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UE: Commission proposes SURE (Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency)

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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.

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european union
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Employment
Unemployment
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Cyprus: Granting of “sickness benefit”

Submitted by cambrosio on

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.

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cyprus
Global challenges
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Cash sickness benefits
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Slovenia: ANTICORONA PACKAGE – current measures to assist employers (update)

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jadek-pensa.si (10.08.2020)

The main measures are, under certain conditions:

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slovenia
Global challenges
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Social assistance
Cash transfers
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Kazakhstan: Provision of employment and social benefits to the population: what measures the state takes during the state of emergency

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primeminister.kz (07.04.2020) For the period of the state of emergency, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, K. Tokaev, instructed to start making monthly payments to persons who lost income due to the state of emergency, in the amount of 1 wage (42,500 tenge). In total, at least 1.5 million of citizens can count on this assistance. The State Commission has expanded the circle of recipients of social benefits, including self-employed, who have lost their jobs, as well as some groups of socially vulnerable segments of the population.

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kazakhstan
Global challenges
Topics
Social assistance
Cash transfers
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POLAND: exemption of contributions for self-employed workers and small businesses, and other relief measures

Submitted by pgirard on

Anti-crisis shield - support from ZUS April 1 , 2020 Employment protection and reduction of burdens and maintaining financial liquidity in companies are the main goals of the regulatory package that make up the Anti-Crisis Shield. These regulations enter into force on April 1 this year. Among the solutions that are to prevent the effects of the coronavirus epidemic in Poland is the support provided by ZUS. What support can you get at ZUS?

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poland
Topics
Contribution collection and compliance

Monaco: Modalités de demande du Revenu Minimum Extraordinaire

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gouv.mc (01.04.2020) Les Services de l’Etat mettent en œuvre dès aujourd’hui, le Revenu Minimum Extraordinaire, mesure annoncée par le Gouvernement princier pour venir en aide aux travailleurs indépendants disposant d’une autorisation d’exercer en nom propre, qui subissent une baisse de leur activité impactée par la crise du Covid-19, au point de les priver de toute ressource.

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monaco
Global challenges
Topics
Cash transfers

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Malta: COVID-19 Update: More fiscal measures to support businesses and individuals in Malta

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whpartners.eu (24.03.2020)

Salary and wage support for Maltese employers

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malta
Global challenges
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Social assistance
Cash transfers
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Bahamas: Unemployment assistance for self-employed in the tourism sector

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nib-bahamas.com (23.03.2020) The Government of The Bahamas, in collaboration with the National Insurance Board (NIB), is responding to bring financial support to self-employed Bahamians in the tourism sector whose income sources have been disrupted by COVID-19. While the programme will be administered by the National Insurance Board, it is outside of the NIB package of benefits; it is not an earned entitlement; does not require the satisfying of National Insurance contribution conditions; and does not require Department of Labour involvement.

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bahamas
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Social assistance
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Albania: We double the fund for small business salaries and families in need

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gazetaexpress.com (24.03.2020) Prime Minister Rama has stated that the government has decided to give more money to small business and families in need in these difficult times of coronavirus. Through a message on the social network, Rama took as an example the case of a self-employed family through a family business. "Compensating all employees or self-employed in a small business who do not work due to this crisis. 60440 people are the ones we will not leave alone."

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albania
Global challenges
Topics
Cash transfers
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