Background information

In order to face the sanitary challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the potentially negative consequences on their employees, the packaging company Siropack subscribed a special health insurance plan for all its employees in addition to the welfare measures already present. The plan covers COVID-19 related health issues.

Content of measure

The COVID-19 health insurance developed by the Siropack in March 2020 insures employees against risks related to the contagion with the SARs-Cov-2 virus. In particular, the health insurance package guarantees each employee an indemnity for hospitalization equal to €100 per day, an economic support for the period of convalescence (worth a maximum of €3,000) and several measures of post-hospitalization home assistance. Among the latter is the possibility of requesting a family worker, a baby-sitting service for workers with children under 13 years of age, a pet-sitting service and the support delivery of home shopping.

Use of measure

No information available.

Contents

• Health and safety

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Applies to all workers	Does not apply to businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Company / Companies	Companies

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: Company level

Involvement

No involvement of the social partners

Views and reactions

No information available

Sectors and occupations

This case is not occupation-specific.

Sources

• 23 March 2020: Covid-19: la Siropack assicura tutti i dipendenti (www.aiwa.it)
• 07 April 2020: Il ruolo sociale delle imprese nei momenti difficili: il welfare aziendale ai tempi del Coronavirus (www.secondowelfare.it)