The Supreme Court of the Basque Country has upheld the appeal of the LAB union. In doing so, it has annulled the previous ruling of the Bilbao court, which did not recognise the member’s right to the aforementioned benefit. In any case, the ruling is not final.
The High Court of Justice of the Basque Country (TSJPV) has recognized the right of a prisoner to unemployment benefits for the work he did in prison, as reported by the LAB union, which filed the appeal that led to the ruling. In any case, the verdict is not final.
The centre explained that the affected prisoner, who is now in the third degree, worked for more than a year in prison through the Basque Social Reintegration Agency, Aukerak, and that when he applied for unemployment, the SEPE denied it, as he later did in a court in Bilbao.
According to LAB, the TSJPV recognizes their right to unemployment benefits because the Constitution gives every person deprived of his liberty the right to engage in paid work, and therefore access to the benefits that can be enjoyed therefrom, without any exception.
For the union, this ruling “represents a step towards recognising the fundamental rights of prisoners and can serve as a precedent for other cases.”
Source: EITB
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