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| Vietnam Social Security makes flexible adjustments to insurance policies | vietnam | The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has been flexible in implementing social security and health insurance policies in order to ensure public benefits and reduce the impact of COVID-19 impacts on employees. Amid the spread of the new coronavirus, the sector has applied IT in payments,… |
Health, E-services | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?CateID=198&I… | pmassetti | |||
| Belize: Two month extension for contribution payments | belize | Social Security Board (21.07.2020) Effectively immediately, SSB has extended the deadline for all contribution payments for the months of March and April 2020. Employers are required to submit their monthly Contribution statement for these months via our online portal. Self-employed… |
The deadline for all contribution payments for the months of March and April 2020 has been extended. Employers and self-employed persons can opt to make monthly instalments not exceeding six months with no penalties. The first payment for March and April is due by 31 July… |
Contribution collection and compliance, Service quality | contribution collection, covid19, services quality | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.socialsecurity.org.bz/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Customer-Notice-10… | siha | ||
| Belize: Temporary suspension of deadline to submit claims | belize | Social Security Board (21.07.2020) Effective immediately, Social Security Board (SSB) has suspended the required deadline to submit all benefit claims until further notice. This means that customers are free to submit their claims for processing at a later time but not exceeding six months. |
Temporary suspension of deadline to submit claims. Customers are free to submit their claims for processing at a later time but not exceeding six months. |
Service quality, Shocks & extreme events | covid19, customer_services, services quality | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.socialsecurity.org.bz/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Customer-Notice-6-… | siha | ||
| Viet Nam: Cash payment of social security benefits at home for April and May | vietnam | vss.gov.vn (09.04.2020) Cash payment of social security benefits (pensions and social insurance allowances) at home for those beneficiaries who receive benefits in cash usually. Payments will be made in this manner for April and May, and hese will be delivered by the post service. |
Cash payment of social security benefits (pensions and social insurance allowances) at home for those beneficiaries who receive benefits in cash usually. Payments will be made in this manner for April and May, and hese will be delivered by the post service. |
Cash payment of social security regimes at home starts from April 2020 09/04/2020 09:05 AM
The Ministry of Information and Communications has just issued Official Letter No. 1114/BTTTT-BC in which states that during the disease outbreak, starting from April 2020 Vie |
Service quality, Service delivery, COVID-19 | covid19 | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?CateID=198&I… | mmarquez | |
| Viet Nam: Social Security to proactively build management plans with other ministries | vietnam | vss.gov.vn (17.04.2020) Vietnam Social Security cooperates with the concerned ministries and branches to promptly issue documents guiding the settlement of social insurance regimes for employees who must follow isolation measures to prevent COVID-19; guiding on the COVID-19 epidemic prevention… |
Vietnam Social Security: To proactively build management plans in line with practical requirements 17/04/2020 02:05 PM
On the morning of April 16, Vietnam Social Security held a meeting to capture the situation of task implementation and give comments and instructio |
Interoperability, Service quality, COVID-19 | covid19 | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?CateID=198&I… | mmarquez | ||
| Viet Nam: Welfare package to social security beneficiaries and people with meritorious services | vietnam | vss.gov.vn (28.04.2020) People with meritorious services (nearly 78,000 in Hanoi city) and social protection beneficiaries (nearly 185,000 in Hanoi city) were among the first groups identified to receive a welfare package by April 30. The benefit amount is 500,000 VND for one person pero… |
People with meritorious services (nearly 78,000 in Hanoi city) and social protection beneficiaries (nearly 185,000 in Hanoi city) were among the first groups identified to receive a welfare package by April 30. The benefit amount is 500,000 VND for one person pero month for a period of 3… |
People with meritorious services and social protection beneficiaries to receive the welfare package by April 30 28/04/2020 02:05 PM |
Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19 | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?CateID=198&I… | mmarquez | |
| Viet Nam: Electric health records' database with the Ministry of Health | vietnam | vss.gov.vn (15.05.2020) The Ministry of Health (MoH) and Vietnam Social Security (VSS) will unify to closely coordinate and make a commitment to build electronic health records for people as in the Resolution 20/NQ-TW and other relevant documents, with quality assurance, effectiveness and in… |
The Ministry of Health (MoH) and Vietnam Social Security (VSS) will unify to closely coordinate and make a commitment to build electronic health records for people as in the Resolution 20/NQ-TW and other relevant documents, with quality assurance, effectiveness and in accordance with the basis… |
