Eurofound's EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the COVID-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine, rising inflation, as well as gathering examples of company practices aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts.
Overview of measures by target group – category: Workers
Eurofound has identified 268 measures for this target group. Most of these measures fall into the category Employment protection and retention (29%).
Ensuring business continuity and support for essential services |
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09 December 2020 |
Keeping workers safe at public utility company Böblingen
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
08 December 2020 Updated |
Corona premia for employees in German Parliament
Germany, Company practices |
02 December 2020 |
Opti-Flor: Change of internal communication corona
Netherlands, Company practices |
04 November 2020 |
Corona bonus in several industrial sectors
Austria, Bipartite collective agreements |
04 November 2020 |
Corona bonus of €3000 rewards Vienna Port employees for exceptional burden
Austria, Bipartite collective agreements |
29 October 2020 Updated |
Organisational changes and dismissals in Best Hotel Properties
Slovakia, Company practices |
23 October 2020 |
Recommendation for Corona bonus in retail collective agreement
Austria, Bipartite collective agreements |
23 October 2020 |
Corona hazard bonus in collective agreements in the social and healthcare sectors
Austria, Bipartite collective agreements |
05 October 2020 Updated |
Tax exemption for COVID-19 bonuses
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
17 September 2020 |
Public sector collective agreement includes Corona bonus
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
15 September 2020 Updated |
One-time premium for construction workers
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
15 September 2020 Updated |
COVID-19 agreement covering workers employed by German Rail (DB) Deutsche Bahn (and collective bargaining)
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
15 September 2020 |
Chamber of industry sets up platform for employee sharing and exchange
Germany, Other initiatives or policies |
09 September 2020 |
Frame agreement on working time regulations in kindergartens in connection with coronavirus
Norway, Bipartite collective agreements |
09 September 2020 |
Agreement on care for young people in child welfare institutions who are infected with coronavirus, or are ill with suspected coronavirus
Norway, Bipartite collective agreements |
09 September 2020 Updated |
New state sector agreement to facilitate working time planning
Norway, Bipartite collective agreements |
09 September 2020 |
Private nursing homes and paramedics: New collective agreement expands access to overtime
Norway, Bipartite collective agreements |
08 September 2020 |
Municipalities: New collective agreement expands access to overtime
Norway, Bipartite collective agreements |
08 September 2020 |
Hospitals: New collective agreement expands access to overtime
Norway, Bipartite collective agreements |
06 May 2020 |
Increase of maximum weekly working hours
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 May 2020 Updated |
Permission to derogate from working hours arrangements in critical functions
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 May 2020 Updated |
Permission to derogate from the obligation to obtain the employee’s consent to work overtime in critical sectors
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 May 2020 Updated |
Temporary right to suspend or postpone leave requests in critical functions of society
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
21 April 2020 |
Agreement on the adaptation of the organisation of manufacturing services at STMictroelectronics
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
21 April 2020 |
Derogation from the rules on driving time in road haulage
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
17 April 2020 |
HR partnership between McDonald's and ALDI
Germany, Company practices |
16 April 2020 Updated |
Income support for employees engaged in R+D activities
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 |
Lifting of overtime work restrictions, extension of working hours during Sundays and leave for specific businesses
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
14 April 2020 |
Sectoral agreement on bonus for eldercare workers
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
11 April 2020 Updated |
Derogation from the taking of leave and rest breaks, daily and weekly working time
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
11 April 2020 |
Temporary derogation from working hours in essential services
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 |
Reward for employees exposed to risk in March
Italy, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Temporary suspension of some labour regulations for public servants
Slovenia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 Updated |
The state of emergency in the healthcare
Slovakia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 Updated |
Jobsharing made more flexible
Denmark, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
20 January 2021 |
Ban on Sunday trading partly lifted in December
Poland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 January 2022 |
Special agreement covers overtime and pay for municipal workers
Norway, Bipartite collective agreements |
Supporting businesses to stay afloat |
07 December 2020 Updated |
Provisions relating to accommodation services
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
01 December 2020 |
LIRA books and publishing group COVID-19 experience
Hungary, Company practices |
26 October 2020 |
Support for exporters affected by COVID-19 crisis
Latvia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
26 October 2020 Updated |
