Poll: most Czechs prefer lower unemployment benefits

A recent opinion poll carried out by the STEM agency suggests more than two thirds of Czechs believe that unemployment benefits should be lower in order to make people seek jobs actively. Around the same share of those polled said they believed the current level of benefits and welfare did not motivate jobless people to seek employment. 70 percent of respondents said they would prefer minimum benefits which according to them would make people accept less qualified jobs, retrain or relocate. 37 percent believe the current level of unemployment benefits is motivating enough.