Vietnam Social Security: A commitment to build electronic health records for everyone 15/05/2020 09:05 AM
In the coming time, the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Vietnam Social Security (VSS) will unify to closely coordinate and make a commitment to build electronic he |
Health, E-services, Service quality | database, egovernment, interoperability | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?CateID=198&I… | mmarquez | |
| Viet Nam: Online social security services on the National Public Service Portal | vietnam | vss.gov.vn (25.05.2020) Since May 12 (2020), the National Public Service Portal (launched in December 2019) has provided six additional public services to support people and businesses during the COVID-19 epidemic, namely: supporting workers to postpone labor contracts and take leave… |
Since May 12 (2020), the National Public Service Portal (launched in December 2019) has provided six additional public services to support people and businesses during the COVID-19 epidemic, namely: supporting workers to postpone labor contracts and take leave without salary;… |
High and effective frequency of procedures for social insurance and health insurance on the National Public Service Portal 20/05/2020 05:05 PM
Opened since December 9, 2019, the National Public Service Portal has achieved positive results, which demonstrates the Gov |
E-services, Service quality | covid19, digital platforms, service delivery | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary, Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?CateID=198&I… | mmarquez | |
| Viet Nam: Provinces and cities requested to confirm list of unemployed workers | vietnam | vss.gov.vn (15.05.2020) Viet Nam Social Security has ordered its units in provinces and cities nationwide to check and confirm the list of employees who have been temporarily suspended from the performance of labour contracts or taken unpaid leave, as well as employees who lost their jobs due to… |
In an effort to prevent abuse and fraud in the temporary suspension of social security contributions to the retirement and death funds, Viet Nam Social Security has requested province and city authorities to check the list of unemployed persons submitted byt the various enterprises.… |
Viet Nam Social Security takes measures to prevent enterprises from abusing policies 15/05/2020 05:00 PM
Viet Nam Social Security has ordered its units in provinces and cities nationwide to check and confirm the list of employees who have been temporarily suspended |
Service quality, Error, evasion and fraud | covid19, data management | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?CateID=198&I… | mmarquez | |
| Viet Nam: Online services and hotline to support social security claims | vietnam | vss.gov.fv (25.05.2020) The Government Office has asked Viet Nam Social Security and localities’ People’s Committees to direct their subsidiaries to help workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to complete administrative procedures and access online public services. Viet Nam Social Security’s… |
Implementation of online services to faciliate the processing of social security claims, including services to support workers who lost their jobs due to COVID-19. A hotline is available to provide assistance in the preparation of the necessary documents. |
Viet Nam Social Security prioritises processing assistance dossiers for people impacted by COVID-19 25/05/2020 09:05 AM
Viet Nam Social Security prioritises processing assistance dossiers for people impacted by COVID-19
The Government Office h |
E-services, Service quality, Service delivery | covid19 | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?CateID=198&I… | mmarquez | |
| Japan: Health Center Real-time information-sharing System on COVID-19 (HER-SYS) | japan | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (17.07.2020) The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare introduces a new coronavirus infected person information grasp and management system (HER-SYS) as an urgent response in order to reduce the work burden of public health centers and to speed up… |
Information on covid-19 infected patients (symptoms, places they have been) can be registered electronically in the centralised system and shared between related parties such as patients, doctors, health authorities, the government and local governments. |
Health, Information and communication technology, ICT governance, Service quality | covid19, digital platforms, egovernment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000121431_00129.html | siha | ||
| How much a basic income grant will cost South Africa | south africa | businesstech.co.za (16.07.2020) Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu says that South Africa will introduce a universal basic income grant as part of a range of packages to help the country’s unemployed – but this plan is still a couple of years away from becoming a reality, analysts say… |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/416911/how-much-a-basic-income-grant… | pmassetti | |||
| Sudan: How 'nafeer' help Sudan out of its coronavirus crisis | Coronavirus pandemic | sudan | Al Jazeera (09.06.2020) The government started distributing food packages to vulnerable communities. |
The government started distributing food packages to vulnerable communities. |
