youth employment

Iceland: Application for closing grants

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Skatturinn - skattar og gjöld (12.06.2020) An application for a grant has been opened in accordance with Act no. 38/2020 . The operators that were made to cease their activities according to the Minister of Health's announcement of restrictions on epidemics can apply for closure grant

Regions / Country
iceland
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Cash transfers
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Iceland: Notification to Employers of Changes in Partial Benefit / Decreased Percentage

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Labor (28.04.2020) The option for full time workers to move to part-time with government support will be extended to 31 August, from its original finish date on 1 June. The livelihoods of tens of thousands of employees have been protected since this support measure took effect, but the economic outlook has changed markedly in the month or so. The part-time option allows employees to reduce their hours or salary to as low as 25%, or 50% from July onwards, and top up their earnings with support from the Government.

Regions / Country
iceland
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Cash transfers
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Iceland: Payments in Quarantine

Submitted by siha on

The Directorate of Labor (27.04.2020) The Directorate of Labor handles the implementation of the Act on Temporary Payments for Persons Affected with Quarantine. The Act applies to payments to employers who have paid employees who are quarantined salaries during the period from February 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020. Employees who have quarantined but have not been paid by their employer can also apply for payments under the Act. In addition, self-employed persons can apply for the payments. Applications for quarantine payments were opened on 5 May 2020.

Regions / Country
iceland
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Cash transfers
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Sweden: New measures to strengthen care of the elderly and health care during the COVID-19 crisis

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Government.se (12.05.2020)  The COVID-19 pandemic has affected an already strained staffing situation for health and social care, not least in care of the elderly. To improve the supply of staff and make it more attractive to seek jobs in care of the elderly, a boost for care of the elderly is being implemented that means that employees in care of the elderly will be offered paid education and training during working hours. Central government will finance the costs for the time the employee is absent due to studies.

Regions / Country
sweden
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Employment of young workers
Long-term care
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Sweden: Unemployed people matched to green industries

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Government.se (27.05.2020) The Government is investing to assist the green industries in the absence of foreign seasonal workers. SEK 11 million is being invested to facilitate the matching of unemployed people to the green industries.

The horticulture and forestry industries are experiencing acute difficulties recruiting seasonal staff for work such as planting, greenhouse work and harvesting. The situation has been caused by travel restrictions for seasonal workers related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regions / Country
sweden
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Employment of young workers
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Hungary: Economic Protection Action Plan: Job Protection Wage subsidy

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Ministry of Innovation and Technology (16.04.2020) From April 16, 2020, the Employment Protection Wage Subsidy will be available to support reduced working hours employment. An employee may receive support on the basis of an application submitted jointly with the employer to the county government office. In the program, the employer undertak

Regions / Country
hungary
Topics
Employment
Shocks & extreme events
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Hungary: Economic Protection Action Plan: Research, Development and Innovation Subsidies

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Ministry of Innovation and Technology (15.04.2020) Highly skilled workers in the research, development and innovation (RDI) sector receive wage subsidies to protect their jobs. An important element of the government's economic action plan for the coronavirus epidemic is the retention of highly qualified professionals in the RDI sector, as this is essential for relaunching the economy: the support available from 15 April businesses. The government undertakes a wage subsidy of 40% for employees in the RDI sector for a period of three months, at the maximum amou

Regions / Country
hungary
Topics
Employment
Human resource management
Shocks & extreme events
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Taiwan: The Ministry of Labor's "Relaxed Real-Time Work Plan"

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The Ministry of Labor (27.04.2020) The Ministry of Labor relaxes eligibility of "Relaxed Real-Time Work Plan", and those with insurance records within one year can apply for the job opportunities provided by local governments and central authorities. The job includes document sorting, environmental cleaning, and epidemic prevention-related work, such as measuring temperature and disinfecting the environment. The maximum allowance is 12,640 yuan per month and maximum duration per person is 6 months.

Regions / Country
Taiwan, China
Topics
Employment
Document Type

Non, les salariés français ne travaillent pas moins que leurs voisins

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De l'usage des statistiques pour justifier la politique d'emploi que l'on souhaite développer. 

Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Unemployment
Employment policies
Employment of young workers
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Le nombre de travailleurs au noir estimé à 2,5 millions en France

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Environ 2,5 millions de personnes pratiqueraient, pour tout ou partie, le travail non déclaré en France.

Regions / Country
Europe
france
Topics
Extension of coverage
Difficult-to-cover groups
Error, evasion and fraud
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Societal Impact
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