The unemployed person shall be entitled to unemployment benefit for the time spent in employment with payment of contributions under the mandatory social insurance scheme, in particular:

in full-time employment;

in part-time employment converted into full-time employment;

in fixed-term employment (seasonal work) exceeding 40 hours of work per week, if such hours are accounted for the person's length of service, and

for work abroad.

The benefit shall be paid in accordance with the years of service. For instance, unemployment benefit shall be paid 1 month if the person has insurance service period of at least 9 months without interruptions or 12 months with interruptions in the last 18 months. If the person has a service period in duration of 10 to 12.5 years, the benefit shall be paid for a period of 6 months, and for a service period over 25 years - 12 months. 

The amount of the monthly unemployment benefit shall be determined based on the salaries calculated and paid by the employer and shall amount 50% of the average monthly salary of the worker in the last 24 months for a person entitled to a benefit for a period up to 12 months. The unemployment benefit shall not exceed 80% of the average monthly net salary per worker paid in the country in the last month.

The citizens who have lost their jobs shall apply to the Employment Centre in their place of residence within a period of 30 days upon the day of termination of their employment.

An unemployed person shall not be eligible for the unemployment benefit in the following cases:

his or her employment has been terminated by a written statement of the worker that he or she would like to terminate the employment, unless such statement is made due to change of the place of residence of the spouse or entering into marriage;

termination of employment by agreement of the parties;

if the person exercises rights arising from employment contrary to the law;

termination of employment by force of law, with the exception of winding up of the legal entity due to bankruptcy;

absence from work without just cause of three consecutive working days or five working days within one year;

termination of employment by the employer for breach of workplace discipline or non-compliance with obligations laid down in law, collective agreement and employment contract;

refusal of the worker to carry out work assigned to him or her in accordance with the law;

refusal to be transferred to another employer under agreement in accordance with the law;

refusal of training, re-skilling or upskilling for another job for the same or other employer, provided in accordance with the law;

loss of capacity for work in accordance with the pension and disability insurance regulations, and

meeting the requirements for retirement.

Detailed information may be found on the web page of the Employment Service Agency: https://av.gov.mk/paricen-nadomestok.nspx