Monaco: Covid-19/ Youth employment assistance

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Public service  (19.11.2020) Employment assistance for young Monegasques or residents, under the age of 26, looking for a first job or first permanent professional integration, registered with the Commission for the Integration of Graduates and the Youth Employment Unit allows companies that recruit them to benefit from reimbursement of employer contributions (CCSS, CAR, AMRR, ASSEDIC, CET), for a maximum period of two years. This measure is open to employers until June 30, 2021.

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monaco
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Employment
Employment of young workers
COVID-19
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Monaco: Renewal of Partial Exemption from Employers' Charges (EPCP) measure

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Service Public (19.11.2020) As part of the Principality's economic recovery plan, the Government has decided to renew the Partial Exemption from Employers' Charges (EPCP) measure . From now on, new sectors of activity that have been permanently impacted are included, and the turnover ceiling is raised to 5 million euros achieved in 2019, instead of one million previously. In

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monaco
Topics
Extension of coverage
Contribution collection and compliance
COVID-19
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Covid-19 and the U.S. Safety Net

Submitted by pmassetti on

NBER (October 2020) This working paper examine trends in employment, earnings, and incomes over the last two decades in the United States, and how the safety net has responded to changing fortunes, including the shutdown of the economy in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The U.S. safety net is a patchwork of different programs providing in-kind as well as cash benefits and had many holes prior to the Pandemic. In addition, few of the programs are designed explicitly as automatic stabilizers.

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United States
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COVID-19

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: increase in budget to provide liquidity support to the most vulnerable sectors / activities

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fbihvlada.gov.ba (16.10.2020)

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bosnia-herzegovina
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Cash transfers
Financing
COVID-19

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Spain: Social Security pays tomorrow 234.21 million euros in benefits to more than 256,000 self-employed workers

Submitted by mmarquez on

La Seguridad Social abona mañana viernes 234,21 millones de euros a más de 256.000 trabajadores autónomos a los que les ha sido reconocida alguna de las prestaciones puestas en marcha para paliar la situación de este colectivo como consecuencia de la pandemia de la COVID-19.

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spain
Global challenges
Topics
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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Bangladesh: Govt caps MFS’s cash-out charge for safety net funds

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thedailystar.net  (16.11.2020) The government decision to distribute the fund under its social safety net programme through mobile financial services will ensure transparency and bring more unbanked people under the formal financial system, according to industry people.

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bangladesh
Topics
Cash transfers
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Slovenia: Extended three public invitations for subsidized employment of the unemployed

Submitted by siha on

EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF SLOVENIA (11.11.2020) Incentives for the employment of persons from the training workshop program, the monthly subsidy amounts to EUR 740. It is paid 6 times for a minimum of 6 months of employment or 12 times for a minimum of 12 months of uninterrupted employment.  Subsidized employment is financed by the Republic of Slovenia (20%) and the European Union from the European Social Fund (80% of the total value).   

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slovenia
Topics
Employment
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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Slovenia: Extended three public invitations for subsidized employment of the unemployed

Submitted by siha on

EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF SLOVENIA (11.11.2020) Incentives for the employment of persons from the training workshop program, the monthly subsidy amounts to EUR 740. It is paid 6 times for a minimum of 6 months of employment or 12 times for a minimum of 12 months of uninterrupted employment.  Subsidized employment is financed by the Republic of Slovenia (20%) and the European Union from the European Social Fund (80% of the total value). 

Regions / Country
slovenia
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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