Eurofound's COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the crisis, 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 99 measures for this target group. Most of these measures fall into the category Ensuring business continuity and support for essential services (31%).
Ensuring business continuity and support for essential services |
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03 December 2020 |
The remuneration of retail chain employees due to worsened working conditions during the pandemic
Czechia, Company practices |
28 November 2020 |
Giovanni Rana: Extraordinary plan of wage increases in pasta manufacturing company
Italy, Company practices |
27 November 2020 |
Temporary interventions in labour law
Slovenia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
27 November 2020 |
Temporary availability of health care workers during the epidemic
Slovenia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
27 November 2020 |
Salary bonus for HM Hospitals workers
Spain, Company practices |
16 November 2020 |
Idle tourism workers to join COVID-19 track and trace team
Malta, Company practices |
30 October 2020 |
Elite Hotels offer subsidised stays for people in risk groups and health care staff
Sweden, Company practices |
26 October 2020 |
Care jobs for temporary unemployed
Belgium, Other initiatives or policies |
23 October 2020 |
Temporarily laid-off employees of passenger airline Finland given an opportunity to work for private healthcare providers
Finland, Company practices |
05 October 2020 |
New service contracts for doctors in wake of coronavirus
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
02 October 2020 |
Tourism services for medical staff compensated by the State
Lithuania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
17 September 2020 |
Ensuring business continuity and protection of workers in private security service during Covid- 19 pandemic
European Union, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
11 September 2020 |
Bonuses from supermarket chains to reward their employees.
Greece, Company practices |
10 September 2020 Updated |
COVID-19: Assistance for frontline workers in health care services
Bulgaria, Tripartite agreements |
06 May 2020 |
Increase of maximum weekly working hours
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 May 2020 Updated |
Mobilisation of healthcare professionals
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
21 April 2020 |
Schools and kindergartens open to personnel in critical society functions
Norway, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
17 April 2020 |
Temporary exemption from pension reduction for health professionals
Norway, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 |
Bonus for hospital staff
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 Updated |
Income support for employees engaged in R+D activities
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 |
Removal of income ceiling for student aid to facilitate work in essential services
Sweden, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 |
Extraordinary financial support to personnel of public health and civil protection institutions
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 |
Easing the temporary and flexible hiring of workers in agriculture
Spain, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 April 2020 |
Mobilisation of retired health service and other emergency service workers
United Kingdom, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Limitation of certain rights of healthcare workers
Slovenia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 |
Care for children or other dependants of workers of essential services
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 |
Bonuses for employees working in social service institutions
Lithuania, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
08 April 2020 |
Wage increases for medical staff
Lithuania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 February 2021 |
Manufacturing companies pay bonus to employees working onsite
Ireland, Company practices |
02 February 2021 |
Road freight: call for keeping borders and supply chains open
European Union, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
01 February 2021 |
Seafarers proclaimed key workers and obtain exemption payment of personal income tax
Croatia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Supporting businesses to stay afloat |
31 December 2020 |
Agricovid Food industry
Czechia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
24 October 2020 |
COVID-Culture programme: Support for companies and workers in arts and culture
Czechia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 October 2020 Updated |
Social Care Provider Act
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
14 September 2020 |
Suspension of the collective agreement of the tour guides of Crete and Santorini in case of pandemic
Greece, Bipartite collective agreements |
12 August 2020 |
Support for online “warehouse” concerts
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 April 2020 |
Relief of ‘KATA’ small entrepreneurs’ tax for certain target sectors hard-hit by the Coronavirus pandemic
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 April 2020 Updated |
Relief of tax on labour for certain target sectors hard-hit by COVID-19
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 Updated |
Flemish interruption premium during COVID-19
Belgium, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
29 January 2021 |
Funding supports for the sport sector
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
29 January 2021 |
Range of supports introduced for the arts, culture and performance sectors
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 January 2021 |
Measures for culture, media and NGO sector
Slovenia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Employment protection and retention |
19 December 2020 |
First Aid Plus - Measure 6 (Employment support at preschools during pandemic)
Slovakia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 December 2020 Updated |
Wage support for the catering and recreation sectors
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
25 November 2020 |
Agreement for maintenance of employment in Inditex
Spain, Bipartite collective agreements |
10 August 2020 |
Agreement between Air Malta and Engineers Union
Malta, Bipartite collective agreements |
07 August 2020 |
Collective agreement: Air Malta cabin crew
Malta, Bipartite collective agreements |
17 July 2020 |
Temporary Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (TWSCS)
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 July 2020 |
Measures for maintaining employment in transport and tourism