Support for tourism sector companies affected by COVID-19
Latvia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 October 2020 Updated |
Exemption and partial remission of social security contributions for companies with temporary reduction of the normal period of working time
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 October 2020 Updated |
Collective agreement changes during COVID-19
Hungary, Bipartite collective agreements |
06 May 2020 Updated |
Suspension of the obligation of employers to pay redundancy payments
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 Updated |
More favourable tax treatment of state subsidies due to special circumstances
Croatia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 February 2021 |
Chandris Hotels: Complete crisis-handling business plan
Greece, Company practices |
04 February 2021 |
MYTILINEOS: Changes to the operational plan to face the COVID-19 pandemic
Greece, Company practices |
07 January 2021 |
Compensation for the increase in minimum wage in the context of COVID-19
Luxembourg, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Employment protection and retention |
30 December 2020 Updated |
Social partners address economic challenges: central government
Poland, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
19 December 2020 |
Employment support at preschools during crisis situation - Measure 6 - First Aid Plus
Slovakia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 December 2020 |
Replacing the house quarantine period with overtime work
Replacing the house quarantine period with overtime work
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
01 December 2020 Updated |
Kurzarbeit: New short working time adopted
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
30 November 2020 Updated |
Agreement on maintenance of employment in Continental Matador Company
Slovakia, Bipartite collective agreements |
26 November 2020 |
Airbus: Two agreements to adapt its workforce without forced departures
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
20 November 2020 |
Maintenance of employment in KIA Motors Slovakia
Slovakia, Company practices |
09 November 2020 |
Agreement in the bank LCL on exceptional measures regarding paid leave and working time reduction in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
04 November 2020 Updated |
€300 million salary waiver to save Austrian Airlines
Austria, Bipartite collective agreements |
04 November 2020 |
Benefits for employees
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 November 2020 |
Technical unemployment benefit in case of epidemiological investigation
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
26 October 2020 Updated |
Flexibility in wages and working hours at Covestro
Germany, Company practices |
23 October 2021 |
PSA Automobiles SA implementation of the long-term partial activity system
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
14 October 2020 Updated |
Support to temporary reduction of the normal period of working time
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 October 2020 Updated |
New temporary tripartite agreement on work sharing
Denmark, Tripartite agreements |
03 October 2020 Updated |
The new Jobs Support Scheme
United Kingdom, Other initiatives or policies |
01 October 2020 |
Time credit for employees of companies in difficulty and/or restructuring due to COVID-19
Belgium, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
01 October 2020 |
Collective working time reduction for companies in difficulties
Belgium, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
24 September 2020 |
Agreement relating to the setting up of a specific partial activity system within the Bosch France group
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
24 September 2020 |
Long-term short-working scheme for the air transport sector
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
23 September 2020 |
Bigard group agreement prioritises measures to avoid partial unemployment
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
21 September 2020 |
New agreement within the Ariane-Group contains solidarity fund and other measures
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
18 September 2020 Updated |
New wage subsidy scheme (EWSS) is less generous, but fiscally more sustainable
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 September 2020 |
Agreed premium but no wage rise for rubber workers
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
15 September 2020 |
Short-time work at Thyssenkrupp Steel
Germany, Company practices |
15 September 2020 Updated |
Extension of temporary unemployment due to force majeure for specific sectors and companies in trouble
Belgium, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 September 2020 |
Postponement of collectively agreed wage increases in transport sector
Estonia, Bipartite collective agreements |
11 September 2020 |
Bipartite agreements on unpaid furlough because of COVID-19
Denmark, Bipartite collective agreements |
26 August 2020 Updated |
Measures for tourism and hospitality
Croatia, Bipartite collective agreements |
04 August 2020 Updated |
Long term short-working scheme
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 July 2020 Updated |
'SYNERGASIA': Income support for employees working fewer hours
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 July 2020 |
Support to employers in keeping the workplaces
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
02 July 2020 Updated |
Subsidies for short-time work
Slovenia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
29 June 2020 Updated |
Special support schemes for workers and businesses
Cyprus, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 May 2020 |
Social and solidarity agreement, protecting the health of the employees and the company of the PSA Group
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
07 May 2020 |
