employment insurance
noun[U]
GOVERNMENTukusin somecountries, agovernmentplanthatpaysmoneytoemployeeswhen they areunabletowork, forexample, because they havebecomesick, have had achild, or havelosttheirjob:
Employmentinsurancebenefitsareavailableto thoseworkerswho havelosttheirjobthrough alayoff,workshortageor otherno-faultreason.