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COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch

Database of national-level responses

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.

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Tripartite agreements

Austria

Employment protection and retention
31 March 2020 Updated	COVID-19 short-time work scheme Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work)

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Bulgaria

Ensuring business continuity and support for essential services
10 September 2020 Updated	COVID-19: Assistance for frontline workers in health care services Remuneration and rewards for workers in essential services
Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery
16 July 2020	Measure: 'Employment for you': subsidised employment for hiring unemployed Active labour market policies, incl. subsidised job creation
Supporting businesses to get back to normal
10 September 2020	Support for medium-sized enterprises Measures to support a gradual relaunch of work

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Denmark

Employment protection and retention
15 April 2020 Updated	Tripartite agreement on wage compensation in the private sector Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work)
06 October 2020	New temporary tripartite agreement on work sharing Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work)

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Germany

Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery
15 September 2020	Pact for German Rail Support for spending, stimulus packages
02 October 2020	Guidelines for the support of people with special needs Active labour market policies, incl. subsidised job creation

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Ireland

Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace
24 July 2020	Return to Work Safely Protocol Occupational health and safety

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Luxembourg

Employment protection and retention
06 April 2020 Updated	Measures for short-time working in cases of force majeure related to the Coronavirus Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work)
Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery
14 September 2020	Negotiations by the Tripartite coordination committee on the COVID-19 crisis Active labour market policies, incl. subsidised job creation

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Malta

Employment protection and retention
03 April 2020 Updated	COVID-19 wage supplement Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work)

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Portugal

Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery
13 August 2020	Tripartite Declaration of Commitment to jointly promote the economic and social recovery Other

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Spain

Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery
05 June 2020	Tripartite agreement to extend the special unemployment protection scheme associated to temporary collective redundancy or short-time work regulation Flexibilisation and security
06 July 2020	Tripartite agreement for economic reactivation and employment Other
Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace
02 October 2020	Tripartite agreement for the prevention of occupational hazards in the Madrid Region Occupational health and safety

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