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For many people, making an appointment with the SEPE is hell. So there are already “managers” charging 99 euros to sneak you in

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Where you see something as unremarkable as an appointment with the SEPE, there are those who see something quite different: easy money. A juicy business that is cooked between networks, chats and platforms on-line of advertisements and that skirts the law to reach clients desperate to deal with the State. Its dynamics are very simple: managers appointments take advantage of the weaknesses of public administrations and their reservation systems to monopolize (free) appointments and then sell them. What do you urgently need to be attended to at the SEPE to process the unemployment benefit but there is no way to reserve an appointment on the official website? Do you need a procedure in Immigration? No problem. Pay and have an appointment tomorrow. five seconds. That’s how long it takes to find advertisements of people who offer to find and book appointments to carry out procedures at the SEPE. All (of course) in exchange for a payment that can range from 10 to 30 or even 100 euros. Your business it’s not entirely newjust as it is not the situation which they take advantage of: a cocktail of factors in which the staff cuts in the administration, failures in computer systems and the mischief of people willing to get rich by flouting the law and marketing a public service: prior appointments for citizens who need to make urgent arrangements, such as requesting unemployment benefits or presenting documents at the Immigration Office. “There were no appointments”. A few days ago elDiario.es published an article which gives an idea of ​​to what extent this has become chronic. illegal marketing of SEPE appointments, at least in part of Spain. The newspaper recounts the case of a 35-year-old woman, Sofía, who after losing her job did the most logical thing: go on the Public Employment Service website to request unemployment benefits. No luck. He did not find available appointments to go to the agency’s offices. Neither in Lleida (its province) nor in nearby areas. He tried it the next day with identical results. And on the other, and again on the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh day. Always without success. In total, he spent ten days in front of the computer, pressing the F5 key every so often in the hope of finding a free space. “It’s an abuse”. “I would have been willing to drive hours if necessary. But there was nothing at all,” confesses desperately Sofía, who saw how the deadline was consumed 15 business days that was available to request unemployment without losing benefit time. In the end she managed to get treated, but not thanks to a stroke of luck. She got the appointment through a friend’s contact, a stranger who, in exchange for 45 euros, scheduled an appointment for her in 48 hours. Maybe 45 euros seems like a lot of money for a free public service, but she herself recognizes There are those who charge up to 99 euros. “It’s an abuse.” How is it possible? For several factors. To start with the tensions in the administration. a few months ago The Country denounced the difficulties that citizens in Spain are having in getting appointments in the offices of the old INEM, especially those distributed along the Mediterranean coast, the islands and Madrid and Barcelona, ​​a phenomenon that is explained by the thinning of the workforce, the workload and failures of those they have already warned the unions. “Between 2022 and 2024 we have had 1,412 retirements. In 2025 we have lost 725 people,” laments in elDiario.es Manuel Galdeano, from the CSIF. From UGT they recognize that a service that should be provided by 12,000 personnel must be content with 7,300, which in their opinion translates into a work overload for the SEPE staff, but also a decrease in service to citizens. Taking advantage of the system. The other key that explains the ease with which people like the one who helped Sofía get appointments when the SEPE seems collapsed must be sought in the bowels of the system. Those who market with shifts They have their “tricks”such as bots and resources that allow them to automate searches and collect dozens of appointments daily. Then they just have to advertise their services on networks and chats and wait for vulnerable citizens to knock on their door. When that happens and they ‘hunt’ a desperate user, the managers appointments only have to cancel one of the many reservations they have made and request that space again, in seconds, with the personal data (name and surname, ID, postal code…) that the client has previously provided them. In exchange they charge 10, 20, 30, 40 or more euros via Bizum. In some cases almost 100 are required. Easy, simple… Ethical? Communication is online and clients are recruited through call centers, WhatsApp groups, social networks and advertising websites. In some case the managers dating sites advertise as companies and, assures elDiariothere are those who even try to appear more authoritative by using images of professional organizations without any permission. Their business relies mainly on the anxiety of users who need to contact the administration. Also in ignorance. The SEPE website allows, for example, to carry out a pre-application unemployment benefit that prevents users from losing days of unemployment even if it takes more than two weeks to get an in-person appointment. Is it something new? No. And perhaps that is the most curious thing. A quick search in the newspaper archive arrives to verify that the marketing with prior appointments with the administration It is not a new practice. In fact in 2020 the SEPE has already denounced before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Barcelona the resale of appointments to resolve procedures in its offices, a practice that USO had warned about shortly before. Nor is it something that exclusively affects Employment. The same illicit business affects immigration services, a practice reported by officials and that has even led to police operations with dozens of arrested. In the case of the SEPE, … Read more

