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| Greece: Joint Press Release of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labor Social Affairs/ Rent reduction | greece | Ministry of Finance (16.10.2020) Companies based in a Regional Unit that is part of level 4 for at least 14 days and are significantly affected according to the expanded list of KAD April, including scientific disciplines, are entitled to a mandatory rent reduction of 40% on their commercial… |
Companies based in a Regional Unit that is part of level 4 for at least 14 days and are significantly affected according to the expanded list of KAD April, including scientific disciplines, are entitled to a mandatory rent reduction of 40% on their commercial real estate. The same applies to the… |
Companies based in a Regional Unit that is part of level 4 for at least 14 days and are significantly affected according to the expanded list of KAD April, including scientific disciplines, are entitled to a mandatory rent reduction of 40% on their commercial real estate. The same applies to the |
Housing, Employment, Financing, COVID-19, Financial crisis | covid19, economic crisis, housing | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.minfin.gr/web/guest/deltia-typou/-/asset_publisher/4kjvD0lBldee/con… | siha | |
| Greece: Joint Press Release of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs/ Special compensation for the self-employed | greece | Ministry of Finance (16.10.2020) For the self-employed, self-employed and business owners who employ up to 20 people, who are based in a Regional Unit included in level 4 and are significantly affected according to the expanded list of KAD April, including scientific disciplines, special purpose… |
For the self-employed and business owners who employ up to 20 people, who are based in a Regional Unit included in level 4 and are significantly affected according to the expanded list of KAD April, special purpose compensation is given, amounting to 534 euros on a monthly basis. In case the… |
For the self-employed, self-employed and business owners who employ up to 20 people, who are based in a Regional Unit included in level 4 and are significantly affected according to the expanded list of KAD April, including scientific disciplines, special purpose compensation is given, amounting |
Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, self-employed | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.minfin.gr/web/guest/deltia-typou/-/asset_publisher/4kjvD0lBldee/con… | siha | |
| Greece: Joint Press Release of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs/ Special compensation, contribution exemption and protection of employment contract | greece | Ministry of Finance (16.10.2020) The employees of business-employers who are based or have a branch in the Regional Unit at level 4 and are significantly affected according to the expanded list of KAD April, may be temporarily suspended are entitled to special purpose compensation,… |
The employees of business-employers who are based or have a branch in the Regional Unit at level 4 and are significantly affected according to the expanded list of KAD April, may be temporarily suspended are entitled to special purpose compensation, proportional to the period set at a… |
1. For the period during which the declaration of the Regional Unit is valid at level 4, the employees of business-employers who are based or have a branch in the said Regional Unit and are significantly affected according to the expanded list of KAD April, may be temporarily suspended. are entit |
Unemployment, Contribution collection and compliance, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | contribution collection, covid19, Emergency grants, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.minfin.gr/web/guest/deltia-typou/-/asset_publisher/4kjvD0lBldee/con… | siha | |
| UK: The government's furlough scheme has almost certainly helped prevent a large rise in unemployment over COVID-19 (so far) | united kingdom | British Politics and Policy at LSE (03.11.2020) Jonathan Wadsworth explains why the furlough scheme seems to have done its job in preventing mass layoffs, as well as other reasons why the total entering unemployment is still much lower than in the 2008-2011 downturn. |
Unemployment, COVID-19 | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/furlough-effect/ | pmassetti | |||
| How Covid-19 is making us rethink safety net programmes | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal (04.11.2020) While few groups have weathered the Covid-19 crisis unscathed, recent evidence suggests that the damage has been especially extreme among the economically vulnerable. This column evaluates changing attitudes towards welfare spending as a result of the… |
Social policies & programmes | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://voxeu.org/article/how-covid-19-making-us-rethink-safety-net-programmes | pmassetti | ||||
