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| Umsókn um lokunarstyrk | iceland | Closing grant adopted in the Parliament Act no. 38/2020 on financial support for smaller operators due to the pandemic. The government will provide these individuals and legal entities engaged in business or self-employment activities with grants to make up part of the revenue decline and help… |
self-employed, covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.rsk.is/um-rsk/frettir-og-tilkynningar/umsokn-um-lokunarstyrk | socpro | ||||
| Wages for young apprentices to be funded by Tees Valley combined authority | united kingdom | Tees Valley: The mayor of Tees Valley has earmarked £1 million to pay the wages of more than 100 young apprentices in an effort to reverse the decline of starts as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.The money will be used to fund “100 per cent” of the apprentices’ wages in their first six… |
Employment | covid19, youth employment, human resources | Published Measures summary | https://feweek.co.uk/2020/06/18/wages-for-young-apprentices-to-be-funded-by-tee… | socpro | |||
| What Help can the Low-Income Residents Expect from the State? | lithuania | Child benefit is a universal benefit paid to each child. Its size in 2020 is 60 euros. An additional benefit of 40 euros may be paid for children with disabilities and children from low-income or large families. Until now, when estimating family income for higher child benefit, the amount… |
Family benefits | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://socmin.lrv.lt/en/news/what-help-can-the-low-income-residents-expect-fro… | socpro | |||
| New program helps apprentices get the tools they need to get back to work | canada | Recognizing that the skilled trades has been one of the hardest hit sectors during the pandemic, the Ontario government is providing grants for apprentices to purchase tools, protective equipment and clothing for their trade. The Ontario Tools Grant Program will help up to 11,600 apprentices.… |
Employment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/government/2020/05/new-program-hel… | socpro | |||
| Government unveils $390m subsidy for employers training apprentices | new zealand | A new government subsidy will pay employers up to $16,000 for each new apprentice they train from August. The $390 million Apprenticeship Boost would pay businesses $1000-a-month for each apprentice in their first year of training, and $500-a-month for apprentices in their second year. The… |
Unemployment, Cash transfers, Employment of young workers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/300036397/government-unveils-390m-s… | socpro | |||
| COVID-19: Egypt extends electricity subsidies until 2025 | egypt | The Egyptian Cabinet approved to keep the subsidy on home electricity bills until fiscal year (FY) 2024/2025 due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak. The electricity subsidies were planned to be fully lifted by the end of FY 2021/2022 after the Egyptian pound was floated in 2016.… |
Housing, Financing | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/business/story/COVID19_Egypt_extends_electricity_… | socpro | |||
| Bolsonaro sanctions the Aldir Blanc Law, which will give R$ 3 billion in emergency aid for culture | brazil | The law Aldir Blanc, sanctioned by the president in late June, establishes an emergency allowance of R$ 600 for art and culture workers. It will be paid in three installments. Professionals who have been working in the sector in the last two years, with earnings of up to R$ 28,500 in… |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/bolsonaro-sanciona-lei-aldir-blanc-que-dara-3-… | socpro | |||
| Germany trials a universal basic income for 120 citizens | germany | World Economic Forum (20.08.2020) Germany is about to become the latest country to trial a universal basic income, starting a three-year study of how it affects the economy and recipients' well-being. As part of the study, 120 people will receive €1,200, or about $1,430, each month for three… |
Cash transfers | universal-basic-income | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/08/germany-universal-basic-income-trial-cit… | pmassetti | |||
| New Zealand: Paying clients stranded overseas | new zealand | Ministry of Social Development (18.08.2020) We're working hard to make sure clients who are out of the country and are unable to return because of the COVID-19 pandemic are financially supported. When you leave New Zealand temporarily some payments stop straight away, some are paid for up… |
Under a COVID-19 special assistance programme, some New Zealand benefits exceptionally continue to be paid to beneficiaries stranded overseas until they can return to New Zealand. This programme is currently only available until 20 October 2020. |
Paying clients stranded overseas We're working hard to make sure clients who are out of the country and are unable to return because of the COVID-19 pandemic are financially supported. When you leave New Zealand temporarily some payments stop straight away, some are paid for up to |
Old-age pensions, Unemployment, Extension of coverage, Service delivery, Migration | covid19, extending coverage, migration, service delivery | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/covid-19/stranded-overseas.html#null | siha | |
| New Zealand: Resurgence Wage Subsidy announcement | new zealand | Ministry of Social Development (17.08.2020) The Government has announced a new payment, the Resurgence Wage Subsidy. It’s a two-week payment for businesses who have had, or expect to have, a revenue drop of at least 40% because of COVID-19 for a continuous 14 day period between 12 August to… |
The Resurgence Wage Subsidy is a two-week payment for businesses who have had, or expect to have, a revenue drop of at least 40% because of COVID-19 for a continuous 14 day period between 12 August to 10 September compared to a similar period last year, and aren’t getting the Wage… |
New Resurgence Wage Subsidy - from 1pm on 21 August 2020The Resurgence Wage Subsidy is a 2-week payment. It's available nationally for qualifying businesses who have had, or expect to have, a revenue drop of at least 40% because of COVID-19 for a continuous 14 day period |
Employment, Extension of coverage, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, extending coverage, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/newsroom/2020/resurgence-wage-su… | siha | |