Learning from the experiences of other countries further along in the pandemic's trajectory, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's government swiftly closed airports and ports and set up quarantine centres for those coming from affected countries. It also started distributing food packages to vulnerabl |
Health, Food and nutrition, Shocks & extreme events | covid19, poverty | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/nafeer-sudan-coronavirus-crisis-20060… | siha | |
| Sudan: Managing COVID-19 Pandemic During a Time of Transition | sudan | Arab Reform Initiative (29.05.2020) The government gave all governmental employees aged 55 and above as well as pregnant and nursing women paid leave until further notice. |
The government gave all governmental employees aged 55 and above as well as pregnant and nursing women paid leave until further notice. |
The government also used the police to enforce a partial curfew from 8pm to 6am, starting on 24 March in Khartoum state. On 31 March, the government extended the curfew time by two hours (to start from 6pm to 6am) and gave all governmental employees aged 55 and above as well as pregnant and nursi |
Employment, Human resource management, Shocks & extreme events | covid19, human resources | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.arab-reform.net/publication/sudan-managing-covid-19-pandemic-during… | siha | |
| Yemen: Holistic Health Mobilization and Volunteering to Face the Corona Virus | yemen | The Ministry of Public Health and Population (21.03.2020) The Ministry of Public Health and Population announces the state of comprehensive health mobilization for doctors, health personnel, technicians, and preventive quarantine experts, in preparation for facing the Corona virus. The… |
The Ministry of Public Health and Population announces the state of comprehensive health mobilization for doctors, health personnel, technicians, and preventive quarantine experts, in preparation for facing the Corona virus. The opportunity to volunteer for colleges and health institutes… |
health mobilization for doctors, health personnel, technicians, and preventive quarantine experts, in preparation for facing the Corona virus. The opportunity to volunteer for colleges and health institutes has been opened as a proactive measure to respond to any emergency or outbreak of |
Health, Human resource management, Shocks & extreme events | covid19, human resources | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | http://moh.gov.ye/en/news_details.aspx?id=2264 | siha | |
| COVID-19 and social protection in Europe and Central Asia | Europe | WHO/Europe, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (16.07.2020) Government across the European Region and Central Asia have introduced a variety of policy responses to mitigate the consequences of the containment measures on well-being and the… |
covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://www.social-protection.org/gimi/ShowRessource.action?id=56790 | pmassetti | ||||
| Slovakia: Extension of unemployment benefit | slovakia | Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family (17.07.2020) The unemployment benefit period is extended to those insured persons whose 6-month unemployment benefit period would have expired during the crisis situation related to the spread of COVID-19, ie since the declaration of the emergency on… |
The unemployment benefit period is extended to those insured persons whose 6-month unemployment benefit period would have expired during the crisis situation related to the spread of COVID-19. An order of the Government of the Slovak Republic of 3 July 2020 set the latest date for the… |
The unemployment benefit period is extended to those insured persons whose 6-month unemployment benefit period would have expired during the crisis situation related to the spread of COVID-19, ie since |
Unemployment, Service delivery, Shocks & extreme events | covid19, Emergency grants, service delivery | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/koronavirus-pracovna-socialna-oblast/nezamestn… | siha | |
| Slovakia: Extension of parental allowance | slovakia | Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family (17.07.2020) In times of crisis, we are extending parental allowance to parents who lost their entitlement to it in March 2020 and later, have no job to return to, and have no other income. We will pay him until the end of the emergency. The… |
Parental allowance paid to parents who lost their entitlement to it in March 2020 and later, have no job to return to, and have no other income is extended until the end of the emergency with the same amount as it was provided. |
In times of crisis, we are extending parental allowance to parents who lost their entitlement to it in March 2020 and later, have no job to return to, and have no other incom |
Family benefits, Service delivery | covid19, family, service delivery | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/koronavirus-pracovna-socialna-oblast/rodiny-de… | siha | |
| Slovakia: Pandemic nursing benefits | slovakia | Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family (17.07.2020) Parents are entitled to pandemic nursing who, during a crisis situation (from 12 March 2020 until its end) related to the spread of Covid-19: treat a sick child up to the age of 16, provide personal and full-time care for a child… |
Parents are entitled to pandemic nursing who, during a crisis situation: treat a sick child up to the age of 16, provide personal and full-time care for a child under 11 years of age, or 18 years of age with a long-term unfavorable health condition. Other sickness insured persons … |
Who is entitled to pandemic nursing homes (pandemic OČR)?