| Au Togo, le coronavirus a accéléré la mise en place d’un revenu universel de solidarité | togo | lemonde.fr (23.10.2020) Cette mesure d’urgence pourrait se pérenniser et inspirer d’autres programmes de revenu universel sur le continent. 8-5-5… Trois chiffres qui ont permis aux vendeuses de rue de Lomé, aux couturières ou aux cuisinières de continuer à nourrir leurs enfants au plus… |
Cash transfers | covid19, universal-basic-income | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2020/10/23/au-togo-le-coronavirus-a-acce… | pmassetti | |||
| US: California’s Prop 22 passes making gig workers independent contractors | United States | The Washington Post (05.11.2020) Gig economy workers were pushed to the brink. It led to a historic confrontation over the future of the business model. The state ballot measure, Proposition 22, will make drivers independent contractors according to California law. That supersedes a new law… |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/03/uber-prop22-results-califo… | pmassetti | ||||
| Belgium: Temporary unemployment due to the closure of a nursery, a school or a reception center for disabled people | belgium | Federal Public Service Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue (30.10.2020). The law of 23 October 2020 extends, as October 1st, to salaried workers the benefit of the temporary unemployment scheme for force majeure due to corona in the event of the closure of the school, daycare or reception… |
Salaried workers, who have to be absent from work due to the closure of the school, daycare or reception center for disabled people of their child due to measures in place related to COVID-19, are entitled to temporary unemployment benefits payable by… |
The law of 23 October 2020 extending to salaried workers the benefit of the temporary unemployment scheme for force majeure corona in the event of the closure of the school, daycare or reception center for disabled people of |
Family benefits, Unemployment, Extension of coverage, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, extending coverage, family, youth employment | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://emploi.belgique.be/fr/actualites/chomage-temporaire-pour-force-majeure-… | siha | |
| Netherlands: Additions to third support package corona |Events | netherlands | Rijksoverheid.nl (27.10.2020) Due to the corona measures, many events, such as music festivals and fairs, have been canceled. Companies and suppliers in the event industry are largely dependent on the summer months for their turnover. This fluctuation in turnover can cause a distorted picture… |
Due to the corona measures, many events, such as music festivals and fairs, have been canceled. Companies and suppliers in the event industry are largely dependent on the summer months for their turnover. The cabinet is coming up with a one-off extra fee based on the TVL fee for the summer… |
Employment, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, self-employed | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/ministerie-van-sociale-zaken-en-werkge… | siha | ||
| Netherland: Additions to third support package corona | Subsidy for inventory and adjustment costs | netherlands | Rijksoverheid.nl (27.10.2020) Catering entrepreneurs have built up stocks that they can no longer use because of the temporary closure. They have also often invested in staying open in the winter in a corona-safe way, for example by covering their terrace. In addition to the Fixed Expenses… |
Catering entrepreneurs have built up stocks that they can no longer use because of the temporary closure. They have also often invested in staying open in the winter in a corona-safe way, for example by covering their terrace. In addition to the Fixed Expenses Allowance (TVL), the cabinet is… |
Employment, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, self-employed | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/ministerie-van-sociale-zaken-en-werkge… | siha | ||
| Netherland: Additions to third support package corona | Temporary widening of TVL | netherlands | Rijksoverheid.nl (27.10.2020) The Fixed Expenses Allowance (TVL) is intended to help entrepreneurs pay their fixed costs, such as rent, while much less… |
The Fixed Expenses Allowance (TVL) which is intended to help entrepreneurs to pay their fixed costs is temporarily opened to all sectors including… |
Temporary widening of TVLThe |
Unemployment, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, self-employed | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/ministerie-van-sociale-zaken-en-werkge… | siha | |
| Belgium: Important notice regarding temporary unemployment due to force majeure from November 2020 | belgium | ONEM (03.11.2020) Currently, for employers who are not recognized as a particularly affected company or belonging to a particularly affected sector, this temporary unemployment still requires electronic communication from the employer to the ONEM. A simplification of the procedure being… |
A simplification of the procedure being envisaged, employers who are not recognized as a particularly affected company or belonging to a particularly affected sector are not, for the moment, required to make the communication to the ONEM. |
