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First phase of National Creative Relief Programme to give grants to 50 freelancers and 37 companies socpro covid19 Cash transfers, Cash transfers United Arab Emirates
Governor: North Carolina ‘making progress’ against COVID-19, announces grants for businesses socpro covid19 Employment United States
Govt announces Rs 25 lakh additional ex-gratia to NOK of healthcare workers who die of COVID-19 socpro covid19 Health, Cash transfers, Survivors india
City of Henderson launches small business recovery grant program socpro covid19, Emergency grants Employment, Cash transfers United States
Slow but steady economic recovery: Over 150,000 companies resume contributions to EPFO socpro covid19 Old-age pensions, Contribution collection and compliance india
Province to hire 500 contact tracers for COVID-19 socpro covid19 Health, Employment canada
COVID-19 insurance scheme: Rs 50 lakh cover for health workers to include loss of life as well socpro covid19 Health, Health insurance india
Gov. Lee Announces Tennessee Business Relief Program socpro Cash transfers United States
Maharashtra extends insurance cover to private doctors who die of Covid-19 socpro covid19 Health, Health insurance india
Atlanta COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program to provide relief to residents socpro covid19, Emergency grants Housing, Cash transfers, Social assistance United States
Tokha municipality to provide 150 per cent perks to frontline health workers socpro covid19 Health, Cash transfers, Social assistance nepal
Government expands wage subsidy to include 3 million furloughed, reduced pay workers socpro covid19 Employment indonesia
CISF Launches Mobile App For Its Pensioners socpro covid19 Old-age pensions, E-services india
ComCare assistance for 6,000 lower-income households automatically extended for 6 more months socpro covid19 Family benefits singapore
PAMI anunció el congelamiento de precios de los medicamentos hasta el 31 de octubre socpro covid19 Health, Financing argentina
Singapore government extends COVID-19 salary support for companies to March 2021 socpro covid19 Employment singapore
Pandemic leave payments for Canberrans part of new COVID-19 support measures socpro covid19 Social assistance, Cash transfers australia
Covid-19 support measures: DPM Heng announces S$1b programme to subsidise salaries of new local hires for a year socpro covid19 Employment singapore
Pandemic leave payments for Canberrans part of new COVID-19 support measures socpro covid19 Housing, Migration, Social assistance australia
Spain: Prioritization of workers in short-term work schemes for vocational and professional training mmarquez

Las personas en ERTE tendrán la consideración de colectivo prioritario para el acceso a las iniciativas de formación del sistema de formación profesional para el empleo en el ámbito laboral.

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Spain: Unemployment benefit goes back to 70% and dismisses previous reduction mmarquez

eldiario.es (29.09.2020) El Ministerio de Trabajo ha evitado la reducción de la cuantía de la prestación por desempleo de los trabajadores en ERTE pasados los seis meses en esta situación. Con la legislación vigente, aprobada con el Gobierno de Mariano Rajoy, la cantidad se reducía del 70% al 50% de la base reguladora, una reducción que se anula y se mantiene la cantidad del 70%.

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Spain: Extension of short-term work support program ERTE until January 31st mmarquez

eldiario.es (29.09.2020) Los ERTE por fuerza mayor existentes se prorrogan hasta el 31 de enero. Los ERTE por causas objetivas –los llamados ETOP– seguirán siendo aplicables hasta el término que tuvieran establecido y se podrán prorrogar si se solicita ante la autoridad laboral, con las condiciones establecidas en el primer decreto que reguló esta herramienta laboral (y que no daban derecho a que los expedientes ETOP se beneficiaran de ayudas a la cotización). Esta prórroga supone que se mantienen los ERTE de suspensión total o parciales, según lo que estuviera aprobado, y sus trabajadores seguirán percibiendo su prestación por desempleo. Sin embargo, hay un cambio en los expedientes en vigor: las ayudas a la cotización que venían percibiendo hasta el momento. A partir del 1 de enero, las exoneraciones a la Seguridad Social se ciñen a tres supuestos: las destinadas a las empresas "especialmente afectadas por la pandemia", los ERTE de rebrote por cierre y los ERTE de rebrote por limitación de actividad. Así, hay empresas que pueden perder la ayuda a la cotización en sus ERTE, que era del 35% y del 25% en septiembre, pero pueden mantener a empleados suspendidos en expedientes de regulación temporal.

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Poland: Expansion of eligibility for temporary social security contributions mmarquez

Social Security Agency (18.04.2020) On April 18 and May 15, Poland's government amended its Anti-Crisis Shield (Tarcza Antykryzysowa) program to expand eligibility for temporary social security contribution reductions. Under the amended program, employers with 10 to 49 employees as of February 29 can receive a 50-percent reduction in the contributions they owe for March, April, and May. In addition, social cooperatives and sole proprietorships are exempt from paying contributions for March, April, and May, and certain self-employed persons with income exceeding 300 percent of the projected average national monthly earnings for 2020 are exempt for April and May. Previously, only micro-enterprises (firms with up to nine employees) and self-employed persons with income up to 300 percent of the projected average national monthly earnings were eligible for the 3 months of contribution relief.

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Norway: Tax developments in response to COVID-19 - mmarquez

KPMG Global (01.05.2020) To reduce costs and improve cash flow immediately, social security contribution rate will be reduced with 4 percent of the total contribution rate of 14.1% assumable for the salary payments in May and June.  Some areas in Norway pay 0%. These areas will receive a subsidy equal to 4 % of the employer social security contribution base. 

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India: Reduced EPF contribution for 3 months mmarquez

conomictimes.indiatimes.com (15.06.2020) The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will reduce its EPF contribution rate from 12 per cent to 10 per cent for both employers and employees for the months of months May 2020, June 2020 and July 2020. It is applicable to all class of establishments covered under the EPF & MP Act, 1952 except the establishments like Central and State Public sector enterprises or any other establishments owned or controlled of the Central govt or State govt.The reduced rate is also not applicable to establishments eligible for PMGKY benefits, since the entire employees EPF contributions (12% of wages) and employers' EPF & EPS contribution (12% of wages), totalling 24% of the monthly wages is being contributed by the central government. There is no change in the EPF administrative charges (0.5% of EPF wages subject to minimum prescribed) and EDLI contributions (0.5% of wages) both payable by employers. The reduced rate of EPF contributions to 10% will not reduce the pension contributions or benefits.

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