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Hungary: Subsidy to employers for research and development employees | hungary | crowe.com (16.04.2020) As part of the economy recovery plan easing the economic issues caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Hungarian Government has announced an economy protection plan, with a focus on maintaining research and development jobs. The original regulation was amended by Government… |
Employers' subsidy (for three months per employee) aimed at maintaining research and development jobs. The original regulation was amended by Government Decree 141/2020. (IV. 21.). The subsidy is available from the 16th of April. No other job-creating, job-maintaining or reduced-time… |
Employment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.crowe.com/hr/insights/covid-19-countermeasures-overview/hungary | mmarquez | ||
SMEs in Ireland can now apply for €4,000 to €25,000 in restart grants | ireland | The Government has opened applications to the Restart Grant Plus Scheme, which aims to help SMEs adapt and reopen following Covid-19 restrictions. In this new round of the Restart Grant Plus Scheme, SMEs will now be able to apply for grants of between €4,000 and €25,000 as they reopen or… |
Employment | covid19 | https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/restart-grant-ireland-smes-covid19-fu… | socpro | ||||
Financing gaps in social protection: Global estimates and strategies for developing countries in light of the COVID-19 crisis and beyond | Ilo.org (17.09.2020) Closing the social protection coverage gap, worsened by COVID-19, will require additional sources of financing. |
Financing | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/secsoc/information-resources/publications-and-tools/Brochur… | pmassetti | ||||
Germany: German coalition agrees €10 billion extension of #Coronavirus relief | germany | EU Reporter (27.08.2020) German coalition parties agreed on Tuesday (25 August) to extend measures to cushion the effects of the coronavirus crisis on Europe’s biggest economy at a cost of up to €10 billion, including prolonging a short-time work scheme and freezing insolvency rules, write… |
Unemployment, Financing | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19_ Prevention | https://www.eureporter.co/frontpage/2020/08/27/german-coalition-agrees-e10-bill… | mmarquez | |||
Koalition einigt sich auf Verlängerung beim Kurzarbeitergeld - DER SPIEGEL | germany | Das Kurzarbeitergeld soll wegen der Coronakrise bis Ende Dezember 2021 und damit auf 24 Monate verlängert werden. Das haben die Spitzen von Union und SPD beschlossen. |
Due to the corona crisis, the short-time allowance is to be extended to the end of December 2021 and thus to 24 months. The leaders of the Union and the SPD have decided this. |
Unemployment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/koalition-einigt-sich-auf-verlaenger… | mmarquez | ||
Switzerland: COVID-19 rent concessions amendment | switzerland | As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, rent concessions have been granted to lessees. Such concessions might take a variety of forms, including payment holidays and deferral of lease payments. On 28 May 2020, the IASB published an amendment to IFRS 16 that provides an… |
As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, rent concessions have been granted to lessees. Such concessions might take a variety of forms, including payment holidays and deferral of lease payments. On 28 May 2020, the IASB published an amendment to IFRS 16 that provides an… |
Housing | covid19, housing | Published Measures summary | https://www.pwc.ch/en/insights/accounting/ifrs-16-covid-19-rent-concessions-ame… | mmarquez | ||
Australia: Additional COVID-19 Mental Health Support | australia | The Australian Government will provide 10 additional Medicare subsidised psychological therapy sessions for people subjected to further restrictions in areas impacted by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
The Australian Government will provide 10 additional Medicare subsidised psychological therapy sessions for people subjected to further restrictions in areas impacted by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been $500 million additional funding for mental health and suicide… |
Additional COVID-19 Mental Health Support The Australian Government will provide 10 additional Medicare subsidised psychological therapy sessions for people subjected to further restrictions in areas impacted by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hon Greg Hunt M |
Health, Health promotion | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/additional-covid… | mmarquez | |
Argentina: Prohibition to cut the services of electricity, gas, water and others | argentina | LAS EMPRESAS PRESTADORAS DE LOS SERVICIOS DE ENERGIA ELECTRICA, GAS POR REDES Y AGUA CORRIENTE, TELEFONIA FIJA O MOVIL E INTERNET Y TV POR CABLE, POR VINCULO RADIOELECTRICO O SATELITAL, NO PODRAN DISPONER LA SUSPENSION O EL CORTE DE LOS RESPECTIVOS SERVICIOS A LOS USUARIOS Y LAS USUARIAS… |
The companies providing the services of electric energy, gas by networks and running water, fixed or mobile telephony and internet and cable tv, by radioelectric or satellite link, will not be able to provide the suspension or the cutting of the respective users services the users… |
