The National Labour Council has only updated the amounts for the Unemployment scheme with complement paid by the employer this year. This was done through collective agreement no. 17/44. A revaluation factor of 1.0028 was applied.

In the coalition agreement, the government announced that the SWT, the former early retirement scheme, would be cancelled. A previously issued technical royal decree is now implementing this cancellation definitively. Only workers who qualify for SWT due to a disability or p...

Most collective labour agreements (CLAs) with an exception for the Unemployment scheme (SWT) expired on 30 June 2025 and were not extended. However, CLA no. 17 remains in effect. Social partners have agreed to amend this CLA, allowing only workers who meet all conditions in ...