Insurance court adjusted unemployment benefit by 7.5% due to illness-related salary reduction under TEL Act.
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court modified the unemployment benefit decision because the statutory salary assessment failed to account for a 7.5% reduction caused by illness. The applicant argued that the benefit should reflect the actual lower earnings resulting from their health condition. The court ruled that the relevant provision of the Unemployment Benefit Act requires a discretionary salary assessment when such reductions occur.
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AI generatedSection 7, paragraph 2 of the Unemployment Benefit Act; The unemployment benefit must be adjusted to reflect a reduction in the reference salary caused by illness, as the statutory assessment is discretionary and must account for actual earnings losses.
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Työttömyyseläkettä määrättäessä oli sovellettava TEL:n 7 §:n 2 mom:n mukaista eläkepalkan harkinnanvaraista tarkistamista, koska eläkepalkka oli jäänyt henkilön sairaudesta johtuen pienemmäksi. Vaikutus eläkkeen määrään oli ollut 208 markkaa eli 7.5 % (1.7.82). Eläkelautakunnan päätöstä muutettiin. IV -jaosto