If I assume right, I guess you meant “unemployment benefits” and not “employment benefits”. Unemployment Benefits is a form of insurance that is paid to people who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. If an employee quits the job of his own volition he is often not eligible for unemployment compensation unless he can prove he was forced to quit for various reasons. Conversely, if an employee is fired “for cause” then he is often not eligible for unemployment compensation. The employee can fight the employer in a court of arbitration for the benefits. Many times companies will pay the unemployment compensation even when they do fire someone for cause because it’s easier to pay than to let the situation drag out or be sued for for wrongful termination, age discrimination or so on. In my experience helping friends with this situation the arbitration courts tend to be biased towards the employee while some companies tend to be vindictive. It depends on the culture of the organization and the relationship with the employee. Employees who are laid off through no fault of their own, such as through automation, reduction in force, business decline and so forth are eligible for unemployment.