Reinforced Total Temporary Unemployment (Chômage Total Temporaire Renforcé - CTTR) is an exceptional device which makes it possible to temporarily reduce or suspend the activity of employees. These measures stem from the agreement made with the French Republic in matters of unemployment…

Within the scope of measures to support employment, the Prime Minister announced the PARES 3.0 program, for construction works or requalification of social facilities, which, he specified, includes the construction of several daycare centers that can respond to the pressing needs of communities…

The amount of Child Care Allowance (CCA) for children under 18 months depends on whether or not the child is firstborn and on mother’s wage prior to maternity/childcare leave. Non-working mothers (or mothers pursuing studies) are entitled to the minimum amount of CCA. On May11, 2020, the minimum…

To make up for the scarcity of resources in the field of care for the elderly and the vulnerable, the Government of Québec is unveiling the new accelerated program support for assistance care in health facilities. Nearly 10,000 long-term care facility attendant positions are available.
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Prime Minster Thomas Thabane subsequently last month announced that the government would pay each of the 45 000 factory workers M800 per month from April to June 2020. Factory workers on Tuesday began receiving the M800 salary subsidy from the government to cushion them from the loss of their…

Payment of utilities’ bills (electricity, water and wastewater) will be postponed until after June 2020, and utility providers are being asked to offer the possibility of paying amounts owed through a series of installments.

Mothers under the age of 18 will have now access to the emergency assistance of R$ 600 granted to informal workers. As these mothers did not receive the first installment, if they have the approved benefit, they will receive both installments at once.

The employment contracts of Omani nationals cannot be terminated, however it is permitted for companies operating in the industries which have been demonstrably affected by Covid-19 outbreak, to grant their Omani nationals full paid leave during the lockdown. Furthermore, after employees have…

The mid-March Italy care decree introduced a 600-euro bonus that can be used to pay for the babysitter, as an alternative to the extraordinary 15-day parental leave available during the closing period of schools and kindergartens for the coronavirus emergency. The relaunch law decree, which…

Oman made a rare decision to cut the salaries of new government employees, its latest austerity measure in response to the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices. The biggest Arab oil exporter outside OPEC assigned new salary grades for hires, as determined by qualifications. A PhD holder’s…

The Federal Agency for Occupational Risks (Fedris) made an important decision: covid-19 will be recognized as an occupational disease.

This was already the case for the health sector, at least for those who are or were at risk of contracting the virus in the exercise of their profession…

The employees attached to ministries and State agencies will see a 7.5 percent portion of their salaries sliced for onward remittance to the soon to be created Public Service Superannuation Scheme (PSSS). The move was aimed at reducing the pension burden currently borne in whole by the exchequer…

The Swiss Supreme Court ruled that the country's companies must pay part of the rent for their employees if they work from home at the request of the companies. The decision, which was adopted in April 2019, was ratified this week in the case of a company that alleged that it had not…

The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, United Statess (CNMI) provides emergency unemployment assistance to workers who do not have unemployment insurance.The program provides unemployment benefits for up to 9 months for eligible workers…

The government introduced Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu which provides immediate financial support for people who have been laid off or placed on reduced salaries, or their livelihood is impacted.
Eligibility based on application: individuals who have been laid off, placed on unpaid leave or…

As part of its MVR 2.5 billion (US$ 161.5 million) stimulus package, the government is providing MVR 1.55 billion in emergency loans for businesses which retain their local workforce and pay full salaries to those with wages below MVR 10,000 (US$ 648).

Build Bhutan program through a cross-ministerial effort, the Build Bhutan program aims to provide relief and support recovery through reskilling and provision of jobs to newly unemployed and at the same time address shortages of labor in sectors that previously relied on foreign workers.…

6,000 temporary workers have felt the full force of the economic issues linked with the crisis as they are not eligible for temporary unemployment measures. To ease their situation, the State plans to make advance payments to temporary employment agencies for holiday pay where it is due.

Tourism Stimulus Package: A smaller income support program titled Tourism Stimulus Package was announced on April 17th. The program will cover only 2,436 people formally affiliated with tourism sector and will provide support to them through cash for work and
cash for reskilling style…

Individuals who lose their employment due to COVID-19 will be eligible for a three month “special allowance” as part of the government’s stimulus package.

A self-employed person, as well as a person who does not work but has an income, must pay advance contribution payments by the 15th of each month. The rate of the monthly payments is determined according to an assessed income.

Due to the coronavirus crisis, the date of advanced payment…

The tax relief measures provided in Law 5/2020 include the following:

- Taxpayers that are unable to pay their tax debts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic may request the deferral or splitting of the tax debt, without guarantees or late payment interest, even if the tax debt…

The government started handing out cash to citizens Monday in order to cushion the economic blow of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The government plans to provide 1 million won to households with four or more members, 800,000 won to three-person households, 600,000 won to two-person households…

Government of Mexico reached an agreement with the private medical sector to strengthen the capacity of care and medical institutions for citizens. The National Association of Private Hospitals and the Mexican Hospital Consortium will make half of the beds available to the federal government 146…

The government is creating a stabilisation supplement for workers who have lost income during the last three months because of the economic halt to the covid-19 pandemic. The support will be paid in one lump sum to deal with the workers' loss of income.