Renault Trucks: Solidarity agreement
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
21 April 2020 |
Metalworking national agreement on the organisation of work to deal with the COVID-19 epidemic
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
21 April 2020 |
Company-level agreement at Daher group to cope with COVID-19 crisis
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
20 April 2020 Updated |
Extension of short-time work to new categories of workers
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
17 April 2020 Updated |
Working time banking period raised in the pandemic situation
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
17 April 2020 Updated |
Collective agreement on short-time working in system catering
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
16 April 2020 |
State pays part of the Easter bonus for employees with suspended employment contracts
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 Updated |
Payment of Easter bonus may be deferred by companies affected by the pandemic
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 April 2020 |
Audiovisual sector: First collective agreement on short-time working
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
15 April 2020 |
Agreement on the anticipation by banks of wage subsidies measures ex-COVID-19
Italy, Other initiatives or policies |
15 April 2020 Updated |
Wage support programme for job retention - Kurzarbeit with training obligation
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 April 2020 Updated |
Tripartite agreement on wage compensation in the private sector
Denmark, Tripartite agreements |
15 April 2020 Updated |
First collective agreement on short-time working for municipal workers
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
13 April 2020 Updated |
Short-time work allowance
Sweden, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
13 April 2020 |
Mandatory usage of holiday entitlements and time credits
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
13 April 2020 Updated |
Easier access to short-time work
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
12 April 2020 Updated |
Tourism company Valamar sets up the employment retention programme 'Pause, Restart'
Croatia, Company practices |
10 April 2021 |
Agreement of 29 January 2021 to support employment, activity and prepare the future within the Thales Group
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Short-time working
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Antivirus employment retention programme
Czechia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 Updated |
New agreement on partial unemployment establishes minimum social wage for unskilled worker as new compensation floor
Luxembourg, Bipartite collective agreements |
09 April 2020 Updated |
Metal and electrical sector: Social partners settle crisis agreement
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
09 April 2020 Updated |
Ordinary wage guarantees and new regulation of the exceptional wage guarantee fund
Italy, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 Updated |
Extension of temporary unemployment due to force majeure
Belgium, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 Updated |
Indemnity for technical unemployment
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 April 2020 Updated |
Support for preservation of jobs in sectors affected by COVID-19
Croatia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 April 2020 Updated |
Special scheme for partial suspension of business
Cyprus, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 April 2020 Updated |
Special scheme for complete suspension of business
Cyprus, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 April 2020 Updated |
Temporary subsidy programme
Estonia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 Updated |
Idle-time allowance for employees
Latvia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 Updated |
Exceptional and temporary measure on layoffs to protect jobs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 Updated |
Broadening active labour market policy programmes - supporting job retention
Slovakia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
31 March 2020 Updated |
COVID-19 short-time work scheme
Austria, Tripartite agreements |
31 March 2020 |
Danone guarantees jobs and salaries to all its employees for 3 months
France, Company practices |
31 March 2020 Updated |
Emergency measures relating to short-time working
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
31 March 2020 Updated |
Coronavirus job retention scheme
United Kingdom, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
26 March 2021 |
Employment support at primary art schools - Measure 6 First Aid Plus Plus
Slovakia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
14 January 2021 Updated |
Wage subsidy for short time employees
Latvia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
13 January 2021 Updated |
Idle-time allowance for employees (re-introduced)
Latvia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 January 2021 Updated |
New dispositions on partial unemployment
Luxembourg, Tripartite agreements |
05 January 2022 |
Wage subsidy for employees
Latvia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
04 January 2022 |
Support for horeca sector to pay end-of-year bonus
Belgium, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Reorientation of business activities |
01 December 2020 |
Brewdog: Protecting staff, business and community
United Kingdom, Company practices |
26 November 2020 |
SEAT: Temporary conversion to produce respirators
Spain, Company practices |
19 November 2020 |
Product innovation in Slovnaft Bratislava
Slovakia, Company practices |
03 November 2020 |
Lesta starts production of disinfectant liquid
Lithuania, Company practices |
16 April 2020 Updated |
Transfer of personnel to companies within the same group
