Legal Q3 Overview
EU: Total labour market slack up to 14% (Source: Eurostat)
Throughout the second quarter 2020, the labour market across the European Union (EU) was affected by COVID-19 measures taken by Member States. Employment and unemployment as defined by the International Labour
Organisation (ILO) concept are, in this particular situation, not sufficient to describe all the developments taking place in the labour market. In this phase of the crisis, active measures to contain employment losses led to
temporary absences from work rather than dismissals. In addition, individuals could not search for work or were not available due to the containment measures, thus not counting as unemployed according to the ILO concept.
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/11410470/3-08102020-AP-EN.pdf/074d0df8-8784-68aa-ac02-21584b702826
Netherlands: Further details published on the NOW 3.0 employer subsidy scheme (Source: DLA Piper)
As from 1 October 2020, the NOW scheme, under which employers can receive subsidy for their salary costs, will be extended until 1 July 2021. Please find below the details of the NOW 3.0:
https://knowledge.dlapiper.com/dlapiperknowledge/globalemploymentlatestdevelopments/netherlands-now-30-extension-of-the-now-employer-subsidy-scheme-to-july-2021
UK: Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus Scheme (Source: DLA Piper)
The Government has today issued detailed guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus scheme and what employers need to do to make a claim. It has also issued Examples of employer deciding which employees will
meet the minimum income threshold for the Job Retention Bonus, as well as a Treasury Direction setting out the legal framework for the bonus scheme.
The Job Retention Bonus is a £1,000 one off taxable payment made to an employer for each eligible employee furloughed and kept continuously employed until 31 January 2021. The bonus does not have to be paid on to the
employee.
https://knowledge.dlapiper.com/dlapiperknowledge/globalemploymentlatestdevelopments/uk-coronavirus-job-retention-bonus-scheme
Netherlands: New Covid-19 measures announced on 28 September (Source: DLA Piper)
On 28 September, the Dutch government announced several new measures, as the number of Covid-19 infections is increasing rapidly. Full list can be found below:
https://knowledge.dlapiper.com/dlapiperknowledge/globalemploymentlatestdevelopments/netherlands-new-covid-19-measures-announced-on-28-september
Spain: New remote working law in force 13 October (Source: DLA Piper)
Royal Decree-law 28/2020 on remote work was published in the Official Gazette on 23 September. The key points to note are found in the below link:
https://knowledge.dlapiper.com/dlapiperknowledge/globalemploymentlatestdevelopments/spain-new-remote-working-law-in-force-13-october-2020
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