Suspensions of unemployment benefit payment and reclaims of unduly received benefits in Austria 1995-2001

DESCRIPTION

The paper was written as national (Austrian) information concerning suspensions of unemployment benefit payment for the study "Analytical and statistical tools for monitoring EU tax-benefits systems" funded by DG Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission and carried out by Alphametrics Limited in conjunction with the Microsimulation Unit, University of Cambridge

Contents:

1. Current Legal Regulations of Unemployment Benefit and Unemployment Assistance and Important Changes since 1995
2. Administration of the Legal Regulations Regarding Sanctions by the Employment-Centre according to Reports of Experts and Empirical Studies
3. Statistical Data
4. Conclusions