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| created | Title | Regions / Country | Abstract for publishing | measures summary | Measure date | Description (long-not for publishing) | Topics | Status | Tags | URL | |
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| Japan: Payment of employers' contributions in installments | japan | nenkin.go.jp (06.03.2020) For cases where it is difficult for employers to temporarily pay Employees' Pension Insurance premiums due to the impact of the COVID 19 on the business conditions of business establishments: some might be eligible for the "Grace of exchange", which is a… | For cases where it is difficult for employers to temporarily pay Employees' Pension Insurance premiums due to the impact of the COVID 19 on the business conditions of business establishments: some might be eligible for the "Grace of exchange", which is a system that allows employers to pay Employees' Pension Insurance premiums in installments if there is a risk that it will make business continuation difficult by paying insurance premiums at one once. | 2020-03-06 | If this new type of coronavirus infection affects the business conditions of business establishments and it is temporarily difficult to pay employee pension insurance premiums, etc., apply to the pension office to meet the legal requirements. By satisfying this, in principle, "Grace of realization… | Contribution collection and compliance | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19 | mmarquez | https://www.nenkin.go.jp/oshirase/taisetu/2020/202003/20200304.html | |
| Japan: Subsidies for parents affected by the closing of schools | japan | mhlw.go.jp (March, 2020) Subsidies have been introduced to working parents who must take leave because of closed schools. The ministry is establishing a new subsidy for employers who allow their employees with children whose school is closed due to Covid19, 100% paid leave. The subsidy amount will… | Subsidies have been introduced to working parents who must take leave because of closed schools. The ministry is establishing a new subsidy for employers who allow their employees with children whose school is closed due to Covid19, 100% paid leave. The subsidy amount will be 100% of wage paid to employees up to 8330 yen per person, per day. | 2020-03-10 | As a measure to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, regular employment and non-regular employment are required in order to cope with a decrease in income due to the absence of employees who are guardians of children who attend elementary schools, etc. Regardless of employment, in addition to… | Children,Parental leave | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19 | mmarquez | https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/koyou_roudou/koyou/kyufukin/pa… | |
| UK: Government will cover part of Statutory Sick Pay for extra costs | united kingdom | 12.03.2020 Statutory Sick Pay – The government will support small and medium-sized businesses and employers to cope with the extra costs of paying COVID-19 related SSP by refunding eligible SSP costs. The eligibility criteria for the scheme are as follows: this refund will be limited to two weeks… | Statutory Sick Pay – The government will support small and medium-sized businesses and employers to cope with the extra costs of paying COVID-19 related SSP by refunding eligible SSP costs. The eligibility criteria for the scheme are as follows: this refund will be limited to two weeks per employee employers with fewer than 250 employees will be eligible. The size of an employer will be determined by the number of people they employed as of 28 February 2020 employers will be able to reclaim… | 2020-03-12 | Cash sickness benefits | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19 | mmarquez | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2020-documents/budget-2020 | ||
| UK: Hardship fund for vulnerable individuals | united kingdom | 12.03.2020 Hardship Fund – The government will provide Local Authorities in England with £500 million of new grant funding to support economically vulnerable people and households in their local area. The government expects most of this funding to be used to provide more council tax relief,… | The government will provide Local Authorities in England with £500 million of new grant funding to support economically vulnerable people and households in their local area. | Social assistance | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19 | mmarquez | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2020-documents/budget-2020 | |||
| UK: Introduction of a temporary alternative to the fit note for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak | united kingdom | 12.03.2020 Medical Evidence for SSP – The government has already issued guidance to employers, advising them to use their discretion not to require a GP fit note for COVID-19 related absences. This Budget announces that the government and the NHS will bring forward a temporary alternative to the… | Medical Evidence for SSP – The government has already issued guidance to employers, advising them to use their discretion not to require a GP fit note for COVID-19 related absences. This Budget announces that the government and the NHS will bring forward a temporary alternative to the fit note in the coming weeks which can be used for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak. This system will enable people who are advised to self-isolate to obtain a notification via NHS111 which they can use as… | 2020-03-12 | Health,Health promotion,Health insurance | Published Measures summary | covid19 | mmarquez | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2020-documents/budget-2020 | ||
