Factsheet for measure
PT-2020-18/1540
– measures in Portugal
Host: Digital service as response to COVID-19 restrictions
Host - serviço digital para responder às restrições trazidas pelo COVID-19
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Country
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Portugal
, applies eu-wide (or beyond)
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Time period
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Open ended, started on 30 April 2020
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Context
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COVID-19, Digital Transformation
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Type
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Company practices
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Category
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Reorientation of business activities
– Creation of platforms for businesses aimed at customer
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Author
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Paula Carrilho (CESIS - Centro de Estudos para a Intervenção Social)
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Measure added
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01 December 2020 (updated 02 February 2021)
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Background information
Host is a company founded in 1994 and is dedicated to the development of software for hotel units.
Due to the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism has stopped and, consequently, hotels and restaurants were forced to stop their activity, which led Host's customers to try to terminate contracts with the company.
Content of measure
In order to speed up the digitisation of its customers and ensure security in the reopening of hotels, HOST has developed a tool to respond to new forms of purchase and consumption after the mandatory confinement period, imposed by the Portuguese Governement in mid-March 2020.
HOST created an application that avoids crowds of people at hotel receptions, through self check-in and online check-out mechanisms, an information kiosk so that there is less contact with the reception. In the restaurants, there is a possibility of digital orders and reservation of tables and seats through mobile devices.
No additional information was found.
Use of measure
Following the adjustment of their activity, HOST employees are no longer in a lay-off regime and are now working in the implementation of HOST digital solutions in 1,000 customers. In two months they managed to recover 30% of the revenue that HOST would lose and two new employees were recruited.
Contents
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Other businesses
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Does not apply to citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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Company / Companies
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No special funding required
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement as case not in social partner domain
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No involvement as case not in social partner domain
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: Company level
Involvement
Not applicable.
Views and reactions
Not applicable.
Sectors and occupations
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This case is sector-specific (only private sector)
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Economic area
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Sector (NACE level 2)
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J - Information And Communication
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J62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
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This case is not occupation-specific.
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