The Royal Decree-Law 15/2020 contains a package of measures that also, according to its Explanatory Memorandum, “reinforces, complements and expands”Those previously adopted since the state of alarm was approved and focuses on supporting companies and workers.

Workers in probationary period: The coverage of the benefit is extended to workers whose contracts have been terminated during the trial period of a new job since March 9 or those who have voluntarily terminated it since March 1 due to having a firm job offer that has down.

Discontinuous permanent workers: The coverage established in the RD-law 8/2020 is extended to workers who have not been able to return to their activity on the scheduled dates as a result of COVID-19 and who do not meet the requirement of legal unemployment status, or who cannot access to unemployment benefit due to lack of the necessary contribution period.

Extension of remote work: The preferential nature of remote work, contained in RD-law 8/2020, is extended for two months. The right to adapt the schedule and reduce the working day is also included.

Adaptation measures of the working day and hours for the care of minors or elderly in charge: It is extended for two months from the end of the alarm state, the preference for teleworking and the adaptations of the schedule or shift that have been made (or are made) to be able to attend to the care of minors or elderly in charge (Plan MECUIDA ).

You may request unemployment benefit in the following cases:

a) Workers who have not passed the trial period: if a trial period has not been passed since last March 9, 2002, provided that the rest of the requirements are met (minimum contribution).

b) They also have the right to apply for unemployment people who voluntarily left a job, as of 03/01/2020, to change to another job, but they were not hired in the second due to the situation of a state of alarm / coronavirus. In this case, the second company needs to make a written communication acknowledging the job offer and that the contract has not been concluded.

c) Discontinuous permanent workers who are in a period of inactivity can apply for unemployment benefit, even if they are not entitled (due to lack of contribution). The discontinuous permanent workers who should be working and are not doing so due to a state of alarm / coronavirus, for which they are collecting unemployment benefit, will be entitled to a provision of up to 90 days in the period of inactivity. Fixed discontinuous workers who have already exhausted their contributory benefit can request an extraordinary benefit of a maximum of 90 days.