Title: The right to unemployment assistance through discrimination issues: B11AL21/11R (Bundessozialgericht - Germany)

Authors: Despina Tziola

Addresses: School of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece

Abstract: An unemployed mother makes a request to rejoin the Qualification Group 2 for unemployment assistance. After initial refusal by the competent authority, the applicant appealed to the courts. However, the Bundessozialgericht dismissed the appeal on the ground that the applicant should have a university degree in order to join the qualification group 2. Nonetheless, it raises two key issues: a) the legal framework of the unemployment assistance; b) two kinds of discrimination against the applicant.

Keywords: unemployment assistance; right to work; university degree; non-discrimination principle; discrimination; Germany.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRCS.2014.062752

International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2014 Vol.2 No.2, pp.178 - 182

Published online: 26 Jul 2014 *

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