Sysoev, subject to dismissal to reduce

Sysoev, was subject to dismissal to reduce the number of employees of the organization from OJSC Kurganstalkonstruktsiya. In this connection, on July 19, the employer warned Sysoev about the upcoming dismissal and at the same time offered him to terminate the employment contract on July 20 without warning for two months. After obtaining consent, Sysoev was fired while paying him additional compensation in the amount of two-month average earnings. On July 31, Sysoev turned to the employment service to recognize him unemployed. After registering him as unemployed, he demanded the payment of unemployment benefits to him from July 31. However, the employees of the employment center explained to him that he would have the right to receive unemployment benefits only from January next year.
Evaluate the validity of the explanations of the employees of the employment center. Since when will Sysoev receive unemployment benefits?