Employment

Gender-sensitive policies as response to COVID-19

Submitted by mmarquez on

UNDP (August 2020) The COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker monitors policy measures enacted by governments worldwide to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, and highlights responses that have integrated a gender lens. It includes national measures that are directly addressing women’s economic and social security, including unpaid care work, the labour market and violence against women. The tracker is coordinated by UNDP with substantive leadership and technical contributions from UN Women.

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Cash sickness benefits
Family benefits
Employment
COVID-19
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New Zealand: Resurgence Wage Subsidy announcement

Submitted by siha on

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 10 September compared to a similar period last year, and aren’t getting the Wage Subsidy, Wage Subsidy Extension or the Leave Support Scheme.

The subsidy is for 2-weeks from the day you submit your application, and will be paid at a flat rate of:

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new zealand
Global challenges
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Employment
Extension of coverage
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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New Zealand: Wage Subsidy Extension

Submitted by siha on

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.

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new zealand
Global challenges
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Employment
Extension of coverage
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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Bolivia: Plan de emergencia de apoyo al empleo y estabilidad laboral

Submitted by mmarquez on

boliviaemprende.com (14.04.2020) Se establece el Plan de Emergencia de Apoyo al Empleo y Estabilidad Laboral, con el fin de otorgar recursos a las empresas legalmente constituidas y que sus trabajadores estén registrados en el Sistema Integral de Pensiones a fin de permitir un apoyo en el pago de los salarios de los trabajadores de las empresas, dada la emergencia sanitaria nacional y cuarentena total.

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bolivia
Global challenges
Topics
Employment

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