On March 27, Friday, the Spanish government approved measures to stop the firing of workers by companies in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Minister of labor Yolanda Díaz from the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) declared that companies cannot use the health crisis as an excuse to fire…

Decree 487/2020 extended the prohibition of dismissals: (i) without justified cause; or (ii) due to lack or reduction of work and force majeure, for a period of 60 days as from its original deadline (e.g. the prohibition is now extended until July 30, 2020).

The Government extended until August 31st the sick pay so that workers with 65 years or more can remain in isolation for 30 days, as determined and communicated by the companies to the Banco de Previsión Social.

The Minister of Labor, Ángel Custodio Cabrera, announced this Friday that the subsidy from the National Government for the payment of the June "prima" ("Christmas bonus") will cover people who earn between a minimum wage and a million pesos (Extends the subsidy of 50% of the…

Extension of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) well into the winter, which was initially only until June. An Act respecting further COVID-19 measures, passed on its third reading, allowing for the wage subsidy to last until December, if needed.

More relief underway for persons both with the financial unemployment relief as well as for the food assistance. Financial assistance, which has benefitted 23,705 persons as of now, will be extended up to December of this year. In his address, PM Barrow explained that with funds that remain from…

Nutritional Support Voucher, a single transfer of USD $ 240, intended for vulnerable people or people affected by the pandemic who have not received other vouchers, so that they have access to the purchase of food.

Food assistance will reach the double of beneficiaries. The PM expressed that so far, “39,129 households have received, and continue to receive, packages under our food assistance program. This has been at a cost of 20 million dollars; and with another 20 million coming from OFID, we are…

Bono "Unidos por la Vida", a one-time payment of 1,690,000 bolivars (approx. 4 USD) will be provided to families to face the economic crisis.

Bonus "Disciplina y Voluntad", a one-time payment of 1,560,000 bolivars, will be provided to the population most affected by the economic crisis generated by the coronavirus.

Recent measure approved by the Judiciary will allow foreign citizens to issue their criminal record certificates virtually. In this way, it seeks to avoid crowds and possible infections of COVID-19.

The law on claiming redundancy from your employer if you have been temporarily laid off, or temporarily put on short-time work has changed during the COVID-19 emergency period.

Normally, if you are laid off or put on short-time hours, you can claim redundancy from your employer after 4…

Second delivery of the Universal Family Bonus (Bono Familia) starting this October 10. A lump-sum of $760 Peruvian Soles will be provided to vulnerable families in situations of extreme and moderate poverty that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This second payment is expected to…

Adjusted from 13 March 2020: Workers who have been laid off will continue to be denied their right to invoke redundancy in certain circumstances until 30 November.

The Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys said the continued suspension was necessary in order to protect…

The government, with support from the World Food Programme (WFP), is to disburse funds to vulnerable persons and households in the Greater Accra, Western and Ashanti regions. Under the cash transfer to COVID-19 affected daily wage earners, an amount of GH¢11 million will be disbursed to…

Mr Sunak unveiled a package of measures on Thursday to support workers after the furlough scheme ends on October 31. The new scheme requires employers to keep staff at work for at least one third of their normal hours to qualify for a 20 per cent wage subsidy up to a maximum of £697.92 a month.…

The Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment on Wednesday said it distributed 12,000 COVID-19 relief packages to tradesmen and artisans in the state.According to a statement, the items were given out through the Lagos State Council for Tradesman and Artisans for re-distribution to…

Cash payment to all residents for the purpose of fostering national solidarity against COVID-19
100K yen per person, tax exempt.
As of 25th September, 12.66 trillion yen (99.4% of the budget of 12.73 trillion yen) has been paid.

To support low-income workers during this time of limited movement, the government created the National Hygiene Program to provide employment opportunities with daily wages. The program, commonly known as Kazi Mtaani (loosely translated as jobs in our hood), includes labor-intensive works such…

The Telangana government on Tuesday announced Rs 25 lakh compensation to the family of medical staff dying of coronavirus. The decision was taken by the Health Minister Eatala Rajender and the compensation will be in addition to the Rs 50 lakh insurance provision offered by the Central…

Adjusted from 21 April 2020: The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will open its systems to allow approved applicants to change their preferred method of payment for the special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant.

Sassa said that from Monday (31 August) to Sunday (…

The Federal Government has approved additional N8.9bn to pay up the large chunk of the June 2020 COVID-19 allowance to all health workers in the country. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had embarked on a total and an indefinite strike in all Federal and State hospitals in the…

Financing of the salary of those absent until 28 days to take care of relatives in isolation

The Federal Ministry of Transportation says that it is launching a committee to draw guidelines for the disbursement of a N10 billion palliative fund for road transport operators and workers.

If a child is infected or suspected of being infected with covid-19 and is placed in isolation or quarantine, the leave taken by a parent to care for the child will not be counted against their number of available family leave days (rather than an extension to family leave there will be a…