We are extending the maximum duration of the Work-Sharing program from 38 weeks to 76 weeks for employers affected by COVID-19. This measure will provide income support to employees eligible for Employment Insurance who agree to reduce their normal working hours because of developments beyond…

One-time support in amount of 50% of gas and electricity payments for resident subscribers whose gas and electricity utility payments for February did not exceed AMD10 thousand and AMD5 thousand correspondingly. One-time support in amount of 30% of gas and electricity payments for resident…

20% increase in the level of old pensions that did not benefit from the automatic revaluation that occurred as a result of the 2016 reform.

The government of Uganda has begun delivering food packages to 1.5 million vulnerable people in Kampala and Wasiko districts. The food packages include six kilograms of maize flour and three kilograms of beans and salt per head. Lactating mothers and the sick will additionally receive two…

More than one million (A total of 1,094,238 people will benefit) Inua Jamii beneficiaries will from today start receiving Sh8,000 each from the state to cushion them against the effects of the coronavirus. At the queue at the payment centres,the beneficiaries will be required to maintain 1.5…

Botswana government will continue to support and mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through food supplies to vulnerable families. To date,47 393 households had been assisted with food packages,which included agricultural products. Over P150 million has been earmarked for the…

All public servants in Nevis who have children in pre-school or day care shall
be required to take vacation due to them immediately. Those who have no
vacation time due to them will be asked to obtain the written permission of
the relevant ministry for which they work to…

Property tax payments for the period June to September,2020 will be
deferred.

Hospital and related fees for anyone sick from the Coronavirus will also be waived at this time.

Water payments for persons laid off over the period April to June 2020 will be waived. In other words water for those affected workers over the next 3 months will be free.

The Kingdome is taking various measures in support for expat/migrant workers.
- Waiving expats dependents levies of SAR 900/dependent for three months from Mar.20 to June.20.
- Waiving SAR2400 for the residence visa renewal fees per visa and giving the violator a grace period to…

The government will pay the minimum salaries of independent workers in the transportation sector who are registered with the Public Transport Authority but are not under the umbrella of any company,whose activities were affected by the precautionary measures (KSA continues to be on 24 hours…

Electricity consumers in the commercial,industrial and agricultural sectors will receive a 30 percent discount on April and May bills,with the possibility to extend the discount period if necessary

The Government will subsidize 100% of taxes and contributions to the
minimum wage for each registered employee in sectors that had to be closed
due to epidemic measures.

For citizens who have lost their jobs due to the crisis, the state will pay a
monthly allowance of 50% of the average monthly net wage of the employee
for the last 24 months under the Employment and Insurance Law in the event
of unemployment and Article 68 of this Law, that…

Unemployed and informal sector workers will receive an average of 7,000
denars (US$124) per household. The estimated coverage is about 20,000 new
households from the informal economy and 30,000 existing beneficiaries.

The Manx Earnings Replacement Allowance (“MERA”) provides an income of £200 per week to people who have been temporarily or permanently laid off, or lost their self-employed work since 2 March 2020.

The purpose of the Salary support scheme is to provide salary support for businesses adversely affected by Coronavirus at this time. The Scheme was originally introduced to provide a contribution to a maximum of £280 per week per full time employee for up to 12 weeks beginning on the 2 March. It…

The Department for Enterprise's Coronavirus Business Support Scheme has been established to provide grant assistance to support local businesses in designated sectors that have been financially affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme offers financial support to eligible businesses…

A two phases Payroll Co-Funding Scheme was implemented. During the first phase (20 March to 31 March 2020) Government retrospectively paid employers (and self-employed workers) a subsidy of up to £200 per week towards each employee’s wage. Phase two is available from 1 April to 30…