Global Challenges search
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Belgium: Important notice regarding temporary unemployment due to force majeure from November 2020 | siha | 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 envisaged, these employers are not, for the moment, required to make this communication, which is not subject to a deadline. |
covid19, Emergency grants, services quality | Unemployment, Service quality, COVID-19 | belgium |
Belgium: Temporary unemployment due to the closure of a nursery, a school or a reception center for disabled people | siha | 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 introduced from the October 1, 2020. Initially, it was proposed to extend the regulation relating to corona parental leave which was applicable until September 30 for these situations but this proposal was transformed into temporary unemployment. Workers can benefit from this new regulation from October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. During this period of temporary unemployment, the worker can call on temporary unemployment benefits payable by the ONEM and a supplement of 5.63 euros per day of unemployment. |
Emergency grants, extending coverage, family, youth employment | Family benefits, Unemployment, Extension of coverage | belgium |
Report: Financing gaps in social protection | pmassetti | 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 analyses options for filling social protection financing gaps in developing countries during the crisis and beyond using domestic and external resources, including the strengthening and expansion of contributory systems. The analysis incorporates the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
covid19 | Financing | |
Italy: Postponement of contributions payment | cambrosio | 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 monthly instalments. |
contribution collection, Contributory, covid19 | Employment, Unemployment, Contribution collection and compliance | italy |
Italy: two new instalments of Emergency Income (REM) | cambrosio | 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 benefit. |
covid19, Emergency grants, family, poverty | Family benefits, Social assistance, Cash transfers | italy |
Italy: ban of layoffs extended until 31 January 2021. | cambrosio | 31.10.2020 (ipsoa.it) Ristori Decree: the ban on layoffs is extended until 31 January 2021. |
covid19 | Employment, Unemployment, Employment policies | italy |
Italy: Ristori Decree: compensation for seasonal workers, workers in the sports and entertainment sector | cambrosio | 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, national sports federations, associated sports disciplines, amateur sports clubs and associations.
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covid19, Emergency grants | Employment, Unemployment, Cash transfers | italy |
Italy: extension of redundancy fund (cassa integrazione) | cambrosio | 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 redundancy fund provided for in the August Decree and by those subject to closure or limitation of economic activities. The integration periods previously requested and authorised under the August Decree, placed, even partially, in periods after 15 November 2020, are charged, if authorised, to the 6 weeks provided for by this Decree. An additional contribution rate differentiated on the basis of the reduction in turnover in the first half of 2020 compared to the corresponding half of 2019 is applied. |
covid19, Emergency grants | Employment, Unemployment, Cash transfers | italy |
France: Easier access to the part-time work scheme due to COVID-19 | mmarquez | coverage, covid19, extending coverage | Unemployment | france | |
France: Extension of temporary unemployment benefits until summer 2021 | mmarquez | covid19 | Unemployment | france | |
Austria: Extension of short-term work for another 6 months | mmarquez | covid19 | Unemployment | austria | |
Belgium: New support for the cultural sector | mmarquez | covid19 | Unemployment | belgium | |
UK: Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme for people asked to self-isolate | mmarquez | covid19 | Cash transfers | united kingdom | |
UK: Extension of the Income Support Scheme for the self-employed | mmarquez | covid19, self-employed | Unemployment, COVID-19 | united kingdom | |
United Kingdom: Furlough Scheme extended for another month | mmarquez | covid19 | Unemployment | united kingdom | |
Germany: Short-time work allowance extended for the self-employed | mmarquez | covid19, self-employed | Unemployment | germany | |
Germany: Short-term work provisions extended until end of 2021 | mmarquez | covid19 | Unemployment | germany | |
Spain: Exemption and reduction of social security contributions extended to January | mmarquez | covid19 | Employment | spain | |
Spain: Temporary unemployment provisions extended until January 31st | mmarquez | covid19 | Employment | Europe , spain | |
Gobierno Nacional extiende ayuda para el pago de la prima a salarios de un millón de pesos | socpro | covid19 | Employment, Extension of coverage | colombia | |
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy extended into winter | socpro | covid19 | Employment, Cash transfers | canada | |
Covid-19 relief extended to December | socpro | covid19 | Unemployment, Social assistance, Cash transfers | belize | |
Bono de Apoyo Nutricional | socpro | covid19 | Family benefits, Cash transfers, Social assistance, Food and nutrition | ecuador | |
Covid-19 relief extended to December | socpro | covid19 | Social assistance, Food and nutrition | belize | |
Bono Unidos por la Vida | socpro | covid19 | Family benefits, Social assistance, Cash transfers | venezuela |