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| Research Projects on COVID-19 and Long-Term Care – Resources to support community and institutional Long-Term Care responses to COVID-19 | ltccovid.org - 2020 "If you're doing research on COVID-19 & Long-Term Care it may be useful to see what others are doing! Here's a searchable international database of projects (a bit UK biased, but hopefully we'll get information from more projects in other countries soon!) " |
covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://ltccovid.org/completed-or-ongoing-research-projects-on-covid-19-and-lon… | pmassetti | |||||
| Cyprus: Support for Independent Employees | cyprus | Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance (09.12.2020) The Ministry announces that the Special Plans implemented in November 2020 continues for December 2020. Support for Independent Employees was also decided to continue supporting certain categories of self-employed… |
The Ministry announces that the Special Plans implemented in November 2020 continues for December 2020. Support for Independent Employees was also decided to continue supporting certain categories of self-employed persons who are significantly affected by the pandemic, such as… |
Support for Independent Employees |
Employment, Extension of coverage, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, extending coverage, self-employed | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.coronavirus.mlsi.gov.cy/post/%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AF%C… | siha | |
| Cyprus: Very Small Business Support | cyprus | Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance (09.12.2020) The Ministry announces that the Special Plans implemented in November 2020 continues for December 2020. Very Small Business Support subsidizes 100% of the employees for enterprises that employ up to… |
The Ministry announces that the Special Plans implemented in November 2020 continues for December 2020. Very Small Business Support subsidizes 100% of the employees for enterprises that employ up to three (3 ) employees, especially for Business Plans in Full Suspension or… |
Very Small Business Support |
Employment, Extension of coverage, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, extending coverage, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.coronavirus.mlsi.gov.cy/post/%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AF%C… | siha | |
| Cyprus: Business / Employee Support for Certain Economic Activities | Europe , cyprus | Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance (09.12.2020) Businesses and workers in certain economic activities, such as workers in photographers, day care centers, banquet halls and other affected economic activities, the Special Plan for Businesses for Certain Economic Activities can… |
Businesses and workers in certain economic activities, such as workers in photographers, day care centers, banquet halls and other affected economic activities, the Special Plan for Businesses for Certain Economic Activities can be provided to 50% of employees provided that turnover has… |
Business / Employee Support for Certain Economic Activities |
Employment, Extension of coverage, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, extending coverage, self-employed, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.coronavirus.mlsi.gov.cy/post/%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AF%C… | siha | |
| Cyprus: Support for Businesses / Employees under mandatory full suspension | Europe , cyprus | Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance (09.12.2020) The Support of Businesses / Employees that are under mandatory full suspension based on the Decrees issued by the Minister of Health are implemented additional Special Plans for the period from 1 November 2020 to 31 December 2020… |
The Support of Businesses / Employees that are under mandatory full suspension based on the Decrees issued by the Minister of Health are implemented additional Special Plans for the period from 1 November 2020 to 31 December 2020 or depending on the period of validity of the Decrees of the… |
For the Support of Businesses / Employees that are under mandatory full suspension based on the Decrees issued by the Minister of Health as well as companies whose activities an |
Employment, Extension of coverage, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, extending coverage | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.coronavirus.mlsi.gov.cy/post/%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AF%C… | siha | |
| Cyprus: Support for the Tourism Industry and Businesses / Employees Related to the Tourism Industry | Europe , cyprus | Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance (09.12.2020) The Ministry announces that the implementation of the Special Plans implemented in November 2020 continues for December 2020. The Special Plan of Hotel Units and Tourist Accommodations and the Special Plan of Economic… |
The Ministry announces that the implementation of the Special Plans implemented in November 2020 continues for December 2020. The Special Plan of Hotel Units and Tourist Accommodations and the Special Plan of Economic Activities Related to the Tourism Industry are valid for… |
Support for the Tourism Industry and Businesses / Employees Related to the Tourism Industry |
Employment, Extension of coverage, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, extending coverage | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.coronavirus.mlsi.gov.cy/post/%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AF%C… | siha | |
| Croatia: Stop COVID-19 application now works cross-border | croatia, european union | Government of the Republic of Croatia (19.11.2020) Cross-border data exchange between the Croatian Stop COVID-19 application and official applications of other EU member states has been established. This makes Croatia the seventh EU country in a row, along with Denmark, Germany, Ireland,… |
