1. Presentation of the scheme designed by group XX
Training Course on Designing and Implementing Unemployment Benefits
Linking with Active Labour Market Policies
7-16 October 2013

2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
The Unemployment Insurance Scheme
Objective
Coverage / Benefit
Main parameters
Compliance with ILO standards
consistence with international standards
Institutional Set Up
Involved organization
Coordination with other schemes / organizations
Funding Source
Implementation Plan
Monitoring and Evaluation

3. SCHEME: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE OF CORESIA
Objective of the Scheme
To provide temporary and partial income replacement to insured Coresians and migrant workers during the time of losing their job while looking for a new employment.
Identified policy gaps
No Unemployment Insurance Scheme, just Severance Pay
Severance Pay doesn’t include government sector, domestic workers and apprentice.
The amount of severance pay does not conform with ILO convention 102 and 168.

4. 2 - Consistency with international standards
Parameter
Principle in C.102 & C.168
Scheme parameter / Principle
Coverage
Not less than 50% of all employees or all residents based on a mean test
Not less than 50% of all employees (includes migrants etc)
Amount of benefit
At least 45%
At least 60% of former wage earning in the last three months
Duration of benefit
At least 13 weeks within 12 months
3 months to 12 months depending on length of contribution

5. 2 - Consistence with international standards
Parameter
Principle in C.102 & C.168
Scheme parameter / Principle
Qualifying conditions
Not longer than the period considered necessary to preclude abuse (national context)
minimum of 12 months accumulated contribution within 24 months
Waiting Period
maximum 7 days
7 days
Contributors
employee and employer at equal percentage
Replacement
at least 50 % of former wage
at least 60% of former wage in the last three months

6. 3 - Institutional set-up
Main Organizations Iinvolved
Ministry of Human Resources and Skills Development
- Department of Social Security
- Department of Labour
- Department of Skills Advancement
4 – Funding Source and Contribution Rate
Contributions from employer and employee at 0.8 percent shared equally at 0.4 % each.
The contribution rate includes cost of administration but not ALMPs.

7. 4 –Computation of Funding Source
Economically Active Population (million)
37.266
Unemployment rate 4.7 % (million)
1.752
Used to working before (1,754*0.69) (million)
1.208
Active Job Seeker (1,752*0.574) (million)
1.005
Formal Sector (1,005*37.7)
379
Qualified persons (involuntary termination) (1752*0.82)
311
Qualified persons contributed 12 months or more 39.7%
123
Person not get job within 7 days (570*0.948)
117

8. 4 – Computation of Funding Source
Number of insured at SS (million)
14.560
Formal Insured Workers (37.7 * ) (million)
37.300
Number of Contributors
14062
Total insured earnings (COD)
Cost of benefits
Total cost, including 5% of administrative cost
Contribution Rate (total cost/total insured earning= 0.8 %)

9. 5 - Implementation plan Legal aspects IT System Offices & supplies HR
Impl. & Comm.

10. 6 - Monitoring and Evaluation
Area
Description of KPI
Target
Coverage
% of total unemployed workers who are currently receiving unemployment benefits
50% of all unemployed during first year.
5 % increase in unemployed workers receiving UI in the next year
Adequacy of benefits
% of unemployed persons receiving their full entitlement of UI benefits without finding suitable employment
30 percent on first year and decreasing by 5% in following year
Operational matters
% of decisions made for vocational training within 15 days receiving request.
100% of decisions made for vocational training within 15 days receiving request.
Financial matters
Rate of return on investments for fiscal year
5% ROI
Beneficiaries satisfaction
% of unemployed persons applying to receive UI benefits satisfied with the department responsible for the timely and accurate payment of benefit
85% satisfaction rate