Unemployment Benefits
This page was last updated on:
2025-07-07
Unemployment Benefits
What is the relevant legislation on Unemployment Benefits?
There is no provision for unemployment benefits, but the law provides for severance benefits. Employees terminated due to economic reasons are entitled to severance pay equivalent to four weeks' wages per year of service.
Sources: §14.5 of the Decent Work Act, 2015
Related Items
Labour Laws Liberia: Social SecurityRelated pages
Work and WagesCompensation and Working TimeAnnual Leave and HolidaysContracts and DismissalsNotice and SeveranceFamily ResponsibilitiesMaternity and WorkJob ProtectionBreastfeedingHealth and SafetySick LeaveWork Injury BenefitsSocial SecurityUnemployment BenefitsFair TreatmentSexual HarassmentMinors and YouthForced LabourTrade Unions
This page was last updated on:
2025-07-07
Unemployment Benefits
What is the relevant legislation on Unemployment Benefits?
There is no provision for unemployment benefits, but the law provides for severance benefits. Employees terminated due to economic reasons are entitled to severance pay equivalent to four weeks' wages per year of service.
Sources: §14.5 of the Decent Work Act, 2015
Related Items
Labour Laws Liberia: Social SecurityRelated pages
Work and WagesCompensation and Working TimeAnnual Leave and HolidaysContracts and DismissalsNotice and SeveranceFamily ResponsibilitiesMaternity and WorkJob ProtectionBreastfeedingHealth and SafetySick LeaveWork Injury BenefitsSocial SecurityUnemployment BenefitsFair TreatmentSexual HarassmentMinors and YouthForced LabourTrade Unions
