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Croatia: Minimum wage for persons with disabilities | mmarquez | koronavirus.hr (17.03.2020) A minimum wage will be provided for persons with disabilities for retention in employment. Employers can pay the financial compensation due to the quota for the employment of persons with disabilities later. |
covid19 | Disability, Contribution collection and compliance | croatia |
Croatia: Deferral of social security contributions | mmarquez | tpa-group (17.03.2020) Deferral of payment of social security contributions. The measure would be implemented by the amendment of the General Tax Act that would allow to the Minister of Finance to issue special regulations governing this area. Late penalty interest would not be charged during the deferral period and statute of limitation would not run. Per information provided during the Government session, the intended deferral in settlement would be 3 months with potential extension to additional 3 months, and taxpayers could also request settlement in instalments under certain conditions. |
contribution collection, covid19 | Contribution collection and compliance | croatia |
Estonia: Temporary subsidy program | cambrosio | tootukassa.ee (23.03.2020) Temporary subsidies will be paid to those employees whose employers are significantly impacted by the current extraordinary circumstances. The subsidy will grant an income for the employees and help the employers to surpass temporary difficulties without having to lay off their staff or call bankruptcy. The subsidy is paid, when an employer is in a situation where they comply with at least two of the following terms:
The amount of the subsidy will be 70% of the average monthly wage of the employee. The maximum amount of the subsidy is €1000. In addition to that, the employer must pay a wage of at least €150 to the employee. The employee will receive at least the minimum wage of €584 from the Unemployment Insurance Fund and their employer, collectively. |
covid19 | Unemployment, Cash transfers | estonia |
Mauritius: Self Employed Assistance Scheme | cambrosio | mra.mu (31.03.2020) The Government of the Republic of Mauritius has decided to implement a Self-Employed Assistance Scheme (SEAS) through the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) to assist self-employed persons who have suffered a loss of revenue as a consequence of the lockdown in the fight against Covid-19. A self-employed individual who is in business, or a tradesperson operating in the informal sector, e.g. a mason, a cabinet maker, a plumber, a hairdresser and an artist is entitled to join the assistance scheme provided he is a Mauritian national above 18 years of age and who has been in business for the last 3 months. Eligible self-employed individuals and tradespersons will receive a financial support of Rs 5,100 each for the period 16 March 2020 to 15 April 2020. They must submit their applications online on MRA’s website. |
covid19, self-employed | Cash transfers | mauritius |
Tunisie: Covid-19 : La seconde tranche des aides sociales versée à partir du 4 mai | cambrosio | webmanagercenter.com (23.04.2020) Le ministère des Affaires Sociales entamera, à partir du 4 mai prochain, le versement de la seconde tranche des aides sociales exceptionnelles dans le cadre de la lutte contre la propagation du coronavirus, au profit des familles nécessiteuses et familles en charge d’enfants, de personnes âgées et de personnes à besoins spécifiques. Lors d’un point de presse tenu jeudi 23 avril, le ministre des Affaires sociales, Habib Kchaou, a expliqué que le ministère entamera aussi le versement d’une nouvelle aide sociale d’un montant de 200 dinars au profit des familles en charge d’enfants, de personnes âgées et de personnes à besoins spécifiques. Le ministère versera aussi une nouvelle aide de 60 dinars à l’occasion du mois de ramadan au profit des familles nécessiteuses en plus d’une autre aide de 60 dinars à l’occasion de Aid El Fitr. |
covid19, poverty | Social assistance, Cash transfers | tunisia |
Myanmar: govt will pay social security for insured workers | cambrosio | mmtimes.com (28.04.2020) The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population will provide social security benefits for insured workers from factories and workshops which are temporarily suspended for inspections. According to the release, workers who registered for social security under the Social Welfare Program will receive 40 percent of their salaries based on insurance fee for the unemployed days in accordance with the Social Security Law. |
covid19 | Unemployment | myanmar |
L'exode sanitaire : nouvelle manifestation de la sécession des catégories supérieures | Fondation Jean-Jaurès | gfilhon | Le phénomène massif de départs d’une partie de la population des grandes métropoles françaises lors de la mise en place du plan de confinement peut s’analyser comme une manifestation supplémentaire – et spectaculaire – du processus de sécession des catégories supérieures à l’œuvre dans la société française. Jean-Laurent Cassely et Jérôme Fourquet livrent leur analyse, basée notamment sur deux enquêtes inédites. |
covid19 | Governance and administration, Programme evaluation, Shocks & extreme events | |
Covid-19 - Vers un retour massif des expatriés en France ? | lepetitjournal.com | gfilhon | Cette crise sanitaire mondiale a bouleversé le quotidien et les projets des Français qu’ils vivent en France ou ailleurs. C’est d’autant plus vrai quand on vit à l’étranger et loin de ses proches. Que ce soit pour des raisons personnelles ou financières, de nombreux expatriés envisagent aujourd’hui de rentrer en France. Nous avons recueilli leurs témoignages. |