Following the partial lockdown decision, a large number of workers will again have to resort to temporary unemployment due to force majeure from November 2020. |
Unemployment, Service quality, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, services quality | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.onem.be/fr/nouveau/communication-importante-relative-au-chomage-tem… | siha | |
| Belgium: Temporary unemployment due to the closure of a nursery, a school or a reception center for disabled people | belgium | Federal Public Service Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue (30.10.2020) The law of 23 October 2020 extending the benefit of the temporary unemployment scheme to salaried workers in the event of the closure of the school, daycare or reception center for disabled people of their child was… |
Salaried workers, who has to be absent from work due to the closure of the school, daycare or reception center for disabled people of their child because of the Corona, is entitled to temporary unemployment benefits payable by ONEM and a supplement of 5.63 euros per day from October 1… |
The law of 23 October 2020 extending to salaried workers the benefit of the temporary unemployment scheme for force majeure corona in the event of the closure of the school, daycare or reception center for disabled people of |
Family benefits, Unemployment, Extension of coverage | Emergency grants, extending coverage, family, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://emploi.belgique.be/fr/actualites/chomage-temporaire-pour-force-majeure-… | siha | |
| Report: Financing gaps in social protection | ILO (21.10.2020) This paper provides updated regional and global estimates of the costs and financing gaps for targets 1.3 and 3.8 of the SDGs relating to social protection and health care in 2020 and projections of incremental financial needs for reaching universal coverage in 2030. The paper… |
Financing | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/secsoc/information-resources/publications-and-tools/Working… | pmassetti | ||||
| Italy: Postponement of contributions payment | italy | 29.10.2020 (gazzettaufficiale.it) The Ristori Decree establishes the postponement of payment of Inps social security contributions and Inail premiums for compulsory insurance, due in November 2020. The payment deadline is 16 March 2021, in a single payment or in four equal… |
The Ristori Decree establishes the postponement of payment of Inps social security contributions and Inail premiums for compulsory insurance, due in November 2020. The payment deadline is 16 March 2021, in a single payment or in four equal monthly instalments. |
Employment, Unemployment, Contribution collection and compliance | contribution collection, Contributory, covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/atto/serie_generale/caricaArticolo?art_version… | cambrosio | ||
| Italy: two new instalments of Emergency Income (REM) | italy | 31.10.2020 (governo.it) For the months of November and December, two new instalments of Emergency Income (REM) will be paid out, starting from 400 euros, to all those who were already entitled to it and to those who, in September, had a family income of less than the amount of the… |
For the months of November and December, two new instalments of Emergency Income (REM) will be paid out, starting from 400 euros, to all those who were already entitled to it and to those who, in September, had a family income of less than the amount of the benefit. |
Family benefits, Social assistance, Cash transfers | covid19, Emergency grants, family, poverty | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | http://www.governo.it/it/approfondimento/decreto-ristori-reddito-di-emergenza/1… | cambrosio | ||
| Italy: ban of layoffs extended until 31 January 2021. | italy | 31.10.2020 (ipsoa.it) Ristori Decree: the ban on layoffs is extended until 31 January 2021. |
Ristori Decree: the ban on layoffs is extended until 31 January 2021. |
Employment, Unemployment, Employment policies | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.ipsoa.it/documents/impresa/contratti-dimpresa/quotidiano/2020/10/29… | cambrosio | ||
| Italy: Ristori Decree: compensation for seasonal workers, workers in the sports and entertainment sector | italy | 31.10.2020 (governo.it) An allowance of € 800 (up to a maximum of € 124 million for the year 2020) will be paid (by the company Sport e Salute S.p.A.) in November 2020 to workers employed in collaboration with the Italian National Olympic Committee, the Italian Paralympic Committee,… |
An allowance of € 800 (up to a maximum of € 124 million for the year 2020) will be paid (by the company Sport e Salute S.p.A.) in November 2020 to workers employed in collaboration with the Italian National Olympic Committee, the Italian Paralympic Committee, national sports federations,… |
Employment, Unemployment, Cash transfers | covid19, Emergency grants | Published Measures summary | http://www.governo.it/it/approfondimento/decreto-ristori-indennit-i-lavoratori-… | cambrosio | ||