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Changes in the production of St. Nicolaus Distillery in Leopoldov
Slovakia, Company practices |
05 April 2020 Updated |
Production of personal sanitary protective masks
Slovakia, Company practices |
03 April 2020 |
Transfer of employees from hotels and restaurants to food industry
Slovakia, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
06 February 2021 |
Retail: “Click away” shopping during Christmas period
Greece, Company practices |
10 January 2022 |
COVID-19 prevention at Port Burgas
Bulgaria, Company practices |
Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace |
18 December 2020 |
Closed front doors and cash-free payment to protect bus drivers
Norway, Bipartite collective agreements |
13 December 2021 |
Mandatory COVID-19 testing for private sector employees
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 December 2020 Updated |
New Normal Working Model at Siemens
Germany, Company practices |
09 December 2020 |
Safe working conditions and safe production at B. Braun Melsungen AG
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
09 December 2020 |
Secure pay and safe working conditions at Krones
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
08 December 2020 |
Lesaffre Bulgaria: Effects of the pandemic on business and changes in the way of working
Bulgaria, Company practices |
08 December 2020 |
VMware office Bulgaria: Successful adaptation of the work processes to the new business reality
Bulgaria, Company practices |
02 December 2020 |
VodafoneZiggo: Long-term remote working policy
Netherlands, Company practices |
02 December 2020 |
The Mental Health Matters charity: Well-being packages for employees
United Kingdom, Company practices |
01 December 2020 |
ING: Free choice of up to 100% telework
Spain, Company practices |
01 December 2020 |
BAE Systems: Social distancing measures help staff return to work safely
United Kingdom, Company practices |
01 December 2020 |
'Better Food': Response to the Pandemic
United Kingdom, Company practices |
27 November 2020 |
Specific Covid-19 related HR measures at company level
Belgium, Company practices |
27 November 2020 |
Centralized crisis coordination at company level
Belgium, Company practices |
27 November 2020 |
Argenta: Bank introduces crisis management team
Belgium, Company practices |
27 November 2020 |
New digital communication platform to maintain contact
Belgium, Company practices |
27 November 2020 |
University Hospital Antwerp: Change of work organisation and psychological support for staff
Belgium, Company practices |
26 November 2020 |
Suez: Agreement on telework
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
26 November 2020 Updated |
Recognition of COVID-19 as an occupational disease
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
14 November 2020 |
Staggered work schedule for companies who can't apply telework
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
12 November 2020 |
Bonuses, overnight shift at Tesco
Hungary, Company practices |
09 November 2020 |
Large electronics manufacturer – COVID-19 defence measure
Hungary, Company practices |
03 November 2020 |
Distance work arrangements in Ignitis Group
Lithuania, Company practices |
30 October 2020 |
Maxima gets its employees insured against COVID-19
Lithuania, Company practices |
29 October 2020 |
KTH: Increased support calls to occupational health providers
Sweden, Bipartite collective agreements |
29 October 2020 |
KTH:s remote working rules and return to work
Sweden, Company practices |
28 September 2020 |
Company agreements on smart-working suggest that teleworking will be here to stay
Italy, Bipartite collective agreements |
27 September 2020 |
Measures for protecting the employees in the banking sector
Romania, Other initiatives or policies |
25 September 2020 |
Principles and guidelines for the new agile work in the telecommunications supply chain
Italy, Bipartite collective agreements |
21 September 2020 |
Agreement on the protection of employees and social measures as part of the relaunch of activity at EDF SA
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
07 September 2020 |
Collective agreement Volkswagen Slovensko Bratislava for 2019-2023
Slovakia, Bipartite collective agreements |
04 August 2020 |
Adapting Occupational Health Services to Health Emergencies
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 August 2020 Updated |
Adaptation of collective bargaining rules
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 August 2020 |
Postponement of the assessment of trade unions’ representativeness in SMEs and extension of mandates in labour-related bodies
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 August 2020 |
National deconfinement protocol for companies
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 May 2021 |
COVID-19: sick leave within the waiting period
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
25 April 2020 |
COVID-19 recognised as a work injury
Denmark, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
20 April 2020 |
COVID-19 guide to health and safety recommendations for business continuity in construction
France, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
16 April 2020 Updated |
Organisation of work in the public sector
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 Updated |
New working arrangements (eg. telework) due to pandemic
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
14 April 2020 Updated |
Recommendation on teleworking
Austria, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
13 April 2021 |
Danske Bank gives employees a grant to upgrade their workspace at home
Lithuania, Company practices |
13 April 2020 |
Occupational health and safety in the public transportation service
Portugal, Other initiatives or policies |
10 April 2021 |
Thales: new agreement to facilitate the use of telework
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
