Published Measures summary

Reduced waiting time for the Statutory Sick Pay, including measures for the self-employed

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12.03.2020

The Budget announces measures to support people who are unable to work because of COVID-19.

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united kingdom
Global challenges
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Cash sickness benefits
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España: El Gobierno facilitará el acceso al desempleo a los autónomos perjudicados por el Covid-19

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elconfidencial.com (12.03.2020)

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spain
Global challenges
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Unemployment
Contribution collection and compliance
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Additional children care allowance

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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 years old;

⇒ are covered by sickness insurance (e.g. employees, contractors, entrepreneurs).

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poland
Global challenges
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Children

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Malaysia: Govt launches COVID-19 fund to help patients and others affected

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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 COVID-19 patients and those under 14-day quarantine but not holding any jobs. “We don’t want their lives to be affected. So, this is one type of humanitarian aid we are giving.

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malaysia
Global challenges
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Social assistance

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Brasil: Gobierno brasileño anticipará pago del tercer salario para jubilados y aumenta número de beneficiarios a Bolsa Familia

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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 menos 4.500 millones de reales (816 millones de euros) a la lucha directa contra la pandemia. Esta partida presupuestaria se une a algunas medidas que el Ejecutivo de Jair Bolsonaro ha adoptado durante las últimas semanas.

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brazil
Global challenges
Topics
Old-age pensions
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US:House Passes Bill To Allow For Paid Leave, Testing & Tax Credits To Lessen Impact Of Coronavirus

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(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:

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United States
Topics
Cash sickness benefits
Health insurance
Unemployment
Social assistance
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Updates on China Social Security Policies

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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. 

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china
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Contribution collection and compliance

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Ireland: New Unemployment Payment

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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-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.

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ireland
Global challenges
Topics
Cash sickness benefits
Unemployment
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Ireland reduces waiting periods and increases the illness benefit

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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:

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ireland
Global challenges
Topics
Cash sickness benefits

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