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IRN-1990-L-72341
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Unemployment Insurance Law 1369/6/26 (September 1990)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Subjects (Classification)
Unemployment benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
1990
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides unemployment benefit for persons who lose their employment through no fault of thier own and who have contributed to the insurance fund for at least six months. Retired persons or persons who are totally disabled, the self-employed and the voluntarily insured, and foreigners residing in Iran are not covered by the Law. In relation to contribution period, the benefit shall be:
6-24 months: 6 months benefit (single); 12 months (with dependents)
25-120 months: 12 months benefit (single); 18 months (with dependents)
121-180 months: 18 months benefit (single); 26 months (with dependents)
181-240 months: 26 months benefit (single); 36 months (with dependents)
more than 241 months: 36 months benefit (single); 50 months (with dependents) (maximum)
Benefit shall be 55% of average daily wage or salary in last 90 days of employment. This amount shall be increased by 10% for each dependent, for a maximum benefit of no more than 80% of the base wage.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Unofficial English translation
Author
Social Security Organization
Place of publication
Tehran
Country
Islamic Republic Of Iran
URL
https://www.taminict.ir/
File
IRN72341.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Social Security Law of the Islamic Republic of Iran (English translation)
Publisher
International Affairs Department, Social Security Organization
Country
Islamic Republic of Iran
Page range
pp. 78-86