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In May I resigned from my job unexpectedly when a family member outside the EU needed urgent help. My company agreed and I left in June 1 . Now the family member is getting settled and we have been able to hire nurses and such. I want to return to Belgium. Is there any way I can get unemployment benefits until I find a new job? I am a Belgian citizen and the country I returned to to help my family. I found a job here while helping ym family and am afraid to leave for financial reasons, but want to rejoin my family in Belgium as well.
It depends on what th company agreed to. Normally, if you leave voluntarily, your options to unemployment are limited, and you would only get something through the means-tested CPAS.
However, frequently, in situations like this, the company will accept to make you redundant instead, in which case you will get Chomage if you have a long enough working record (just under 2 years)
Your best bet may well be to contact a union, run through the detail of your circumstances, and work out what your options are from there.
Normally you get suspended because you quit, but they do take into account personal situations. A friend of mine quit her job because she moved towns after a breakup and got no suspension after she had a chance to explain it to RVA.
Join a union and let them help you with this.
