Unemployed workers aged over 52 may voluntarily combine the unemployment allowance under the Special Agricultural Social Security System (SEASS) with paid employment, subject to the following conditions:

• If the employment falls under the SEASS and the contract is temporary, no minimum contract duration is required.
• Employment may be offered by companies for which the benefit recipient has worked during the previous twelve months.
• In the case of temporary contracts, the 50% reduction in the employer’s Social Security contribution for common contingencies does not apply.
• The employer is responsible for paying SEASS contributions based on actual days worked during the contract period.
• The State Public Employment Service (SEPE) will pay 50% of the fixed SEASS contribution while the contract is in force.
• As long as paid employment continues, the statutory termination after one year will not take effect until the job ends.

Eligibility for the unemployment allowance for casual agricultural workers under the SEASS is incompatible with:

• Simultaneously carrying out self‑employed work, except for the specific case of workers aged over 52.
• Any other unemployment‑related financial benefit.
• Receiving income exceeding the statutory minimum wage (SMI) in force, excluding additional annual payments.
• Income received by the beneficiary’s household exceeding the applicable income limit.
• Any periodic Social Security benefit that is incompatible with employment.

For further information, see: “ I am an agricultural worker ”.