Key legal question
Whether the claimant qualifies for unemployment benefits despite receiving early retirement benefits and leaving employment by agreement.
Extracted holding
The claimant is treated as prematurely retired under Art. 12 AVIV; only post-2006-10-01 insured employment counts toward the contribution period, so the benefit claim fails.
Extracted reasoning
The exception in Art. 12(2)(a) AVIV did not apply because the early pension resulted from the signed termination agreement, not from economic dismissal reasons or a mandatory occupational pension rule.