When an employee ends his employment relationship during maternity leave or parental leave, will continue receiving the benefit accruing to him for that situation, which will be awarded by the National Institute of Social Security (or Marine Welfare Institute) . Once the end of the period of maternity or paternity means that the worker is legally unemployed and starts to run within 15 working days to apply for unemployment benefits.

Therefore, you must wait until the end of maternity leave or paternity leave to apply for unemployment benefits.

Reference regulations: Article 222 of the Revised General Act on Social Security approved by RD Law 1 / 94, June 20, amended by Organic Law 3 / 2007 for the effective equality between men and women,

of 22 March .