The SEPE will automatically process your IMV

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According to October data From the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, 773,272 households have received the Minimum Vital Income (IMV), providing coverage to 2,363,554 people. This represents an increase of 19.25% in the number of households that receive this benefit. Until now, for receive the IMV It was necessary to make an application and provide the necessary documentation. As announced in your X profile the ministry headed by Elma Saiz, the gateway has been activated that will allow those people who have run out of unemployment benefits without having found a jobthey are automatically granted the IMV without having to carry out the ordinary procedures. Expansion of coverage to vulnerable people. The Government has launched a system so that people who finish collecting unemployment and they are still unemployedbegin to collect the Minimum Vital Income (IMV) automatically, as long as they meet the requirements of the benefit. The Ministry’s statement emphasizes that the objective is that those who are in a situation of vulnerability They do not run out of income while trying to find work and they do not have to face more bureaucracy at a difficult time. “With the launch of this gateway, we eliminate administrative barriers and make it easier for citizens in vulnerable situations to receive the help they need automatically, without cumbersome procedures or unnecessary delays,” said Minister Elma Saiz in the statement. Official processing. The IMV granting gateway connects the end of the unemployment benefit with the start of the IMV to avoid an interruption in income in economically dependent households. As explained by the ministry, during the quarter prior to the exhaustion of the unemployment benefit, the SEPE will notify the beneficiary that their aid is about to end and will inform them that they can authorize the sending of their data and that of their family unit to Social Security to process the IMV, as established in the simplification of IMV applications that regulated the Royal Decree-Law 2/2024. Concession of office. If the person gives their consent, and meets the requirements, the SEPE has a maximum period of 10 days from the end of the unemployment benefit to send the application to the INSS to process the benefit. When the right is recognizedthe Minimum Living Income comes into force on the same day it is unemployment benefit runs outso the first payment of the IMV occurs on the first day of the following month so that people in vulnerable situations “receive the help they need automatically, without cumbersome procedures or unnecessary delays.” Tap on the image to go to the original message Automated management. The most important change is that the unemployed person does not have to submit a new application or provide additional documentation to access the IMV through this route. The transmission of data is carried out ex officio by the SEPE, which eliminates “administrative burdens” and avoids in-person or telematic procedures that could previously delay the collection of aid. Who is the measure aimed at?. As and as I pointed out The Newspaperthe measure is thought for people between 23 and 65 years old who exhaust their unemployment benefit and whose income does not exceed the limits set for each type of cohabitation unit. As a reference, the annual income limit for a single person is 7,250 euros and for a family of four this limit rises to 13,775 euros. According to data provided by the Ministry, the average amount of the IMV is 473.41 euros per month per household, although this amount varies depending on the nature of each household. This aid is complemented with 115 euros per household per month in the case of children from 0 to 3 years old; 80.5 euros per month for each child between 3 and 6 years old; and 57.5 euros per month for each minor between 6 and 18 years old. What happens if you cannot use the automatic route. If for any reason this automatic gateway cannot be used (because the unemployed person does not give consent or because data is missing), the option still exists. traditional application route. In these cases, the IMV can be requested through the Social Security benefits portal, by mail or in person at the Social Security Assistance and Information Centers (CAISS). In addition, along with the new automatic processing platform, the 020 telephone number for assistance and information has also been enabled for the Minimum Living Income procedures. In Xataka | Job insecurity prevails among young people and the salary does not reach them: the “B salary” is gaining more and more followers Image | Wikimedia Commons (Lojwe), Unsplash (Huyen Pham)

