The child care benefit during COVID-19 pandemic will remain available to be used an unlimited number of times until June 2021, as provided by amendments to the Law on Maternity and Sickness Insurance approved by Latvian Saeima’s Social and Employment Matters Committee. Usually this benefit is…

There will be a reduction in ancillary wage costs for all businesses with BUAG affiliation for the months of January to March 2021. Employers are relieved of the surcharges for the bridging allowance. This regulation also applies to the following years, but from December to March. This…

The ancillary wage costs for social security contributions, family burden compensation fund (FLAF) and municipal tax are now reimbursed in full for the six winter holidays on construction (December 24th to 26th and 31st and January 1st and 6th) at a rate of 30.1 percent. The financing is…

South Korea will extend its state employment insurance program to artists starting Thursday as the first step toward expanding coverage to all workers by 2025. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Wednesday that artists under work contracts who earn monthly income of at least 500,000 won ($…

Following the declaration of State of Public Health emergency by the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) has been on the frontline; providing cash transfers, social services and Personal Protective Equipment…

Support for people living with chronic pain is especially important during the COVID-19 outbreak, when many people are feeling increased stress as access to health and social services may be reduced.
Today, the Minister of Health announced the release of the Canadian Pain Task Force'…

Reduction in the penalty for late payment of social security contributions payable by employers in the amount of 24.8 percent of their employees’ wages (employer’s contributions) for the calendar months of May to July 2020.
If the contributions due for these months are paid by 20 October…

To ensure that Canadians continue to receive the help they need the Government of Canada has introduced three new benefits, delivered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), and the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Saint Lucia to support an expansion of the nation’s Public Assistance Programme (PAP) by 1,000 households as part of the nation’s 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) response.

To ensure that Canadians continue to receive the help they need the Government of Canada has introduced three new benefits, delivered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), and the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (…

Adjusted from 24 March 2020: the Government’s Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) is also to get a major overhaul to correspond with plans to introduce more severe Covid-19 restrictions.

The scheme, which was announced as part of the July Stimulus Package, allows employers and new…

Adjusted from 21 April 2020: President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the government will be extending the special R350 COVID-19 grant by a further three months.

Ramaphosa made the announcement on Thursday when he delivered his economic recovery plan at a joint sitting of Parliament.
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Adjusted from 20 March 2020: The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will increase to €350 a week for anyone who was earning more than €400 before they lost their job due to Covid-19 restrictions.

The Government has decided to overhaul the welfare benefit to coincide with new…

Federal Government’s commitment to prioritise the people’s welfare and prosperity through Budget 2021. He said it was "a budget for all" and was holistic, showing the government’s dedication in trying to recover the impact of Covid-19 while focusing on the welfare of the people. “The…

Motorists are set to get a hammering in today’s Budget, but there will be a Christmas cash boost for most of those who lost their job due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a new scheme called the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), the central government is extending Rs 10,000 loan as working capital to street vendors to restart their businesses which have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme is already a hit; so far 2.5…

Foi aprovada esta quinta-feira em Conselho de Ministros uma proposta de alteração ao Decreto-Lei n.º 46-A/2020, de 30 de julho, que regula o apoio extraordinário à retoma progressiva de atividade em empresas em situação de crise empresarial.

Esta alteração tem como objetivos reforçar os…

Rwanda has received a €52.87M (about Frw 55.5B) grant from the European Union to support the social protection coverage in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This grant is part of the EU’s €460M package of support to Rwanda signed in September, 2014 with the European Commission. The objective of…

Exceptional aid was paid to people over 18, couples and families beneficiaries of APL (Aide personnalisée au logement with dependent child(ren) who receive the minimum activity income, the overseas solidarity income, housing aid or certain aid paid by Pôle emploi (such as the specific…

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has decided to increase the unemployment relief rate under the scheme to 50% of the average daily wage compared to the previous rate of 25% and to relax the criteria for ‘eligibility.