| Italy: extension of redundancy fund (cassa integrazione) | italy | 31.10.2020 (governo.it) With a total of €1.6 billion, an additional 6 weeks of ordinary redundancy fund (CIGO), CID and FIS linked to the COVID-19 emergency, was introduced to be used between 16 November 2019 and 31 January 2021 by companies that have exhausted the previous weeks of… |
With a total of €1.6 billion, an additional 6 weeks of ordinary redundancy fund (CIGO), CID and FIS linked to the COVID-19 emergency, was introduced to be used between 16 November 2019 and 31 January 2021 by companies that have exhausted the previous weeks of redundancy fund provided for in… |
Con un intervento da 1,6 miliardi complessivi, vengono disposte ulteriori 6 settimane di Cassa integrazione ordinaria, in deroga e di assegno ordinario legate all’emergenza COVID-19, da usufruire tra il 16 novembre 2019 e il 31 gennaio 2021 da parte delle imprese che hanno esaurito le precedenti |
Employment, Unemployment, Cash transfers | covid19, Emergency grants | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | http://www.governo.it/it/approfondimento/decreto-ristori-proroga-della-cassa-in… | cambrosio | |
| France: Easier access to the part-time work scheme due to COVID-19 | france | In order to limit the economic consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic on business activity, the partial activity system (partial unemployment) has been modified *. |
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Unemployment | coverage, covid19, extending coverage | Published Measures summary | https://www.urssaf.fr/portail/home/actualites/toute-lactualite-employeur/activi… | mmarquez | ||
| France: Extension of temporary unemployment benefits until summer 2021 | france | France is to prolong temporary virus-related unemployment benefits until next summer, in a bid to protect further job losses during the Covid-19 crisis. |
France is to prolong temporary virus-related unemployment benefits until next summer, in a bid to protect further job losses during the Covid-19 crisis. ADVERTISING Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne said that the government would continue paying up to 84 percent of salaries for |
Unemployment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20200910-france-extends-programme-to-protect-worke… | mmarquez | ||
| Austria: Extension of short-term work for another 6 months | austria | Short-term work subsidies are extended for another 5 months, from October to March, 2021. |
Nachdem die grundsätzliche Vereinbarung der Sozialpartner mit der österreichischen Bundesregierung über die Verlängerung der Kurzarbeit ab dem 1. Oktober 2020 im Sommer erfolgt ist, steht nun auch die für die künftige Kurzarbeitsphase III geltende Sozialpartnervereinbarung fest. Eine ausführ |
Unemployment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.wko.at/service/corona-kurzarbeit.html | mmarquez | ||
| Belgium: New support for the cultural sector | belgium | The cultural sector had already been able to apply for support last summer, which benefited 1,572 workers for a total amount of more than €1.5 million. More than 240 organisations also received aid, totalling €492,000. That support has now been renewed and increased, while the second wave of… |
From Tuesday, people working in the culture sector can apply for a new grant, as the Brussels government extended the support measures for the sector, Brussels employment office Acitris announced. The cultural sector had already been able to apply for support last summer, which benefited |
Unemployment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/139076/brussels-rolls-out-new-financial-… | mmarquez | ||
| UK: Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme for people asked to self-isolate | united kingdom | On 20 September 2020, the government announced that from 28 September 2020 the pilot would be adapted and rolled out across England. People on low incomes who have tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) or have been told by NHSTT to self-isolate, that cannot work from home and have… |
Who is likely to be affectedLocal Authorities, employers and employees. General description of the measureThis measure disregards payments made under the Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme i |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exemption-from-national-insurance-co… | mmarquez | ||
| UK: Extension of the Income Support Scheme for the self-employed | united kingdom | The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension provides critical support to the self-employed in the form of two grants, each available for three month periods covering November 2020 to January 2021 and February 2021 to April 2021. |
The UK Government recognises the continued impact that coronavirus (COVID-19) has had on the self-employed and has taken action to provide support. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension provides critical support to the self-employed in the form of two grants, each avai |
Unemployment, COVID-19 | covid19, self-employed | Published Measures summary | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/self-employment-income-support-schem… | mmarquez |