COVID-19

Switzerland: Extension of partial unemployment and simplification of procedures

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State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO (29.10.2020) By paying the compensation in the event of reduced working hours (RHT), unemployment insurance (AC) covers, for a certain time, part of the wage costs of workers whose normal working hours are reduced , and this in order to prevent layoffs resulting from short but inevitable job losses.

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switzerland
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Extension of coverage
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Switzerland: Coronavirus: compensation for reduced working hours for on-call workers

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Federal Council (28.10.2020) On October 28, 2020, the Federal Council amended the Covid-19 unemployment insurance ordinance. With this change, the right to compensation for reduced working hours is granted to on-call workers who have an indefinite contract. The change comes into effect retroactively on September 1, 2020.

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switzerland
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Employment
Extension of coverage
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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Where is the Money Coming From? : Ten Stylized Fact on Financing Social Protection Responses to COVID-19

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worldbank.org (nov 2020) The unprecedented and ongoing scale-up of social protection responses to the COVID-19 pandemic dwarf the response to the Great Recession. But how are countries financing such scale-up efforts? This note lays out ten stylized findings from a rapid review of social protection financing sources in thirty-one countries, including in terms of composition between external and domestic resources, and specific modalities within each.

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

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

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

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

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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
Global challenges
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Employment
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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