Bulgaria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 July 2020 |
Support measures regarding seasonal employees
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
29 June 2020 Updated |
Special support schemes for workers and businesses
Cyprus, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
17 April 2020 |
Collective corona-protection agreement on short-time working in system catering
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
15 April 2020 |
Audiovisual sector: First collective agreement on short-time working
Germany, Bipartite collective agreements |
Reorientation of business activities |
02 December 2020 |
Larger than Live: Delivery of online live concerts
Netherlands, Company practices |
01 December 2020 |
Siemens Healthineers: Company supports staff volunteering at the National Health Service
United Kingdom, Company practices |
01 December 2020 |
Brewdog: Protecting staff, business and community
United Kingdom, Company practices |
16 November 2020 |
Bortex Tailoring shift production to make facemasks and scrubs
Malta, Company practices |
16 November 2020 |
English language schools try to adapt during COVID-19
Malta, Company practices |
29 October 2020 |
HOK-Elanto transferred 800 employees from restaurants to grocery stores in order to meet the needs of the rapidly changing market
Finland, Company practices |
13 April 2020 |
Ten companies, mainly from moulds and plastics, from Marinha Grande and Leiria, produce goggles for free distribution
Portugal, Other initiatives or policies |
05 April 2020 Updated |
Production of personal sanitary protective masks
Slovakia, Company practices |
31 March 2020 |
OpenHotel platform for essential workers
Austria, Other initiatives or policies |
Supporting businesses to get back to normal |
22 December 2020 |
Free courses for tourism workers
Malta, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 |
Training voucher of €600 for specific professionals
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace |
17 December 2020 |
New technologies in Alpha-Mega Hypermarkets for health and safety
Cyprus, Company practices |
17 December 2020 |
Lidl Cyprus health and safety protection protocol
Cyprus, Company practices |
10 December 2020 |
Protection measures in the Bank of Cyprus branch offices
Cyprus, Company practices |
09 December 2020 |
Working in tandem with robots - Joint social partner position
European Union, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
01 December 2020 |
BAE Systems: Social distancing measures help staff return to work safely
United Kingdom, Company practices |
01 December 2020 |
Online mental health service launched for frontline workers
Ireland, Other initiatives or policies |
30 November 2020 |
Dublin Airport restructuring plan
Ireland, Company practices |
30 November 2020 |
Four year emergency agreement concluded at Ryanair
Ireland, Bipartite collective agreements |
16 November 2020 |
Taxi company adapts to COVID-19
Malta, Company practices |
14 September 2020 |
Teaching unions' coronavirus online information hubs
United Kingdom, Other initiatives or policies |
14 September 2020 |
Amendment of the sectoral collective agreement for the Lithuanian national public health system
Lithuania, Bipartite collective agreements |
10 September 2020 |
A new employment model in Höfe
Slovenia, Company practices |
10 September 2020 |
European social partners call for safeguard of personal and household services workers
European Union, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
14 April 2020 |
Instructions from the social partners for dealing with construction sites due to COVID-19
Austria, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
13 April 2020 |
Occupational health and safety promotion - Health professionals
Portugal, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
07 February 2021 |
Ervia: Agile work programme aided move to remote working during pandemic
Ireland, Company practices |
12 January 2021 |
Collective agreement signed in the police sector
Lithuania, Bipartite collective agreements |
Income protection beyond short-time work |
13 November 2020 |
Unemployment benefit and extension of protection to the cultural sector
Spain, Other initiatives or policies |
27 October 2020 |
Creative workers employment program
Latvia, Other initiatives or policies |
29 September 2020 Updated |
Special scheme for certain categories of self-employed
Cyprus, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
17 August 2020 |
Support to professionals in the creative industries
Netherlands, Other initiatives or policies |
13 July 2020 |
Support to collective leaders participating in the song and dance festival movement
Estonia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 July 2020 Updated |
Financial support for seasonal employees who are not re-hired in 2020
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 July 2020 |
Social support for artists, authors, technicians and other arts professionals
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
01 July 2020 |
Emergency support allowance for artists
Cyprus, Other initiatives or policies |
16 April 2020 |
Support scheme for artists with different types of income
Denmark, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 April 2020 Updated |
COVID-19 - Arts and culture - Overview of support measures for artists
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
12 April 2020 Updated |
COVID-19: Assisting artists and freelancers
Bulgaria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 |
Scheme for the remuneration of contract workers and self-employed in the afternoon programmes of the Ministry of Education
Cyprus, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 Updated |
COVID-19 indemnity for self-employed, economically dependent workers and employees
Italy, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 April 2020 Updated |
Subsistence support for freelancers in creative industries
Estonia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 |
Compensation for doctors and other officials infected with COVID-19 during their duty
Lithuania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery |
21 October 2020 |
Aids for the energy renovation of buildings
Spain, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 September 2020 Updated |
Measures to support the construction and property industries
Malta, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 January 2021 |
Measures for the second package for the cultural and creative sector
Netherlands, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Disclaimer: This information has not been subject to the full Eurofound evaluation, editorial and publication process. All information is preliminary and subject to change.