This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:
Saeed al -Arthi -Madrid
The Madrid Supreme Court of Justice has forced unemployment to return the amount of 8,509 euros to the General Government Service (SEPE) after discovering its trips to Morocco four times without informing the competent authorities.
This behavior has canceled its financial support for people over 52, while preventing it from asking for this support for the future.
According to the legislation in force until November 1, 2024, the beneficiaries of unemployment in Spain had to inform Sepe of any trip abroad, even if the travel period did not exceed 15 days per year.
The lack of compliance with this commitment is a violation which leads to the imposition of sanctions, which can achieve the abolition of the grant and the resumption of the amounts paid.
In this case, the beneficiary was not informed of his repeated trips to Morocco, which prompted the Commission to take punitive measures against him. Although it has made family justifications for these trips, the court saw that the lack of report was a violation of the obligations imposed on it as the beneficiary of the subsidy.
It should be noted that the royal decree of law 2/2024, which entered into force on November 1, 2024, made changes to the penal system linked to unemployment. Where the penalties have been adjusted to be progressive, starting to stop the subsidy for a period of 3 months for the first violation, and 6 months for the second, and reaching complete cancellation in the event of rehearsal for the third time. However, these adjustments do not apply to cases that occurred before this decree is valid.
This decision highlights the importance of benefiting from unemployment benefits in Spain to all the obligations imposed on them, in particular by informing the separation of any change which can affect their state as the unemployed, in order to avoid losing their financial and exposure to legal penalties.
