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Belgium: conditions for temporary unemployment adjusted to cope with economic impact of Covid-19
Since 13 March, a “uniform and simplified” procedure has been put in place until 30 June for temporary unemployment applications, in order to better preserve jobs in Belgium amid the business...
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23 March 2020
India: government tells people to work from home and calls for solidarity from employers in bid to deal with coronavirus
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi made an address to the nation on the evening of Thursday 19 March. He called on people to work from home...
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20 March 2020
Denmark: measures to provide support for businesses and employees during the coronavirus crisis
On 19 March, the Danish parliament passed a DKR 40 billion package of measures to provide support for Danish businesses and their staff. In it are several economic measures such as compensation...
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20 March 2020
Netherlands: special Covid-19 short-time working scheme introduced
The Temporary Emergency Bridging Measure for Sustained Employment, which has been given the Dutch acronym NOW, was introduced on 17 March, the same day that the government announced a package of...
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20 March 2020
Hungary: government announces measures to support economy
The Hungarian government has adopted several measures over the past 10 days following the state of emergency being declared in the country, which allows the government to introduce extraordinary...
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20 March 2020
France: agreement reached to ensure production activity continues at STMicroelectronics
The majority agreement signed on 18 March with two of the three trade unions (CFDT and CFE-CGC) at the semiconductor manufacturing company temporarily adapts business activity in the context of...
20 March 2020
Spain: Inditex group to cover for one month the cost of employees having to stop work
The Inditex group, which owns fashion retailers such as Zara, has announced to unions and employee representatives that it will not, at present, activate the extraordinary short-time working...
20 March 2020
Workday takes measures to help employees around the world better cope with the coronavirus crisis
The US HR software company Workday announced on its blog on 16 March that its some 10,000 workers would receive a one-off payment, equivalent to two weeks’ wages, to help them deal with the...
20 March 2020
France: emergency draft legislation containing work-related measures to cope with the Covid-19 crisis
On 18 March the Council of Ministers adopted an ‘Emergency bill to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic’, that empowers the government by way of ordinances to take interim measures that will ‘limit the...
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19 March 2020
Germany: government and social partners cognizant of problems with partial unemployment in non-industrial sectors
As more or less indicated by Chancellor Angela Merkel in a televised broadcast on 18 March, Germany is on the brink of a total confinement phase, (with its Federal constitution, any ultimate...
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19 March 2020
Poland: government presents its ‘crisis shield’
On 18 March and following a Council of Ministers meeting, Polish President Andrzej Duda alongside Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced a series of extraordinary measures to limit the impact...
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19 March 2020
Greece: measures to provide employment support
On 18 March the Economics Minister announced a raft of measures providing support for SMEs and maintaining employment in the face of the isolation conditions being taken to combat the spread of...
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19 March 2020
United States: nationwide free coronavirus testing as well as paid sick leave
On 18 March, following several days of negotiations, the US Senate passed a package of coronavirus relief measures by 90 to 8. The package provides for free testing, food and medical aid, and an...
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19 March 2020
United States: in spite of an agreement to maintain auto-production, the Big 3 have closed their US facilities
The Big 3 automakers in the US, namely Ford, General Motors, and FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) have announced production will halt Stateside until 30 March. This decision was taken following...
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19 March 2020
Italy: banking sector employers pitted against trade unions over bank branch closures
On 16 March 2020 Italy’s banking sector social partners signed a protocol document to combat the coronavirus and protect both workers and customers. While the sector’s trade unions were calling...
18 March 2020
Spain: a package of economic and employment support measures
On 17 March, Spain’s Council of Ministers approved a decree law that will free up funds and make certain work-related legislation more flexible for this emergency period and ‘in a bid to protect...
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18 March 2020
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
15 January 2026
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France: 2026 budget expected to maintain employer contribution relief
On 19 January 2026, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu decided to invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass France's 2026 budget without a vote in the National Assembly. Three days...
20 January 2026
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EU: Cyprus unveils its six-month presidency programme
Cyprus has set out its priorities for its six-month presidency of the Council of the EU. On the social front, the centre-right government will focus on the Union of Skills, which aims to boost...
23 January 2026
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Informal economy and slow wage growth hamper decent work, ILO says
The International Labour Organisation published its Employment ans Social Trends 2026 on 14 January. It anticipates unemployment stabilising in 2026 and employment growth of 1%, driven by...
16 January 2026