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Factsheet for case ES-2020-45/1431 – measures in Spain
Country | Spain , applies nationwide |
Time period | Temporary, 03 November 2020 – 31 January 2021 |
Type | Other initiatives or policies |
Category |
Income protection beyond short-time work
– Extensions of income support to workers not covered by any kind of protection scheme |
Author | Oscar Molina (UAB) and Eurofound |
Case created | 13 November 2020 (updated 12 February 2021) |
One of the groups who have been more damaged as a consequence of the COVID-19 are workers in the cultural sector. In order to support this group, the Council of Ministers has approved a Royal Decree-Law on complementary social measures for unemployment protection and support for the cultural sector. These are important measures for the improvement and adaptation of the protection framework for workers affected by the economic effects of the health crisis.
Special unemployment benefit
This new policy measure has been submitted to Social Dialogue and was included in the II Social Agreement in Defense of Employment and was materialized in the fourth additional provision of Royal Decree-Law 24/2020 of June 26. It will cover those who have exhausted their benefits between March 14 and June 30, 2020 and do not have access to other aid or the possibility of joining the labor market.
The potential beneficiaries must be unemployed and registered in the public systems as applicants. People who are serving the month of waiting to access the subsidy for the exhaustion of the contributory benefit will also be able to access the subsidy.
The subsidy will not be compatible with the receipt of the minimum income, inclusion income, social salary or similar aid from any public administration.
Extension of extraordinary access to unemployment for public performance artists
The validity, until January 31, 2021, of access to unemployment benefit for this group will be maintained. This benefit is incompatible with any other benefit or social aid granted by any Public Administration.
Subsidy for technical and auxiliary personnel of culture
Meetings have been held with groups representing the culture sector to address their labor needs. Technical and auxiliary personnel from the culture sector who have provided services on behalf of others for the realization of an event, a work or public performance in any medium or means of dissemination, may receive an unemployment benefit.
Potential beneficiaries must prove a contribution period of at least 35 days. They must also be registered in the public employment services and must not have a full-time job, either self-employed or employed. The subsidy is incompatible with receiving other types of aid and will last three months.
Unemployment benefit for bullfighting professionals
Bullfighting workers, affected by the declaration of the State of Alarm and the restrictions adopted by the health authorities during their usual period of activity, have not been able to contribute what is necessary to generate the right to unemployment benefit in accordance with their special contribution scheme to Social Security, being, therefore, in a special situation of vulnerability.
Coinciding with the end of the bullfighting season, an extraordinary access to the contributory unemployment benefit is now recognized for bullfighting professionals, which will run until January 31, 2021.
No data available.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Particular professions
Unemployed |
Does not apply to businesses | Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
Social partners jointly |
National funds
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | Consulted | Consulted |
Form | Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies | Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
Social partners agreed in the II Social Agreement in Defense of Employment on the need to support workers and companies in the cultural sector. This policy measure results from this commitment.
Both trade unions and employers strongly support this policy measure.
This case is sector-specific (only private sector)
Economic area | Sector (NACE level 2) |
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R - Arts, Entertainment And Recreation | R90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities |
R93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities |
This case is occupation-specific
Occupation (ISCO level 2) |
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Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals |
Legal, social and cultural professionals |
Citation
Eurofound (2020), Unemployment benefit and extension of protection to the cultural sector, case ES-2020-45/1431 (measures in Spain), COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch
Disclaimer: This information has not been subject to the full Eurofound evaluation, editorial and publication process. All information is preliminary and subject to change.