Cross-border data exchange between the Croatian Stop COVID-19 application and official applications of other EU member states has been established. This makes Croatia the seventh EU country in a row, along with Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia and Spain, which exchanges "infected… |
Cross-border data exchange between the Croatian Stop COVID-19 application and official applications of other EU member states has been established. This is the result of decisions and recommendations of the European Commission and the technica |
Information and communication technology, Mobile technologies, Interoperability, Data management, COVID-19 | covid19, data management, interoperability, mobile technologies | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.koronavirus.hr/najnovije/aplikacija-stop-covid-19-od-sada-funkcioni… | siha | |
| [Report] Shelter from the Storm: The global need for universal social protection in times of COVID-19 | Oxfam (15.12.2020) As 2020 draws to a close, the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating. Without urgent action, global poverty and inequality will deepen dramatically. Hundreds of millions of people have already lost their jobs, gone further into debt or… |
covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/shelter-from-the-storm-the-gl… | pmassetti | |||||
| Protecting people's health: the Council and the European Parliament agree provisionally on the EU4Health programme for 2021-2027 | european union | europa.eu (15.11.2020) The German presidency of the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the EU4Health programme for 2021-2027. With a budget of EUR 5.1 billion, the new reinforced programme provides a strong basis for Union action in the health field based on… |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/12/15/protecting-p… | pmassetti | |||||
| Universal health coverage: pandemic boosts digital health | weforum.org (11.11.2020) COVID-19 has accelerated global efforts to deliver digital healthcare. The move towards value-based healthcare could facilitate universal health coverage and aid post-pandemic recovery. Millions of people living in poverty could benefit directly from new model. |
covid19, universal health care | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/12/shift-to-digital-during-pandemic-could-e… | pmassetti | |||||
| Rich countries’ support for children ‘totally inadequate’: UN report | un.org (10.12.2020) The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, slams the levels of financial support for children allocated by high-income countries during the pandemic as totally inadequate, in a child poverty report issued on Friday. |
Children | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/12/1079772 | pmassetti | ||||
| China planning new policies to take on ageing population: state media | china | (24.11.2020) China is planning to include new measures to encourage more births and address its rapidly aging population as part of its new 2021-2025 “five-year plan”, state media reported on Monday. |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://nypost.com/2020/11/24/china-planning-new-policies-to-take-on-ageing-pop… | pmassetti | |||||
| China to tap elderly population in bid to tackle looming demographic crisis, boost economy | china | South China Morning Post (29.11.2020) China is planning policies to boost the economic contribution of its elderly citizens, including improving their use of technology In 2019, 12.6 per cent of China’s population was aged 65 or above and that group will hit 300 million by 2025, official data… |
Proposition_SS_Monitor | https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3111657/china-tap-elderly-population-bid-t… | pmassetti | |||||
| Latvia: Child care benefit to be used unlimited | latvia | The child care benefit during COVID-19 pandemic will remain available to be used an unlimited number of times until June 2021, as provided by amendments to the Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance approved by Latvian Saeima’s Social and Employment Matters Committee. The benefit will not be… |
The child care benefit during COVID-19 pandemic will remain available to be used an unlimited number of times until June 2021, as provided by amendments to the Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance approved by Latvian Saeima’s Social and Employment Matters Committee. Usually this benefit is… |
Family benefits, Children, Parental leave | covid19 | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://bnn-news.com/child-care-benefit-during-covid-19-to-remain-available-in-… | mmarquez | ||
| Austria: Relief for all employers with BUAG supplements in winter | austria | Ministry of Labour (01.12.2020) There will be a reduction in ancillary wage costs for all businesses with BUAG affiliation for the months of January to March 2021. Employers are relieved of the surcharges for the bridging allowance. This regulation also applies to the following years, but… |
There will be a reduction in ancillary wage costs for all businesses with BUAG affiliation for the months of January to March 2021. Employers are relieved of the surcharges for the bridging allowance. This regulation also applies to the following years, but from December to March. This… |
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Employment, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.bmafj.gv.at/Services/Presse/Presseaussendungen/PA_1_Dezember_220.ht… | siha | |
| Austria: Compensation for ancillary wage costs during winter holidays | austria | Ministry of Labour (01.12.2020) Up to now, companies in the building trade and the construction industry have been reimbursed an amount of 17 percent for non-wage labor costs for the winter holidays, on which the employee is entitled to continued payment. The ancillary wage costs for social… |