| Reduced waiting time for the Statutory Sick Pay, including measures for the self-employed | united kingdom | 12.03.2020 The Budget announces measures to support people who are unable to work because of COVID-19. Eligibility for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) – The Prime Minister has already announced that the forthcoming COVID-19 Bill will temporarily allow SSP to be paid from the first day of sickness… | Eligibility for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) – The Prime Minister has already announced that the forthcoming COVID-19 Bill will temporarily allow SSP to be paid from the first day of sickness absence, rather than the fourth day, for people who have COVID-19 or have to self‑isolate, in accordance with government guidelines. The Budget sets out a further package to widen the scope of SSP and make it more accessible. The government will temporarily extend SSP to cover: individuals who are unable to… | 2020-03-12 | Cash sickness benefits | Published Measures summary | covid19, self-employed | mmarquez | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2020-documents/budget-2020 | ||
| España: El Gobierno facilitará el acceso al desempleo a los autónomos perjudicados por el Covid-19 | spain | elconfidencial.com (12.03.2020) El Gobierno garantizará el acceso a la prestación por cese de actividad (el paro de los autónomos) a todos los cotizantes del RETA que hayan sufrido una fuerte caída en su cifra de actividad como consecuencia del brote de la enfermedad, explican fuentes… | - Access to the unemployment benefit for the self-employed that contribute to the RETA. This benefit aims to be an equivalent of the usual unemployment benefit for employees. - Deferral of payment of social security contributions for the self-employed for up to 3 months payable within a maximum of a year. | 2020-03-13 | Los autónomos son “el eslabón más débil de la cadena productiva”, explica Lorenzo Amor, presidente de ATA. Ellos son quienes más sufren por la caída de la demanda o el cierre de los mercados de crédito, ya que no cuentan con margen para adaptarse. De ahí que vayan a ser uno de los colectivos… | Unemployment,Contribution collection and compliance | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19, self-employed | mmarquez | https://www.elconfidencial.com/economia/2020-03-12/desempleo-autonomos-cese-act… | |
| Additional children care allowance | poland | zus.pl (23.0.2020) Additional care allowance is granted for the duration of childcare in connection with the closing of a crèche, children's club, kindergarten, school due to COVID-19. Additional care allowance is payable to parents or legal guardians of children who: ⇒ look after a child under 8… | Additional care allowance is granted for the duration of childcare in connection with the closing of a crèche, children's club, kindergarten, school due to COVID-19. Additional care allowance is payable to parents or legal guardians of children who: ⇒ look after a child under 8 years old; ⇒ are covered by sickness insurance (e.g. employees, contractors, entrepreneurs). | 2020-03-23 | Children | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19 | mmarquez | https://www.zus.pl/ | ||
| Malaysia: Govt launches COVID-19 fund to help patients and others affected | malaysia | pmo.gov.my (11.03.2020) UTRAJAYA. The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government today launched a special fund which will give financial aid to those directly affected by the COVID-19 infection. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said for a start, RM1 million had been channelled into the fund to help… | RM 1 million for social assistance is targeted to unemployed persons infected with the virus or under 14-days quarantine. | 2020-03-11 | Social assistance | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19 | mmarquez | https://www.pmo.gov.my/2020/03/govt-launches-covid-19-fund-to-help-patients-and… | ||
| Brasil: Gobierno brasileño anticipará pago del tercer salario para jubilados y aumenta número de beneficiarios a Bolsa Familia | brazil | europapress.es (16.03.2020) Brasil inyectará 26.705 millones por el coronavirus. Se destinarán hasta 83.400 millones de reales (15.140 millones de euros) a la población más vulnerable, un total de 59.400 millones de reales (10.778 millones de euros) al mantenimiento de puestos de trabajo y al… | The payments for pensioners with the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) will be anticipated to April (before payments would have been in August). | 2020-03-16 | Brasil inyectará 26.705 millones por el coronavirus El ministro de Economía de Brasil, Paulo Guedes, ha anunciado que el país inyectará 147.300 millones de reales brasileños (26.705 millones de euros) durante los próximos tres meses para hacer frente al coronavirus. El objetivo de esta partida es… | Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19, service delivery | mmarquez | https://www.europapress.es/economia/macroeconomia-00338/noticia-brasil-inyectar… | |
