From this year, young people will not receive unemployment benefits if they go directly into military service after school.
Previously, young people had to work for at least 8 months to receive benefits. Now that is no longer the case.
If a young person goes directly into military service, they must live on someone else's money after the service. The Unemployment Insurance Fund will not pay them money.
Only those who have worked alongside their studies will still receive benefits.
Unemployment insurance benefit depends on whether the person has contributed to the labor market. This means they must have worked before.
Conscripts are in the same position as school graduates. They have no work experience and must manage on their own.
The Unemployment Insurance Fund offers assistance to young people in job searching. There are advisors who help young people find work.
If a young person has worked alongside their studies, they can receive unemployment insurance benefits. They must have worked for at least 8 months within 3 years.
The Defense Resources Agency does not plan to pay benefits to conscripts. Military service is training, like school. It gives young people an advantage in the labor market.
Many young people stay in the defense forces after military service. About 7.5% of conscripts do this.