The ancillary wage costs for social security contributions, family burden compensation fund (FLAF) and municipal tax are now reimbursed in full for the six winter holidays on construction (December 24th to 26th and 31st and January 1st and 6th) at a rate of 30.1 percent. The financing is… |
1. Compensation for ancillary wage costs during winter holidays
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Employment, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.bmafj.gv.at/Services/Presse/Presseaussendungen/PA_1_Dezember_220.ht… | siha | |
| South Korea: Employment insurance program to expand to artists starting Thursday | korea, Republic of | Naver (09.12.2020) South Korea will extend its state employment insurance program to artists starting Thursday as the first step toward expanding coverage to all workers by 2025. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Wednesday that artists under work contracts who earn monthly income of at… |
South Korea will extend its state employment insurance program to artists starting Thursday as the first step toward expanding coverage to all workers by 2025. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Wednesday that artists under work contracts who earn monthly income of at least 500,000 won ($… |
South Korea will extend its state employment insurance program to artists starting Thursday as the first step toward expanding coverage to all workers by 2025. |
Employment of young workers, Extension of coverage, COVID-19 | covid19, extending coverage | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://news.naver.com/main/ranking/read.nhn?mode=LSD&%3Bmid=shm&%3Bsid1=… | siha | |
| COVID-19 could push the number of people living in extreme poverty to over 1 billion by 2030, says UNDP study | UNDP (03.11.2020) Severe long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could push an additional 207 million people into extreme poverty on top of the current pandemic trajectory, bringing the total to over 1 billion by 2030, according to findings released today by the United Nations Development… |
covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/news/2020/COVID-19_could_… | pmassetti | |||||
| The Government of Canada launches applications for the Canada Recovery Benefit | canada | To ensure that Canadians continue to receive the help they need the Government of Canada has introduced three new benefits, delivered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), and the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (… |
Cash transfers, Information and communication technology, Service quality | covid19, Emergency grants, services quality | Published Measures summary | https://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/aktien/the-government-of-canada-launches-app… | socpro | |||
| Top rate of Pandemic Unemployment Payment to go to back to €350 as country prepares for Level 5 restrictions | ireland | Adjusted from 24 March 2020: the Government’s Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) is also to get a major overhaul to correspond with plans to introduce more severe Covid-19 restrictions. The scheme, which was announced as part of the July Stimulus Package, allows employers and new… |
Employment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/top-rate-of-pandemic-unemploy… | socpro | |||
| RAMAPHOSA ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF SPECIAL COVID-19 GRANT BY 3 MONTHS | south africa | Adjusted from 21 April 2020: President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the government will be extending the special R350 COVID-19 grant by a further three months. Ramaphosa made the announcement on Thursday when he delivered his economic recovery plan at a joint sitting of Parliament. |
Cash transfers, Extension of coverage | covid19, extending coverage | Published Measures summary | https://ewn.co.za/2020/10/15/ramaphosa-announces-extension-of-special-covid-19-… | socpro | |||
| Top rate of Pandemic Unemployment Payment to go to back to €350 as country prepares for Level 5 restrictions | ireland | Adjusted from 20 March 2020: The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will increase to €350 a week for anyone who was earning more than €400 before they lost their job due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Government has decided to overhaul the welfare benefit to coincide with new… |
Unemployment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/top-rate-of-pandemic-unemploy… | socpro | |||
| It's a budget for all, says Umno VP Khaled | malaysia | Federal Government’s commitment to prioritise the people’s welfare and prosperity through Budget 2021. He said it was "a budget for all" and was holistic, showing the government’s dedication in trying to recover the impact of Covid-19 while focusing on the welfare of the people. “The… |
Financing | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/11/07/it039s-a-budget-for-all-says-… | socpro | |||
| Protecting lives and securing livelihoods' - Paschal Donohoe says Budget aims to tackle 'uncertainty' of coronavirus and Brexit | ireland | Motorists are set to get a hammering in today’s Budget, but there will be a Christmas cash boost for most of those who lost their job due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.independent.ie/business/budget/protecting-lives-and-securing-liveli… | socpro | |||
| Explained: How scheme for street vendors will help alleviate poverty | india | In a new scheme called the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), the central government is extending Rs 10,000 loan as working capital to street vendors to restart their businesses which have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme is already a hit; so far 2.5… |
Cash transfers | covid19, Emergency grants, poverty | Published Measures summary | https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/in-depth/explained-how-scheme-for-street-vendors… | socpro |