covid19 | france | |
LeFrance: Covid-19 met la Sécu à genoux avec un trou d’au moins 41 milliards d’euros | gfilhon | leparisien.fr (22.04.2020) Auditionné par la commission des Affaires sociales du Sénat, le ministre des Comptes publics a souligné d'emblée « le caractère exceptionnel et changeant » de ses prévisions budgétaires. Le cru 2019, meilleur que prévu avec tout de même une perte de 1,9 milliard d'euros, « nous paraît loin aujourd'hui », tant le millésime 2020 est parti pour pulvériser tous les records. |
covid19 | Actuarial, Governance and administration, Financing, Programme & evaluation, Financial crisis | france |
Report de charges : une exonération pure et simple pour les petits commerces fermés | gfilhon | Face à l'épidémie de covid-19, le gouvernement a annoncé dès le mois de mars des mesures exceptionnelles afin d'aider les entreprises à faire face à la baisse d'activité, parmi lesquelles la possibilité de reporter les cotisations sociales. Cette possibilité de report se transforme en exonération pour certaines. |
covid19 | Contribution collection and compliance | Europe , france |
Iraq: Covid-19: Iraq’s Higher Committee for Health and National Safety announces emergency grant to families impacted by curfew - Government of Iraq | siha | the Government of Iraq (12.04.2020) Covid-19: Iraq’s Higher Committee for Health and National Safety announces emergency monthly grant to families impacted by curfew. The grant is only available to Iraqi citizens who are residing in Iraq. Government employees, those receiving state pensions, social security payments or any other income from the state are not eligible to apply. |
covid19, Emergency grants | Social assistance, Cash transfers | iraq |
Sweden/Germany: Working in the pandemic - more safety and health at work! | btreichel | The Corona (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic affects social and economic life equally, employed, and unemployed. This pandemic situation is a danger to the health of an undetermined number of people and at the same time to public safety and order. It has a significant impact on everyone's life. It affects all economic activity and therefore the whole world of work. Safety and health protection and the start-up of the economy can only work in unison if a stop-and-go effect is to be avoided. Kindly note that the order of priority from technical to organizational and personal protective measures must be observed. |
covid19, prevention | Occupational accidents and diseases, Prevention of occupational risks | germany, sweden |
Sweden: Working in the pandemic - more safety and health at work! | btreichel | The Corona (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic affects social and economic life equally, employed, and unemployed. This pandemic situation is a danger to the health of an undetermined number of people and at the same time to public safety and order. It has a significant impact on everyone's life. It affects all economic activity and therefore the whole world of work. Safety and health protection and the start-up of the economy can only work in unison if a stop-and-go effect is to be avoided. The special occupational health and safety measures developped by the German-Swedisch based consulatncy Besus described in aim to protect the population by interrupting the infection chains, to safeguard the health of employees, to restore economic activity and, at the same time, to create a flat infection curve in the medium term. The order of priority from technical to organizational and personal protective measures must be observed. |
Occupational accidents and diseases, Prevention of occupational risks | germany, sweden | |
Haiti: the Commission Multisectoral de Gestation de Pandemic COVID-19 created to fight Against COVID-19 in Haiti – The Haitian Times | siha | The Haitian Times (29.04.2020) In anticipation of an onslaught of COVID-19 cases, Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, has created an historic public-private partnership, the Commission Multisectoral de Gestation de Pandemic COVID-19, to coordinate the country’s resources and response to the looming pandemic. |
covid19 | Health | haiti |
Cyprus: Τμήμα Επιθεώρησης ΕργασίαςΚυπριακή Δημοκρατία - Τμήμα Επιθεώρησης Εργασίας - Ασφάλεια και Υγεία στην Εργασία | btreichel | The Department of Labour Inspection (DLI) of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance in Cyprus has published “Simple Guidelines for the Protection of workers on construction sites from COVID-19” in 6 languages, Arabic, Bulgarian, English, Greek, Romanian and Turkish. Κορωνοϊός (Covid-19) Με την τρέχουσα πανδημία του Κορωνοϊού (Covid-19) στην Κύπρο, η επαναδραστηριοποίηση της πλειονότητας των επιχειρήσεων και των εργαζομένων πρέπει να γίνει σε κατάλληλες και ελεγχόμενες συνθήκες ασφάλειας και υγείας στην εργασία έτσι ώστε να εξαλειφθεί ή να μειωθεί στον μέγιστο δυνατό βαθμό ο κίνδυνος εξάπλωσης του ιού στους εργαζόμενους και στο κοινωνικό σύνολο. Στο πλαίσιο διαμόρφωσης κατάλληλων συνθήκων και περιβάλλοντος εργασίας, το Τμήμα Επιθεώρησης Εργασίας, του Υπουργείου Εργασίας, Πρόνοιας και Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων, ενημερώνει τους εργοδότες, τους εργοδοτούμενους, τα αυτοεργοδοτούμενα πρόσωπα και τους άλλους εμπλεκόμενους για τις υποχρεώσεις τους καθώς και για τα μέτρα που πρέπει να λαμβάνονται σύμφωνα με τη νομοθεσία για την ασφάλεια και υγεία στην εργασία. Σημειώνεται ότι οι οδηγίες αυτές είναι συμπληρωματικές και δεν αντικαθιστούν τις υποχρεώσεις που επιβάλλονται με τον περί Λοιμοκαθάρσεως Νόμο και τα σχετικά Διατάγματα που εκδόθηκαν ή με οδηγίες άλλων εμπλεκομένων Αρχών. Επιπρόσθετα αναφέρονται χρήσιμες ιστοσελίδες/εγχειρίδια/οδηγοί που σχετίζονται με την επιδημία του Κορωνοϊού (Covid-19). |