10 April 2020 Updated |
New telework rules: mandatory application, telework allowance and favourable tax treatment
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Health and safety at work in the epidemic
Slovenia, Other initiatives or policies |
08 April 2021 Updated |
Free COVID-19 rapid tests in businesses with a staff of more than 20 employees
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 Updated |
Civil protection authority entitled to set working time in retail trade
Croatia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 |
Teleworking and working from home in the public and broader public sector
Cyprus, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 Updated |
Telework - exceptional and temporary measure in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 Updated |
New rules for teleworking
Slovakia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
31 March 2020 Updated |
Simplifying the adoption of the smart working regime
Italy, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
31 March 2020 |
Airbus agreement for making up unworked hours during its production suspension period
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
10 March 2021 |
Nationwide's job guarantee during the pandemic
United Kingdom, Company practices |
12 February 2021 |
E.Wedel: Crisis team for safe production
Poland, Company practices |
12 February 2021 |
Volkswagen Poznań: Sanitary and organisational adaptations in the automotive production
Poland, Company practices |
10 February 2021 |
Netguru: Remote working and well-being at IT company
Poland, Company practices |
06 February 2021 |
Allegro: remote working policy development
Poland, Company practices |
06 February 2021 |
Schaeffler Global Services Europe: Remote working and workplace well-being measures
Poland, Company practices |
27 January 2021 |
Home office regulation
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
27 January 2021 Updated |
General collective agreement Corona test
Austria, Bipartite collective agreements |
12 January 2022 Updated |
Preventing the spread of the COVID-19 in hotel Augusta
Bulgaria, Company practices |
12 January 2022 |
Limiting the risk of COVID-19 in Sofia University
Bulgaria, Company practices |
10 January 2022 Updated |
Regulations on biological risks of employees exposed to COVID-19
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Income protection beyond short-time work |
23 November 2020 |
German Railways (DB) collective agreement 'Corona package'
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
04 November 2020 |
New regulations regarding the medical leave and indemnity for quarantined or isolated employees
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
22 September 2020 |
Agreement on social support for the crisis linked to COVID-19 within the Safran group
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
03 July 2020 Updated |
Increase of the tax-exempt amount of income for workers earning below the annual minimum wage
Lithuania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
22 April 2020 |
Extended right to medical leave and allowances for quarantine leave
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
21 April 2020 Updated |
Extended right to care benefit for employed parents
Norway, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 Updated |
Support scheme for artists with different types of income
Denmark, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 Updated |
Special purpose leave for working parents
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 Updated |
Financial support for suspended and dismissed employees
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 April 2020 Updated |
Doctor's certificate no longer mandatory during the first two weeks of sick leave
Sweden, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
14 April 2020 Updated |
Additional child-bonus for employees entitled to the allowance for idle time
Latvia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
14 April 2020 Updated |
Changes to statutory sick pay (SSP)
United Kingdom, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
13 April 2020 Updated |
Sick pay standard reduction suspended - Encouraging employees to stay home
Sweden, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
13 April 2020 Updated |
Special subsidised care time for working parents and carers
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
12 April 2020 Updated |
Work stoppage to care for a child under 16 years of age
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
12 April 2020 |
Right to flexible schedule and reduction of working hours for workers with care responsibilities
Spain, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Exceptional support measures for intermittent workers and employees in the cultural sector
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 |
Income protection for the workers' period of quarantine
Italy, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 Updated |
Leave and allowance for workers with children and other dependants
Italy, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 Updated |
Introduction of the pandemic sickness benefit
Slovakia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 Updated |
Sick leave amendments
Estonia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 April 2020 Updated |
Care allowance during emergency period for homeschooling 6 to 13 year-old children
Czechia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 Updated |
Compensation for employees in self-isolation
Lithuania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 Updated |
Special paid leave for the caring of children
Cyprus, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 Updated |
Introduction of a pandemic nursing benefit
Slovakia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 Updated |
Employers' dispensation to pay a compensation for sick leave
