Unemployment Insurance Average Income Calculation Dispute

An individual appealed a decision by an unemployment insurance fund concerning the calculation of the claimable average income for unemployment benefits, asserting that the basis used for the calculation, which excluded certain income components earned before an employment termination, was incorrect. The court reasoned that the relevant statutory provisions mandate that the average income calculation must be based on the insured person's earnings subject to contributions immediately preceding the claim for benefits, and since the excluded income components were not subject to contributions during that relevant period, the unemployment fund correctly adhered to the statutory definition when determining the benefit amount.