This indicator measures the percentage of earnings lost to either higher taxes or lower benefits when a jobseeker returns to work after two months of unemployment. Calculations refer to a person with two children whose partner works full-time at 67% of the average wage.
Financial disincentive to return to work
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Financial disincentive to return to work
This indicator measures the percentage of earnings lost to either higher taxes or lower benefits when a jobseeker returns to work after two months of unemployment. Calculations refer to a person with two children whose partner works full-time at 67% of the average wage.
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