Unemployment

Mexico: The State of Mexico provides one-time cash benefit to unemployed due to COVID-19

Submitted by mmarquez on

politica.expansion.mx (10.07.2020) A one-time cash benefit of 3,000 pesos is intended for people 18 years of age and older who live in the State of Mexico (Edomex) and who during the last four months lost their formal or informal employment, due to the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The cash support will be delivered in two monthly installments, each of 1,500 pesos. Informal workers will need to sign a declaration under oath of saying the truth about having lost their (informal) employment due COVID-19 situation.

Regions / Country
latin america
mexico
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Extension of coverage
Difficult-to-cover groups

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Japan: Exceptional treatment of Employment Adjustment Subsidy extended to February 2021

Submitted by siha on

NHK (27.11.2020) The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare announced that the exceptional treatment of Employment Adjustment Subsidy is extended to February 2021. The exceptional treatments include the increase of maximum amount of daily allowance to 15,000 yen per an employee. The Minister also implied that the treatment would be gradually reduced after March 2021. 

Regions / Country
Asia
japan
Topics
Unemployment
Extension of coverage
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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Canada: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy extended

Submitted by cambrosio on

canada.ca (24.11.2020)

The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), which  covers up to 65% of an employee’s wages for qualifying eligible employers, has been extended until June 2021. 

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Americas
canada
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Cash transfers
Shocks & extreme events
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Uruguay: Extension of health coverage for laid-off workers

Submitted by mmarquez on

BPS (09.11.2020) Workers with activity and health coverage in March 2020, terminated between the 1st. August and October 31, will maintain their mutual membership for three months, as well as that of their dependents.

Membership will be extended to:

Regions / Country
uruguay
Global challenges
Topics
Health insurance
Unemployment
Extension of coverage

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: increase in budget to provide liquidity support to the most vulnerable sectors / activities

Submitted by cambrosio on

fbihvlada.gov.ba (16.10.2020)

Regions / Country
bosnia-herzegovina
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Cash transfers
Financing
COVID-19

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Slovenia: Extended three public invitations for subsidized employment of the unemployed

Submitted by siha on

EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF SLOVENIA (11.11.2020) As part of the public invitation Zaposli.me , employers can obtain a subsidy for the employment of people over 30 who have lost their jobs for business reasons, due to bankruptcy, liquidation or compulsory settlement as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic , by registering  in our unemployment register in the period from March 13, 2020 to February 28, 2021.

Regions / Country
slovenia
Topics
Employment
Unemployment
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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