| New Zealand: COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme | new zealand | Ministry of Social Development (18.08.2020) The COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme (used to be 'COVID-19 Essential Workers Leave Support') is available for employers, including sole traders, to pay their employees who can't work. This means your employees: can't come into work because they are… |
The COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme is available for employers to pay their employees who can't work. The Leave Support Scheme will be paid at a flat rate of: $585.80 for people who were working 20 hours or more per week (full-time rate) and $350.00 for people who were working… |
The COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme (used to be 'COVID-19 Essential Workers Leave Support') is available for employers, including sole traders, to pay their employees who can't work. This means your employees:
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Cash sickness benefits, Safety and health at work, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, OSH, prevention | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/covid-19/leave-support-scheme/index.html | siha | |
| New Zealand: Wage Subsidy Extension | new zealand | Ministry of Social Development (10.06.2020) The Wage Subsidy Extension is an 8-week payment for qualifying businesses who have had a 40% decline in revenue because of COVID-19 for a continuous 30 day period compared to a similar period last year. The subsidy will be paid at a flat rate of… |
The Wage Subsidy Extension is an 8-week payment for qualifying businesses who have had a 40% decline in revenue because of COVID-19 for a continuous 30 day period compared to a similar period last year. The subsidy will be paid at a flat rate of: $585.80 for people working 20 hours or more per… |
Wage Subsidy ExtensionThe Wage Subsidy Extension is an 8-week payment for qualifying businesses who have had a 40% decline in revenue because of COVID-19 for a continuous 30 day period compared to a similar period last year. The 30 day period must be in the 4 |
Employment, Extension of coverage, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, extending coverage, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/covid-19/covid-19-support-for-employers.html | siha | |
| New zealand: Apprenticeship Boost | new zealand | Ministry of Social Development (05.08.2020) Apprenticeship Boost is a payment to help employers keep and take on new apprentices. It means apprentices can keep earning and training towards their qualifications as the economy recovers from the impacts of COVID-19. The payment is made… |
Apprenticeship Boost is a payment to help employers keep and take on new apprentices. Apprenticeship Boost is paid directly to employers for a maximum of 20 months from the 5th of August 2020:
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Apprenticeship Boost Apprenticeship Boost is a payment to help employers keep and take on new apprentices. It means apprentices can keep earning and training towards their qualifications as the economy recovers from the impacts of COVID-19. The payment is made directly to employer |
Employment of young workers, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, human resources, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/employers/subsidies-training-and-other-help/a… | siha | |
| Pandemic is drawing attention to promise of digital health technologies | worldbank.org (10.08,2020) For all its devastation, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has nonetheless exposed pre-existing health system weaknesses. It has also given a further boost to the role digital technologies can play in bridging the gaps in care for a range of health needs,… |
Medical care | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/pandemic-drawing-attention-promise-digital-h… | pmassetti | |||||
| Georgia: Registration to receive assistance in the amount of 200 GEL for children through the age of 17 is taking place on a special portal | georgia | Government of Georgia (16.08.2020) Registration to receive assistance in the amount of 200 GEL for children through the age of 17 is taking place on a special portal at http://daxmareba.moh.gov.ge/. Registration will be open until 1 December. The disbursement of financial assistance will… |
Registration to receive assistance in the amount of 200 GEL for children through the age of 17 is taking place on a special portal at http://daxmareba.moh.gov.ge/. Registration will be open until 1 December. The disbursement of financial assistance will begin in September this year. |
Registration to receive assistance in the amount of 200 GEL for children through the age of 17 is taking place on a special portal at http://daxmareba.moh.gov.ge/ |
Family benefits, Information and communication technology, E-services, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants, family | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | http://gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=288&info_id=77040 | siha | |
| Georgia: Caring for the village and farmers continues | georgia | Government of Georgia (08.08.2020) Almost 112,000 beneficiaries received discount cards for over 29,000 tons of agricultural diesel. Farmers who have cashed their cards have saved almost 3.6 million GEL. Agricultural diesel discount cards expire on December 31, 2020. |
Agricultural diesel discount cards for farmers. The cards expire on December 31, 2020. |
Under the Care for the Village and Farmers anti-crisis agricultural program, farmers and entrepreneurs enjoy significant assistance from the state |
Housing, Shocks & extreme events | covid19, Emergency grants, rural world, self-employed | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | http://gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=288&info_id=76989 | siha | |
| Azerbaijan: Unemployment benefits to be provided in 13 cities, regions over COVID-19 | azerbaijan | AZERNEWS (10.08.2020) Lump-sum payment in the amount of AZN 190 ($111.7) will be given to unemployed people in 13 cities and regions (Baku, Jalilabad, Ganja, Masalli, Mingachevir, Sumgayit, Yevlakh and in Absheron, Barda, Goranboy, Goygol, Khachmaz, Salyan districts regions) … |
Lump-sum payment in the amount of AZN 190 ($111.7) will be given to unemployed people in 13 cities and regions (Baku, Jalilabad, Ganja, Masalli, Mingachevir, Sumgayit, Yevlakh and in Absheron, Barda, Goranboy, Goygol, Khachmaz, Salyan districts regions). |
