France: MSA: une plateforme en ligne permettant à ses assurés de demander par eux-mêmes un arrêt de travail sans prescription médicale s’ils sont considérés comme étant des personnes à risque

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La Mutualité sociale agricole (MSA), a déployé une plateforme en ligne permettant à ses assurés de demander par eux-mêmes un arrêt de travail sans prescription médicale s’ils sont considérés comme étant des personnes à risque et s’ils sont affiliés à la MSA.

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Brazil: Approval of temporary Emergency Benefit of Preservation of Employment and Income

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in.gov.br (01.04.2020) Art. 5: The Emergency Benefit for the Preservation of Employment and Income is created, to be paid in the following cases: I - proportional reduction of working hours and wages; and II - temporary suspension of the employment contract.

§ 1 The Emergency Benefit for the Preservation of Employment and Income will be paid for with Federal resources.

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Portugal: Unemployed people called to help homes and hospitals during the pandemic

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tsf.pt (01.04.2020) The unemployed will be allowed to work temporarily in social and health institutions. The measure created by the government and today published in Diário da República aims to support social and solidarity sector entities to face the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Bahrain: The Minister of Labor praises the royal directives for launching the financial and economic package for the private sector

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moh.gov.bh (18.03.2020)

Private sector employees who are registered with the national Social Insurance Organization will have their salaries paid for 3 months from April 2020 from the Unemployment Fund, according to the maximum salary stipulated in the Social Insurance Law, and that with a total value of 215 million BD.

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Bahrain: In accordance with the royal directives, launching a financial and economic package worth BD 4.3 billion in support of citizens and the private sector

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moh.gov.bh (17.03.2020) The government guarantees electricity and water bills for all subscribers from individuals and companies for each of the months of April, May and June of this year, not to exceed the bills for the same period of last year for each subscriber with a total value of 150 million Bahraini dinars.
 

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Jordan: Labour Ministry announces 2-week official paid leave for public sector employees | Jordan Times

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jordantimes.com (17.03.2020)

Labour Ministry announces 2-week official paid leave for public sector employees and will not be deducted from employees’ annual leave quota.

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US: Coronavirus Stimulus Package F.A.Q.: Checks, Unemployment, Layoffs and More

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The New York Times (31.03.2020) The $2 trillion relief bill will send money directly to Americans, greatly expand unemployment coverage and make a number of other changes.

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China: Updates on China Social Security Policies during the Coronavirus Outbreak

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kpmg.cn (15.02.2020) The Standing Committee of the State Council determined that it was appropriate to reduce or waive employer contributions to pension, unemployment and work-related injury insurance schemes for enterprises in the following areas:

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Chile: Pacto de reduccion tempral de la jornada de trabajo

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gob.cl (01.04.2020) Los empleadores pueden acordar con el trabajador de manera individual o colectiva reducir hasta el 50% de la duración de su jornada de trabajo, recibiendo un complemento de la remuneración con cargo al Seguro de Cesantía. El trabajador percibirá además un complemento a su remuneración con cargo a su cuenta individual por cesantía y, una vez agotado, con cargo al Fondo de Cesantía Solidario que será de hasta un 25% de su remuneración, si la reducción de jornada es un 50% (con tope de $225.000 mensuales).

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Chile: Se extienden capacidades de hospitales, y se incluye test de Covid-19

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gob.cl (31.03.2020) Para financiar la compra de insumos y equipamientos necesarios, el fortalecimiento de la operación de los hospitales, fortalecimiento de laboratorios de diagnóstico, la extensión de los horarios de urgencia, la habilitación de camas adicionales, los hospitales de construcción rápida y otras necesidades, se creó un fondo de $220 mil millones. Así, ya se ordenó la compra de 600 ventiladores mecánicos más, que junto a otras adquisiciones y donaciones de China, llegarán a mil.

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