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According to ÖGB President Wolfgang Katzian, many unemployed do not receive the € 450 bonus. Now the 64-year-old is very critical.
“The one-time payment for the unemployed introduced by the federal government is not a sustainable solution, we at ÖGB have already criticized it several times. Now Ombudsman Bernhard Achitz has shown that even this one-time payment does not apply to many of the unemployed “, ÖGB President Wolfgang Katzian reinforces the recommendation. of the Ombudsman to improve here.
Now it is clear that many people fall into the payment of this bonus for reasons beyond their control, for example, because they have been on sick leave. In these cases, those affected would have received compensation for illness and no unemployment benefit, so they would not have been entitled to the single payment.
“Regulation more than unfair”
“Here people who are already having a hard time are punished for getting sick. This regulation is more than unfair, the money must reach all those affected,” emphasized the president of the ÖGB, emphasizing the demand of the Ombudsman.
Given these facts, the federal government must finally recognize that in the current situation there is only one sensible way to provide the unemployed with the support they urgently need, according to a statement.
Katzian: “The only sustainable solution for the unemployed is and continues to be a general increase in unemployment benefits to 70 percent.” This could avoid the injustices that come with paying bonuses and at the same time strengthen purchasing power.