Housing, Social assistance, Shocks & extreme events | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/decreto-311-2020-335827 | mmarquez | ||
Korea: NHIS extends COVID-19 relief to foreign residents | korea, Republic of | koreaherald.com (11.04.2020) Foreign subscribers of South Korea’s national health insurance are eligible for premium assistance in a COVID-19 bailout, the state health care service said Saturday. From July 16, 2019, foreign residents staying over six months are required to enroll in the national… |
Foreign subscribers of South Korea’s national health insurance are eligible for premium assistance in a COVID-19 bailout, the state health care service said Saturday. From July 16, 2019, foreign residents staying over six months are required to enroll in the national health insurance plan.… |
Foreign subscribers of South Korea’s national health insurance are eligible for premium assistance in a COVID-19 bailout, the state health care service said Saturday. |
Health, Health insurance, Contribution collection and compliance, Financing | covid19 | Published Measures summary | http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200411000091 | mmarquez | |
Korea: Temporary reduction of contribution rates to health insurance | korea, Republic of | koreaherald.com (11.03.2020) The National Health Insurance Service said the lower 20 percent of the income bracket will receive about 30 to 50 percent reduction in premiums from March through May. For the worst-affected Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province’s Gyeongsan, Cheongdo and Bonghwa, the… |
HIS is offering a 50% reduction temporary reduciton (2 months from March to May 2020) in health insurance contributions for the bottom 50% insurance payment profile based on the amount of contribution paid in the special disaster areas (e.g., Daegu, etc.) or for the bottom 20% insurance payment… |
Health, Contribution collection and compliance, Financing | covid19 | Published Measures summary | http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200411000091 | mmarquez | ||
Korea: Classification of severity of infections to distribute attention to COVID-19 patients | korea, Republic of | wwwnc.cdc.gov (17.09.2020) The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) classified the severity of COVID-19 into very severe, severe, mild, and asymptomatic (15) (Appendix Table 1). Mild COVID-19 is defined as alert and meeting >1 of the following conditions: <50 years old… |
NHIS provides quarantine authorities with information regarding the possibility of underlying health conditions for patients infected with COVID-19 to enable efficient treatment. If COVID-19 is confirmed, patients are classified and treated based on severity of symptoms and presence of… |
NHIS provides quarantine authorities with information regarding the possibility of underlying health conditions for patients infected with COVID-19 to enable efficient treatment. If COVID-19 is confirmed, patients are classified and treated based on severity of symptoms and presence of underlying |
Health, Health insurance | covid19, customer_services, service delivery | Published Measures summary | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/20-1460_article | mmarquez | |
Health workers to get Sh3b coronavirus risk allowance | kenya | The new allowances,ranging between Sh5,000 and Sh20,000 for different cadres of health workers including doctors,nurses,laboratory technicians were to be paid for three months from April 1. The medics had threatened to down tools if they do not get the allowances in July. Doctors,… |
Health, Cash transfers, Social assistance | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001379748/all-set-for-healthcare-worke… | socpro | |||
Reopening New Jersey: Murphy announces NJ Small Business Lease Program | United States | Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey announced a new relief program for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Small Business Lease - Emergency Assistance Grant Program (SBL-EAGP) will allow businesses in 64 eligible municipalities to apply for grants of up to $10,000 for… |
Housing, Employment | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://abc7ny.com/business/murphy-announces-nj-small-business-lease-program-/6… | socpro | |||
Puducherry CM announces Rs 1 lakh relief to kin of COVID-19 victims | india | Families of the people who succumbed to COVID-19 will be provided Rs 1 Lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund on behalf of the government. |
Cash transfers, Social assistance | covid19, family | Published Measures summary | https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/265873977/puducherry-cm-announces-rs-1-lakh… | socpro | |||
Grants to help Pittsburg businesses,meal programs | United States | The city of Pittsburg has received funding through the federal Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus program to help local businesses affected by the pandemic. To be eligible for a grant,entities must be a for-profit business and must retain jobs for low- to moderate-income… |
