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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-04-28 15:03:20 GMT)
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On unemployment indemnity and other financial rights directly granted to E.U. and non-E.U. citizens.

1.2.2 Unemployment benefits
Concerning unemployment benefits, three categories of recipients can be distinguished. Firstly, there are the indemnified unemployed. Under this heading the ordinary unemployment benefits are classified, but also the early retirement benefits. Secondly, some categories of employed persons are additionally being supported with unemployment benefits, for instance during temporary unemployment or during training. The third category consists of employees who reduce their working hours with the support of unemployment benefits.

The indemnified unemployed
a. Ordinary unemployment benefits (after employment)

This category includes both jobseekers and persons exempt from seeking work, such as those exempt because of social or familial reasons (and the older employees and early retired discussed in the next paragraph). The amount of the unemployment benefit is calculated on the basis of the previous salary, and a ceiling applies that is different depending on unemployment status. The replacement rate that applies thus depends on family situation (single, cohabitating, head of the family) and the length of the unemployment (digressive over time).