| US:House Passes Bill To Allow For Paid Leave, Testing & Tax Credits To Lessen Impact Of Coronavirus | United States | (14.03.2020) As part of the response, the House passed H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Here are some of the highlights in the bill: - Tax credits for paid sick and paid family and medical leave, including for the self-employed - Health plan testing coverage -… | - Tax credits for paid sick and paid family and medical leave, including for the self-employed - Health plan testing coverage - Funding for nutrition assistance programs - Funding for the Senior Nutrition Program in the Administration for Community Living (ACL) - Emergency transfers for Unemployment Compensation Administration - Job-protected leave - Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs - Reimbursement for COVID-19 diagnostic testing | 2020-03-14 | As numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to increase in the United States, the federal government is taking actions to reduce the impact on individual and business taxpayers. COVID-19 is the official name for the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.… | Cash sickness benefits,Health insurance,Unemployment,Social assistance | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19, self-employed | pmassetti | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/03/14/house-bill-would-allow… | |
| Updates on China Social Security Policies | china | KPMG China (15.03.2020) Hubei Province : Between February and June 2020: All enterprises enrolled in China Social Security Schemes are exempt from making employer contributions to pension, unemployment and work-related injury insurance schemes. | Between February and June 2020: All enterprises enrolled in China Social Security Schemes are exempt from making employer contributions to pension, unemployment and work-related injury insurance schemes. | 2020-03-15 | Contribution collection and compliance | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | brics, covid19 | pmassetti | https://home.kpmg/cn/en/home/insights/2020/02/china-tax-alert-15.html | ||
| Ireland: New Unemployment Payment | ireland | citizensinformation.ie (March 2020) COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is a new social welfare payment for employees and self-employed people who are unemployed or who have their hours of work reduced during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. This includes people who have been put on part-… | COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is a new social welfare payment for employees and self-employed people who are unemployed or who have their hours of work reduced during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. This includes people who have been put on part-time or casual work. It will be paid for up to 6 weeks and has a simple one–page application form. The new payment aims to get a social welfare payment to unemployed people quickly. | 2020-03-17 | COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is a new social welfare payment of €350 a week for employees and self-employed people who have lost employment due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. You can apply for the payment if you are aged between 18 and 66 and have lost your employment due… | Cash sickness benefits,Unemployment | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19, self-employed | mmarquez | https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/un… | |
| Ireland reduces waiting periods and increases the illness benefit | ireland | Gov.ie (12.03.2020) The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection are introducing measures to provide income support to people affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus). 3 major changes have been announced: the current 6-day waiting period for Illness Benefit will not apply to anyone who… | The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection are introducing measures to provide income support to people affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus). 3 major changes have been announced: the current 6-day waiting period for Illness Benefit will not apply to anyone who has COVID-19 (Coronavirus) or is in medically-required self-isolation the personal rate of Illness Benefit will increase from €203 per week to €305 per week for a maximum of 2 weeks medically-required self-isolation or… | 2020-03-12 | The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection are introducing measures to provide income support to people affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus). 3 major changes have been announced: the current 6-day waiting period for Illness Benefit will not apply to anyone who has COVID-19 (… | Cash sickness benefits | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19 | mmarquez | https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/99104a-covid-19-coronavirus/ | |
| Germany: Easier access to short-time work allowance | germany | Federal Government (10.03.2020) The spread of the coronavirus is a major challenge for the economy and the labour market. To address this effectively, the German government has adopted a bill that will facilitate access to short-time work allowance. | If a company sees orders decline as a result of difficult economic trends, it can announce short-time work, if a minimum of 10 per cent of its workforce could be affected by the lack of work. The limit has hitherto been 30 per cent of the workforce. It is to be possible to dispense in full or in part with the requirement that negative working hours balances be established before short-time work allowance can be paid. The current legal situation means that companies that… | 2020-03-10 | "Our goal is to ensure that, in this situation, as far as possible no job and no company sustains lasting damage," declared Federal Labour Minister Hubertus Heil on Tuesday at a press conference with Federal Economic Affairs Minister Peter Altmaier. That is why the government is taking swift,… | Employment,Contribution collection and compliance | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | covid19 | pmassetti | https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/search/kabinett-kurzarbeitergeld-1729898 |