Information during discussions
According to the AMS, those who are entitled will also be asked about the bonus. “Granting of aid is only possible if it has been agreed with the unemployed person in a previous consultation and support process,” informs Theresa Muigg, head of the service for jobseekers at AMS Tirol. The restart bonus can be obtained by those who are willing to take up work voluntarily. In this way, one waives occupational and salary protection. According to Aigner, however, this clarification did not occur in any of the cases known to him. It was only afterwards that they were fully informed about it.