ec.europa.eu (02.04.2020) The new instrument for temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) is designed to help protect jobs and workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic. It will provide financial assistance, in the form of loans granted on favourable terms from the EU to Member States, of up to €100 billion in total. These loans will assist Member States to address sudden increases in public expenditure to preserve employment.

noticias.anses.gob.ar (11.04.2020) La ANSES informa que los beneficiarios del Ingreso Familiar de Emergencia (IFE) que están comunicando desde hoy su número de Clave Bancaria Uniforme (CBU), comenzarán a cobrar los 10.000 pesos a partir del próximo 21 de abril y hasta el 5 de mayo inclusive. Cabe destacar que las acreditaciones se realizarán todos los días hábiles del período indicado en los CBU aportados por los titulares del beneficio extraordinario creado por el Gobierno nacional.

pmo.gov.my (27.03.2020) The Government will introduce the Wage Subsidy Programme to assist employers in retaining their workers. Through this programme, the Government will provide salary of RM600 per month to every employee for 3 months. This programme is dedicated to workers earning less than RM4,000 and employers experiencing more than 50% decrease in their income since 1 January 2020. This measure is estimated to benefit 3.3 million workers with an allocation of RM5.9 billion.

dol.georgia.gov (13.04.2020) United States: The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) is updating its current systems to distribute federal unemployment funds as part of the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) bringing economic relief to many Georgians. It includes:
- The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program, or FPUC, provides an additional $600 weekly payment to any individual eligible for any of the Unemployment Compensation programs - State and Federal.

pressoffice.gov.bz (03.04.2020)

pio.gov.cy (16.03.2020) Payment of a Special Unemployment Benefit:

pio.gov.cy (15.03.2020)

The “Support Programme” includes the following measure on sickness cash benefits: 

Granting of “sickness benefit” of an average of €800 per month to workers who are dealing special health issues, cases of compulsory absence from work, persons over 63 years of age up to 65 years of age, who do not receive statutory pension and continue to work.
For the purpose of supporting self-employed workers, the sickness benefit will be granted the same way it does for employees, from the fourth day.

pio.gov.cy (15.03.2020)

pio.gov.cy (15.03.2020)

Granting of a “Special Leave” allowance to parents who are employed in the private sector for the care of children up to 15 years old (including the third grade of gymnasium) due to the suspension of classes in schools, both public and private, in nurseries and kindergartens. The “special leave”may last up to 4 weeks. (budget of €20mn, potential beneficiaries 50.000 persons).