Slovakia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 January 2022 |
Care allowance in case of emergency measures during the epidemic
Czechia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Measures to prevent social hardship |
01 December 2020 |
Short-time work at Steigenberger Hotel Frankfurt
Germany, Company practices |
12 May 2020 |
Extension of the solidarity fund for mortgages for the purchase of the first home
Italy, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
13 April 2020 Updated |
COVID-19 family hardship fund and family crisis fund
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Extension of meal/eco/gift/sport/culture cheques
Belgium, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery |
09 December 2020 Updated |
Corona bonus at Daimler Germany
Germany, Company practices |
02 December 2020 Updated |
Social partners call on the government to pay out frozen holiday pay
Denmark, Other initiatives or policies |
27 November 2020 |
Actiris: Alternative forms of training introduced
Belgium, Company practices |
09 November 2020 |
Matmut agreement relating to the management of business recovery
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
05 November 2020 |
Digital training of SMEs employees
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 October 2020 Updated |
Training plan for companies with temporary reduction of the normal period of working time
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 October 2020 Updated |
Employee bonus scheme SZÉP card limit rise
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
01 October 2020 Updated |
Wage support to re-employ previously laid off staff
Norway, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 September 2020 |
Pact for German Rail
Germany, Tripartite agreements |
11 September 2020 |
Collective agreements published in the second quarter 2020
Portugal, Bipartite collective agreements |
10 September 2020 Updated |
Support for medium-sized enterprises
Bulgaria, Tripartite agreements |
09 September 2020 |
Tripartite educational programmes for the laid off and the unemployed
Norway, Other initiatives or policies |
08 September 2020 |
Special vocational and educational schemes and subsidy of wage costs
Cyprus, Other initiatives or policies |
19 July 2021 |
Annual report on the evolution of collective bargaining 2020
Portugal, Bipartite collective agreements |
13 July 2020 Updated |
Wage support for job creation/workforce support programme for companies (2021)
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 July 2020 Updated |
Consumption cheques for employees
Belgium, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 July 2021 |
Measures for simplifying conduct of teleworking
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 July 2021 |
Flexibilisation of labour relations for small companies
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 June 2020 |
Tripartite agreement to extend the special unemployment protection scheme associated to temporary collective redundancy or short-time work regulation
Spain, Tripartite agreements |
01 June 2022 |
Increased commuter allowance
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 May 2020 Updated |
Temporary extension of notice period in case of employee resignation in critical functions of society
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
17 April 2020 |
Guide to the COVID-19 'Job-VET-model'
Denmark, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
16 April 2020 |
Distance learning introduced for public training programmes
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 |
Prohibition of dismissal of employees
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
14 April 2020 |
Prohibition of objective dismissals
Spain, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
12 April 2021 |
Exceptional suspension of deadlines associated with survival and expiry of collective agreements
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
11 April 2020 Updated |
Suspension of the trial period in businesses affected by the crisis
Luxembourg, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 April 2020 |
Extraordinary training plan - Exceptional and temporary measure to protect jobs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 Updated |
Exceptional suspension of termination of employment contracts in NationalExceptional suspension of termination of employment in Health Servic
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 |
Reinforcement of resources and powers of the authority for working conditions (ACT)
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 April 2020 Updated |
Extension of the employee re-employment obligation to nine months
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 April 2020 Updated |
Termination of employment during trial period for financial and production-related reasons
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 April 2020 Updated |
Temporary layoffs of employees on a fixed-term contracts
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 April 2020 Updated |
Temporarily shortened duration of employer-employee negotiations on temporary layoffs
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 April 2020 Updated |
Shortened notice period for temporary layoffs
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
31 March 2020 Updated |
Temporary suspension of individual and collective dismissals
Italy, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
12 January 2022 |
Employee training for business resilience
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 January 2022 |
New wage support scheme
Norway, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
19 May 2022
This publication consists of individual country reports on working life during 2021 for 28 countries (the 27 EU Member States and Norway).
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