Posted Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
In order to help get the job market moving, a new measure from the Government says that:
Unemployed with children now entitle any employer who gives them an indefinate contract (full time) with a €1,500 annual deduction in Social Security payments (for two years).
Unemployed people who register as autónomo (self employed) can, as a once off, [...]
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Posted Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
The unemployed, low earning autonomos (self employed) and widows are now eligable to request a mortgage holiday to ease off on payments.
You can request a “holiday” on up to 50% on your monthly payments (added on, interest free, to the end of the mortgage) if:
you took the mortgage out before 1st Sept 2008;
the total mortgage [...]
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Posted Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
…all government press releases on projects contracted suddenly have the expected number of jobs created included in a prominent position.
I.E.: “The Junta announces an improvement project for the Huercal Overa - Pulpi road. Costing 13,5 million euros, and expected to last 30 months, this project will create 236 jobs (137 directly and 99 indirectly)”. See [...]
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Posted Monday, November 3rd, 2008
“El Presidente”, D. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has just announced a moratorium on up to 50% on the monthly mortgage repayments for unemployed or self- employed (autonomos) but with no income people who have paid off more than 4 years of their mortgage.
As I understand it, it means unemployed heads of families who have paid [...]
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