Taiwan: Deferred payment of labor, insurance premiums and labor pension

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Labor Insurance Bureau of the Ministry of Labor (11.03.2020) From April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020, the insured (withdrawn) unit and professional workers meet one of the conditions may apply to the Bureau for deferred payment of labor, insurance premiums and labor pension. The insurance premium and labor retirement pension of 6 months of labor from February 2020 to July 2020 from the expiration date of the grace (limitation) period may be postponed for half a year. No late fees will be levied during this period.

Regions / Country
Taiwan, China
Global challenges
Topics
Contribution collection and compliance
Shocks & extreme events
Document Type

Iceland: Payments in Quarantine

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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
Document Type

Taiwan: Labor subsidy for self-employed workers or workers without a certain employer

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Labor Insurance Bureau of the Ministry of Labor (20.04.2020) The subsidy is paid to self-employed workers with nationality of the Republic of China or workers without a certain employer whose income is affected due to the impact of the epidemic in order to maintain their living needs. Each person will receive a subsidy of 10,000 yuan per month, which will be paid for three months at a time, totaling 30,000 yuan. Those who meet the application qualifications should apply to their professional trade unions from April 20, 2020 to May 22, 2020.

Regions / Country
Taiwan, China
Topics
Cash transfers
Shocks & extreme events
Document Type

Kuwait: Amendments to the Insurance Law are in the interest of the citizen

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Social Insurance Institution (21.06.2020) In context of the improvement in life rates in Kuwait and the decrease in death rates due to the development of health care, the Kuwaiti National Assembly approved a draft law amending some provisions of the Social Insurance Law related to the replacement system, whereby the tables of the replacement value were modified so that the insured and the pensioners could obtain higher replacement values ​​than before.

 

 

Regions / Country
kuwait
Topics
Old-age pensions
Actuarial
Service quality
Document Type

Kuwait: Implementing the decision to postpone the payment of contribution

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Social Insurance Institution (19.04.2020) The General Organization for Social Insurance announced that it has implemented the decision to postpone some of the amounts due according to the Social Insurance Law for a period of six months from 1 April 2020. The amounts of the deferred contributions will be paid on 24 months starting from October 2020.

Regions / Country
kuwait
Global challenges
Topics
Old-age pensions
Contribution collection and compliance
Shocks & extreme events
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Cuba: Protección para los autónomos y asistencia social

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mtss.gob.cu (03.06.2020) La Ministra de Trabajo y Seguridad Social puntualizó que, como ha informado el Ministerio de Finanzas y Precios (MFP), los trabajadores autónomos se acogen a varios beneficios entre los que sobresalen la prórroga del registro de contribuyentes, el aplazamiento del pago de tributos y la suspensión del pago de los tributos de los trabajadores contratados. Estas medidas se dijo inicialmente que serían válidas hasta el 30 de abril y luego hasta el 30 de mayo. Se aclaró por el MFP que estas medidas se mantienen mientras dure la situación epidemiológica.

Regions / Country
cuba
Global challenges
Topics
Contribution collection and compliance
Social assistance
Document Type

Cuba: Se mantienen las medidas de protección laboral y salarial frente al Covid-19

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mtss.gob.cu (03.06.2020) Las medidas de protección laboral y salarial implementadas ante la situación epidemiológica provocada por la COVID-19 en el país se mantendrán, informó Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, ministra de Trabajo y Seguridad Social, al intervenir este martes en el espacio televisivo de la Mesa Redonda.

Reiteró que la garantía salarial es del 100% del salario básico el primer mes y del 60% a partir del segundo mes.

Destacó que el trabajo a distancia es una modalidad que llegó para quedarse, bajo la cual laboran actualmente 627 mil 855 trabajadores. 

Regions / Country
cuba
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Human resource management
Document Type

Cuba: Teams of doctors and nurses are sent to the hardest hit regions in Europe

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theguardian.com (06.05.2020) Now, as the world grapples with another era-shaping catastrophe, Cuban doctors and nurses are on the ground once again, only this time in a less common location: Europe.

Today, an estimated 28,000 Cuban medical professionals ply their trade overseas, primarily in the developing world.

“Yes, of course there are big human rights problems in Cuba – there have been since the start [of the revolution] and there are still problems.

Regions / Country
Europe
Global challenges
Topics
Health
Human resource management
Document Type

Antigua and Barbuda: Reopening of physical offices to the public

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socialsecurity.gov.ag (19.05.2020) The Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board wishes to advise the general public that its Registration Unit is opened. Registration is by appointment only. Our registration forms for employees, employers and self-employed persons can be accessed via our website.

Regions / Country
antigua
Global challenges
Topics
Service delivery
Document Type

Israel: Temporary extension of period of eligibility for benefits recipients

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National Insurance Institute of Israel (23.06.2020) National Insurance Institute have automatically extended the eligibility period of benefits recipients temporarily: The eligible recipients includes recipients of long-term care benefits, recipients of disability pension, disabled child benefit and attendance benefits, recipients of a work disability pension, and recipients of hostile actions casualty benefit. Extended duration differs depending on the types of benefits.

Regions / Country
israel
Topics
Disability
Service delivery
Long-term care
Shocks & extreme events
Document Type