Social Security Official Explains Why Some Months Are Missing From Work Records
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Alfonso Muñoz Cuenca works for the Social Security. This is a government office in Spain. It keeps records of people's work.
Some people look at their work record. They see months with no information. They do not know why.
Muñoz Cuenca explains the reason. Some months do not show up as contributed time. Contributed time means time you paid into the system.
Many people think something different. They think that when you get sick leave pay, your contributed time still goes up. Sick leave is time off work because you are ill.
Muñoz Cuenca says this idea is wrong. He says people are completely mistaken about this.
There is also a new rule. It was published in the BOE. The BOE is Spain's official paper for new laws.
The new rule can change how work records look. People may see different information after this.
Muñoz Cuenca wants people to understand their records. He explains these rules to help workers.
Workers should check their own records. This helps them know their rights later in life.
Vocabulary4 words
- Social Security
- a government office that helps workers and keeps their records
- contributed
- paid money into a system
- sick leave
- time off work because you are ill
- BOE
- Spain's official paper for new laws
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Answer key
1. He works for the Social Security 2. That their contributed time still goes up during sick leave 3. True
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Alfonso Muñoz Cuenca works for the _____.
Some people look at their work _____.
They see _____ with no information.
Some months do not show up as _____ time.
Many people think when you get _____ pay, your time still goes up.
Muñoz Cuenca says this idea is _____.
There is also a new _____.
It was published in the _____.
Workers should check their own _____.
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