The SEPE has a message for them

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One of the concepts that are discounted every month of the payroll of all employees is that of the unemployment benefit that is entitled to collect unemployment When the company says goodbye. However, access that benefit It is not so simple As it may seem and the SEPE (Public State Employment Service) can refuse unemployment if a series of requirements are not met. Condition to collect unemployment: that they fire you It may sound like perogrulda, but the right to collect unemployment benefit in Spain is conditioned to a fundamental demand: that the worker who being able and wanting to work loses your job by Causes outside your will. This means that if an employee Voluntarily renunciation To your position, in principle, you will not be able to access this benefit, unless certain conditions are met. Such and as specified The SEPE, when giving up a job, the worker loses immediate right to collect unemployment. However, if after the resignation it works at least three months and is fired for legal causes in that new job, you can request the unemployment benefit accumulated in previous works. The regulations in this case contemplate that, even if the contracts subsequent to voluntary resignation are of short duration, provided that together Add a minimum of three months workedthe worker recovers his right to unemployment. For example, if an employee renounces his job and begins to work in temporary employment for two weeks, when he ends this contract, he will not be able to access the unemployment benefit. However, if he chains several contracts for more than three months, he could request it and access unemployment with the price he had accumulated in the employment he resigned. Again, the condition will always be that the reason for the end of these jobs be for ordinary dismissal, End of contract, not having exceeded test periods or be affected by an ERE. In any of the cases, they are causes outside the employee’s will. Another of the conditions is that, to have Access to that unemployment benefit has previously quoted The necessary time. Depending on the quoted time, the benefit may be received for more or less time, as detailed in this SEPE table. For example, with 360 days quoted, you are entitled to 120 days of unemployment. From 2,160 days quoted (about six years) you are entitled to 720 days (about two years) of unemployment benefit, this being the maximum stop of the benefit. “You fix my unemployment and I’m leaving” When the employee resigns, the businessman is not forced to compensate the workerand you should only settle your situation with the settlement to compensate for non -enjoyed vacations, pending collection salary, extra payments, etc. That is why, sometimes, both parties can agree to simulate a Disciplinary dismissal. In that case, the company is not obliged to pay No compensation (only liquidating the settlement) and the employee would have the right to unemployment benefit. However, this fetén formula has an important inconvenience: It is a fraud and, therefore, totally illegal. Such and as they detail In Capmany Abogados, if the SEPE or the Labor Inspection detects that a dismissal has been agreed, both parties would be incurring a crime of fraud and will face legal consequences. The employee would be obliged to return The benefits you have received and would lose their right to receive them. For the company, the consequences were not going to be very different. If a disciplinary dismissal has been agreed for fraudulent purposes, the company can lose all tax incentives and benefits for a period of up to six years as stated in the Law on Infractions and Sactions of Social Order (Liver). In addition, both company and employee would face serious sanctions with amounts ranging from 7,501 euros to several million euros according to the amount and number of affected. Exceptions you can give up and have unemployment He Workers Statute contemplates some specific situations in which the voluntary decline yes right to collect unemployment. According The published By anchor lawyers, among these causes are unilateral changes in the location of the job, substantial modifications in working conditions, workplace harassment or repeated delays in the payment of the salary. In addition, this exception also applies in situations of gender violence that force the worker to change their jobs, a situation collected Law on Comprehensive Protection Measures against Gender Violence. These situations collected in the Article 50 of the Workers’ Statutethey are considered substantial modifications or breaches that justify the voluntary leave with the right to unemployment acquiring the same consideration as An inadmissible dismissal With the right to compensation, provided that they are documented and adjusted to current regulations. In Xataka | A dismissal is a traumatic experience. The best form of padding is becoming a “preper” Image | Unspash (Shoeib Abolhassani, VITALY GARIEV, Jeriden Villegas), Sepe

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