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Health, Family benefits | covid19, Emergency grants, family | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/koronavirus-pracovna-socialna-oblast/pracovna-… | siha | |
| Slovakia: Pandemic sickness benefit | slovakia | Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family (16.07.2020) If you are an employee and you have been confirmed temporary incapacity for work due to ordered quarantine or isolation, you contact the attending physician (by phone or e-mail), who will confirm your temporary incapacity for work due to… |
If you are an employee and you have been confirmed temporary incapacity for work due to ordered quarantine or isolation, the Social Insurance Agency will pay a benefit of 55% of the daily assessment base(approx. 70% of net salary) from the first day of temporary incapacity for work. (… |
Compared to the normal sickness benefit paid during temporary incapacity for work (PN-ka), the sickness benefits to which a claim arises during a crisis situation (from 12 Ma |
Health, Cash sickness benefits, Service quality | covid19, self-employed, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/koronavirus-pracovna-socialna-oblast/pracovna-… | siha | |
| Information on COVID-19 protective measures in transportation in six languages | International Social Security Association (ISSA) (16.07.2020) The Section on Prevention in Transportation of the International Social Security Association (ISSA), together with its member BG Verkehr, has produced five fact sheets on COVID-19 protective measures for various transportation sectors… |
Prevention of occupational risks | covid19 | https://ww1.issa.int/news/information-covid-19-protective-measures-transportati… | pmassetti | |||||
| Sauvegarder l’emploi durant la crise : les différentes réponses au sein de l’OCDE | institutmontaigne.org (15.07.2020) Les programmes de maintien dans l'emploi ont été l'un des principaux outils politiques utilisés dans de nombreux pays de l'OCDE pour contenir les retombées sociales et sur l'emploi de la crise du Covid-19. Leur usage était sans précédent : en mai 2020, les… |
Employment | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://www.institutmontaigne.org/blog/sauvegarder-lemploi-durant-la-crise-les-… | pmassetti | ||||
| Protecting South Asia’s poor and vulnerable against COVID-19 | Asia | blogs.worldbank.org (02.07.2020) As South Asian countries intensify the fight against COVID-19, it is imperative that social protection programs, including cash transfers, food vouchers, unemployment benefits, pensions, wage subsidies, be at the forefront of the relief and recovery efforts.… |
Social assistance | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/protecting-south-asias-poor-a… | pmassetti | |||
| Slovakia: Waiver of the payment of social insurance premiums | slovakia | Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family (16.07.2020) Waiving the payment of social insurance premiums for April 2020 applies to employers and compulsorily insured self-employed persons (SZČO) who in April 2020 had at least one closed operation for at least 15 calendar days. This… |
Waiving the payment of social insurance premiums for April 2020 applies to employers and compulsorily insured self-employed persons (SZČO) who in April 2020 had at least one closed operation for at least 15 calendar days. This applies to employers only in the part of the premium paid by the… |
In order to mitigate the economic impact on premium payers due to the crisis situation in connection with COVID-19, an amendment to the Social Insurance Act was approved by the National Council of the |
Contribution collection and compliance, Shocks & extreme events | contribution collection, covid19, self-employed, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/koronavirus-pracovna-socialna-oblast/pracovna-… | siha | |
| Slovakia: Deferment of payment of social insurance premiums | slovakia | Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family (16.07.2020) In order to mitigate the economic impact on premium payers during the COVID-19 crisis, an amendment to the Social Insurance Act was adopted, introducing a deferral of social insurance premiums, including compulsory contributions to… |
The premium for March 2020, which would otherwise be due in April 2020, should be due by 31 December 2020. Under the same conditions as for March, the premium maturity for May 2020 and June 2020 is postponed to 31 December 2020. If the employer or the compulsorily insured SZČO… |
Deferment of payment of soci |
Contribution collection and compliance, Shocks & extreme events | contribution collection, covid19 | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/koronavirus-pracovna-socialna-oblast/pracovna-… | siha |
