I don´t know in France, but in Spain unemployment benefits have quite a few catches: - You must be fired (if you just walk out you are not entitled). - There

I don´t know in France, but in Spain unemployment benefits have quite a few catches: - You must be fired (if you just walk out you are not entitled). - There is an absolute cap, regardless of your previous salary (little more than 1000 EUR) - You "earn" days of unemployment as you work (one day for each 3/4 days of work, I don´t remember exactly) up to two years. I can´t say I disagree with any of those: in the end, it´s supposed to be a temporary support while you find a new job, not paid vacations.