Official / Corporate

Belgium: Important notice regarding temporary unemployment due to force majeure from November 2020

Submitted by siha on

ONEM (03.11.2020) Currently, for employers who are not recognized as a particularly affected company or belonging to a particularly affected sector, this temporary unemployment still requires electronic communication from the employer to the ONEM. A simplification of the procedure being envisaged, these employers are not, for the moment, required to make this communication, which is not subject to a deadline.  

Regions / Country
belgium
Topics
Unemployment
Service quality
COVID-19
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Belgium: Temporary unemployment due to the closure of a nursery, a school or a reception center for disabled people

Submitted by siha on

Federal Public Service Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue (30.10.2020) The law of 23 October 2020 extending the benefit of the temporary unemployment scheme to salaried workers in the event of the closure of the school, daycare or reception center for disabled people of their child was introduced from the October 1, 2020. Initially, it was proposed to extend the regulation relating to corona parental leave which was applicable until September 30 for these situations but this proposal was transformed into temporary unemployment. Workers can benefit from this new r

Regions / Country
belgium
Topics
Family benefits
Unemployment
Extension of coverage
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Italy: two new instalments of Emergency Income (REM)

Submitted by cambrosio on

31.10.2020 (governo.it)

For the months of November and December, two new instalments of Emergency Income (REM) will be paid out, starting from 400 euros, to all those who were already entitled to it and to those who, in September, had a family income of less than the amount of the benefit.

Regions / Country
italy
Global challenges
Topics
Family benefits
Social assistance
Cash transfers
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Italy: Ristori Decree: compensation for seasonal workers, workers in the sports and entertainment sector

Submitted by cambrosio on

31.10.2020 (governo.it)

An allowance of € 800 (up to a maximum of € 124 million for the year 2020) will be paid (by the company Sport e Salute S.p.A.) in November 2020 to workers employed in collaboration with the Italian National Olympic Committee, the Italian Paralympic Committee, national sports federations, associated sports disciplines, amateur sports clubs and associations.
Furthermore, an indemnity of 1,000 euros is provided for seasonal workers in tourism and spas (including those with temporary contracts), entertainment workers, door-to-door salesmen.

 

Regions / Country
italy
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Unemployment
Cash transfers
Document Type