covid19, prevention | Occupational accidents and diseases, Prevention of occupational risks | cyprus |
Africa’s coronavirus safety nets cannot cover all | pmassetti | The New Humanitarian (04.05.2020 ) African governments moved fast to contain COVID-19, but providing support to those hit hardest among the urban poor is more difficult. |
covid19, poverty | Africa | |
IMF - Policy Responses to COVID19 | pmassetti | Policy TrackerBrowse by Country |
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Cambodia: Food supplies to the pagodas and the poor | siha | Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (07.04.2020) 40 kg of rice and 200,000 kyats were donated to each pagoda of 58 pagodas in Ponhea Krek district, Tbong Khmum province, and Cheach commune, Kamchay Mear district, Prey Veng province. In addition, foods and supplies were distributed to 6,580 poor families in Ponhea Krek district, Tbong Khmum province, and Cheach commune, Kamchay Mear district, Prey Veng province. |
covid19 | Social assistance, Food and nutrition | cambodia |
Is COVID-19 Pakistan’s Black Swan Event for Digital Payments? | pmassetti | Center For Global Development (01.05.2020) The Ehsaas Emergency Cash program was launched at the end of March to distribute funds to 12 million families (an estimated 67 million people) whose livelihood has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic or its aftermath. Each eligible family is entitled to 12,000 Pakistani rupees (PKR), equivalent to $72.07. As of the end of April, 6.6 million beneficiary families representing some 37 million people had already received the payment, for a total of PKR 79.2 billion ($476 million). Cash can be picked up at 17,000 distribution centers set up nationwide, after biometric authentication against the database of NADRA (the National Database and Registration Authority), which houses the digital identity of 122 million citizens. The program has been an important way to get much-needed cash to those affected, but it also presents an opportunity to advance digital payments in a way that benefits the poor—but only if stakeholders seize the moment. |
covid19 | Cash transfers | pakistan |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: In-kind assistance provided to 300 returnee families in Drvar, Glamoč and Grahovo | rmensing | The Federation Ministry of Displaced Persons and Refugees has delivered packages of food and hygiene supplies to returnee families in the municipalities of Drvar, Glamoc and Grahovo. The Ministry representatives presented this assistance in the presence of the Mayor of Drvar Dušica Runic, to the local representatives of returnees. |
covid19 | Social assistance | bosnia-herzegovina |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Parents can take paid leave if both are working | rmensing | The federal government made a series of recommendations to employers and workers at a broad-based themed session yesterday to prevent coronavirus disease.
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covid19 | Parental leave, Employment | bosnia-herzegovina |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Law introduces 10 measures to mitigate the negative economic consequences of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic | rmensing | http://www.fbihvlada.gov.ba/bosanski/aktuelno_v2.php?akt_id=8505 The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at today's urgent, telephone session, proposed that the Law on Mitigation of Negative Economic Consequences Caused by the Virus Crown Pandemic be adopted by the FBiH Parliament in an emergency procedure, in accordance with Article 191 of the Rules of Procedure and Article 186 of the Rules of Procedure The House of Peoples, which stipulates that a law can be passed by emergency procedure only if it regulates relations and issues for which there is an urgent need and if its enactment in a regular procedure could cause adverse consequences for the Federation of FBiH.
---------------- http://www.fbihvlada.gov.ba/bosanski/aktuelno_v2.php?akt_id=8495 - It is a budget item managed by the Government, without the establishment of new legal entities and new employment. In addition, we give the Development Bank a deposit of KM 80 million for the establishment of a Guarantee Fund, as a measure of support for maintaining the liquidity of small and medium-sized enterprises - he said. He explained that this approach is applied by almost all countries in the region and the European Union, because the Guarantee Fund's resources are multiplying, so that 400 million KM will be available for small and medium-sized enterprises. |
covid19 | Employment, Unemployment | bosnia-herzegovina |
Belarus: Decree "On material incentives for healthcare workers" | rmensing | President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signs Decree "On material incentives for healthcare workers". |
covid19 | Health promotion, Employment | belarus |
COVID-19 Is Exposing the Holes in Latin America’s Safety Nets | pmassetti | Americas Quarterly (04.05.2020) The pandemic has shone light on the gaps in existing protection programs, but could pave a path to reforms. |
covid19 | Cash transfers, Social policies & programmes | latin america |
COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: An overview of government responses to the crisis | pmassetti | oecd (27.04.2020) this note will give an overview of the measures currently being enacted to mitigate the public health situation in different countries of the region, including its social, economic, and governance dimensions. |
covid19 | Social policies & programmes | latin america |