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Just a couple of stories from Portugal (I don't know the details of the law and practice). They both have to do with sickness.

It seems that some unemployed people are forced to go on training courses during their unemployment period. Missing classes on illness causes might in some circumstances cancel the benefit (because sickness is sometimes declared in a fraudulent way). A friend of mine, has had students falling flat in their class because they had some illness so severe that the end up passing out. Of course, if you have a severe cold (or some "minor" infectious disease) you don't miss the class, thus ensuring that during the week after everybody in the room has the same health problem as you...
It is commonly on the local papers stories like this:

"Person s - normally a teacher - had a cancer but was denied both retirement and prolonged sick leave. Had to return to work in the last month of its life. Was in no condition to work, but add to be there or the salary would be cut". This one is particularly disgusting and the details of some cases are inhumane.

by t-------------- on Wed Oct 15th, 2008 at 07:12:38 AM EST

Re: End 'war' on unemployed (none / 0)

It's not that bad here yet...

That example is really quite appalling.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Wed Oct 15th, 2008 at 07:15:47 AM EST
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