employment insurance benefits" and "employment benefits."

OBS

unemployment insurance benefits; unemployment benefits; out-of-work benefits: terms usually used in the plural in this context.

Key term(s)
  • unemployment insurance benefit
  • unemployment benefit
  • out-of-work benefit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Législation sociale
  • Avantages sociaux
  • Droit du travail
OBS

Au Canada, les termes «prestations d'assurance-chômage» et «prestations de chômage» sont remplacés par «prestations d'assurance-emploi» et «prestations d'emploi».

OBS

prestations d'assurance-chômage; prestations de chômage; indemnités de chômage : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Key term(s)
  • prestation d'assurance-chômage
  • prestation de chômage
  • indemnité de chômage

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
  • Labour Law
CONT

... the use of unemployed benefits schemes as an alternative route to early retirement for older workers should be avoided.

OBS

unemployed benefits; unemployment benefits: terms usually used in the plural in this context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
  • Droit du travail
CONT

[...] il faudrait éviter de recourir aux indemnités de chômage comme solution de rechange à la préretraite des travailleurs âgés.

OBS

prestations de chômage; indemnités de chômage : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Spanish

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