Lump-sum payment for unemployed people will be given in 13 cities and regions in Azerbaijan amid COVID-19, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population has reported. The paymetns are part of measures of social support to be implemented during the coronavirus pandemic in line with |
Unemployment, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.azernews.az/nation/167769.html | siha | |
| Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) | USA - Official Website of The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) | United States | The Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) process represents the model by which the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will coordinate the identification, assessment, and determination of "recognized" interoperability standards and implementation… |
Health, Interoperability | https://www.healthit.gov/isa/ | rruggia | |||||
| Congress must act now to fix a Social Security COVID-19 glitch and expand, not cut, benefits | TheHill | United States | thehill.com (08.07.2020) While social security benefits are secure, the unprecedented conditions of the COVID-19 economic crisis have unearthed a technical glitch. If left uncorrected, a COVID-19 notch will result: Those turning 60 this year – more than 4 million workers – and their families… |
Old-age pensions, Governance and administration | adequacy, covid19 | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/506326-congress-must-act-now-t… | mmarquez | |||
| Pakistan: Extension of coverage of the Benazir Income support program | pakistan | blogs.worldbank.org (04.05.2020) One of Pakistan’s initial measures was to expand its national safety net institution, the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), to direct additional support to its 4.5 million women beneficiaries. |
One of Pakistan’s initial measures was to expand its national safety net institution, the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), to direct additional support to its 4.5 million women beneficiaries. |
Social assistance, Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/immediate-relief-pakistans-pa… | mmarquez | ||
| Brazil: Government extends period of suspension of employment contract and salary reduction | brazil | senado.leg.br (14.07.2020) The presidential decree increases the maximum deadlines for the two situations (suspension of contract or reduction of wages) to 120 days: For the proportional reduction of working hours and wages, 30 days are increased, going from the current 90 days to 120 days in… |
The presidential decree increases the maximum deadlines for the two situations (suspension of contract or reduction of wages) to 120 days: For the proportional reduction of working hours and wages, 30 days are increased, going from the current 90 days to 120 days in total; For the adoption of… |
The decree that extends the suspension of employment contracts for two months and for another month the reduction of wages and workload of employees of private companies was published on Tuesday (14) in the Official Gazette . The text regulates |
Unemployment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www12.senado.leg.br/noticias/materias/2020/07/14/governo-prorroga-perio… | mmarquez | |
| Brazil: Emergency income to informal sector professionals in the cultural sector | brazil | KPMG (26.05.2020) On May 26, the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill that transfers R $ 3 billion from the Union for emergency actions aimed at the cultural sector during the pandemic of the new coronavirus, such as the payment of an emergency income of R$ 600 to informal professionals in the… |
On May 26, the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill that transfers R $ 3 billion from the Union for emergency actions aimed at the cultural sector during the pandemic of the new coronavirus, such as the payment of an emergency income of R$ 600 to informal professionals in the field. |
Difficult-to-cover groups, Social assistance, Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/2020/04/brazil-government-and-institution… | mmarquez | ||
| Brasil: INSS extends anticipation of the Benefit of Continuous Provision (BPC) and Sickness until October 31 | brazil | agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br (03.07.2020) The federal government issued a decree authorizing the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) to pay prepayments for sickness benefits and the Continuing Benefit Benefit (BPC). The measure, published in an extra section of the Official Gazette (DOU) of… |
The federal government issued a decree authorizing the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) to extend the pay prepayments for sickness benefits and the Continuous Cash Benefit Program (Benefício de Prestação Continuada in Portuguese- BPC). The latter is an unconditional cash… |
The federal government issued a decree authorizing the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) to pay prepayments for sickness benefits and the Continuing Benefit Benefit (BPC). The mea |
Cash sickness benefits, Disability, Old-age pensions, Difficult-to-cover groups, Social assistance | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/economia/noticia/2020-07/inss-prorroga-antecip… | mmarquez | |
| Reality Check: AI Finding Less Traction than Hype Would Suggest | Computer Economics -- for IT metrics, ratios, benchmarks, and research advisories for IT management | Despite the buzz, artificial intelligence (AI) appears to be not finding as much traction in businesses as we would expect. On the surface, it seems most companies do not understand the use cases that would lead them to invest heavily in AI. But the story is more complicated than it first… |
Artificial intelligence | https://www.computereconomics.com/article.cfm?id=2872 | rruggia | ||||||
| Europe: Guidelines to protecting seasonal workers in the context of Coronavirus | Europe , european union | ec.europa.eu (16.07.2020) The European Commission presents Guidelines to ensure the protection of seasonal workers in the EU in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. It provides guidance to national authorities, labour inspectorates, and social partners to guarantee the rights, health and… |
Health insurance, Safety and health at work, Migration | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_1342 | mmarquez |