Employment, Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.joplinglobe.com/coronavirus/grants-to-help-pittsburg-businesses-mea… | socpro | |||
Govt. begins disbursing COVID-19 frontline allowance | maldives | The Maldivian government has begun disbursing the frontline allowance introduced for workers on the frontlines of the battle to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The payment is for all workers who have worked on the frontlines since March 7,when the coronavirus outbreak began,… |
Health, Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://en.sun.mv/61993 | socpro | |||
Las ayudas del Gobierno para quienes se aíslen por caso de COVID-19 en su familia | colombia | The cash transfer "Ingreso Solidario" will be extended to employees with COVID-19. Formal employees (with a contract with a company) that must isolate or become incapacitated to work due to a suspicion or diagnosis of having coronavirus will be able to receive a financial benefit… |
Cash sickness benefits, Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.bluradio.com/economia/las-ayudas-del-gobierno-para-quienes-se-aisle… | socpro | |||
CM announces Rs 1,000 each for Anganwadi & Asha workers,free travel for women in UTC buses | india | Dehradun: Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat announced that Rs 1,000 would be credited into the accounts of each Anganwadi and Asha worker in the State. This will benefit about 50,000 Anganwadi and Asha workers. An accredited social health activist (ASHA) is a community health worker… |
Health, Social assistance | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/cm-announces-rs-1-000-each-for… | socpro | |||
State launches hazard pay program for health workers | United States | Vermont: Health care and public safety employers whose employees worked to respond to COVID-19 will be eligible for hazard pay grant funding. The grants are available for employers whose staffs worked between March 13 and May 15. Vermont’s Front-Line Employees Hazard Pay Grant Program… |
Health, Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.samessenger.com/news/state-launches-hazard-pay-program-for-health-w… | socpro | |||
Centre releases Rs 890 crore as 2nd installment of emergency Covid-19 package to 22 states/UTs | india | Centre has released over 890 crore rupees as the second installment of the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package to 22 States and Union Territories. The financial aid will be used for strengthening of public health facilities infrastructure for testing… |
Health, Financing | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://newsroompost.com/india/centre-releases-rs-890-crore-as-2nd-installment-… | socpro | |||
Personal de salud recibirá compensación salarial por Covid-19 en Oaxaca | mexico | Oaxaca: The Oaxaca State Congress approved the granting of a monthly compensation proportional to 20 percent of the salary received by health personnel currently in service,during the Covid-19 health emergency. |
Health, Cash transfers | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/personal-de-salud-recibira-compensacion-s… | socpro | |||
Italy passes $29bn stimulus package for COVID-19 recovery | italy | Employers calling back workers,who were put on redundancy in the previous months due to the COVID-19 crisis,will be allowed a 100 per cent cut of social contribution payments for four months. |
Employment, Cash transfers, Contribution collection and compliance | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://menafn.com/1100602567/Italy-passes-29bn-stimulus-package-for-COVID-19-r… | socpro | |||
Los Jardines maternales reciben hoy aporte de $150 mil | argentina | The Government of Río Negro will give $150,000 to the 43 kindergartens of the province as part of the assistance promised by the governor,Arabela Carreras,in the face of the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective is that these institutions can maintain their activity… |
Family benefits | covid19, family | Published Measures summary | https://www.adnrionegro.com.ar/2020/08/los-jardines-maternales-reciben-hoy-un-a… | socpro | |||
Italy passes $29bn stimulus package for COVID-19 recovery | italy | A specific measure to help businesses and employment in the less-developed southern regions was delivered,providing for a 30 per cent cut of social contribution payments to companies for all of their employees (and not just for new hiring) starting from October 1. |
Employment, Cash transfers, Contribution collection and compliance | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://menafn.com/1100602567/Italy-passes-29bn-stimulus-package-for-COVID-19-r… | socpro | |||
El Gobierno dará un subsidio a las familias de los fallecidos por coronavirus | argentina | The State will pay a compensation of $15,000 to the families of those who died from coronavirus. The Subsidio de Contención Familiar (Family Containment Subsidy) is a benefit that has been provided since 2006 and that covered the death of beneficiaries of the SIPA (Argentine Integrated Pension… |
Cash transfers, Family benefits | covid19, coverage | Published Measures summary | https://www.newsdigitales.com/coronavirus-covid19/subsidio-coronavirus/ | socpro |