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The most important new measure is paid non-working days. Neither nationwide state of emergency nor quarantine was declared in Russia. The period is considered working for certain employee categories and non-working for others all at once. Working and…

Panamanian authorities acted quickly to address expected public health and workplace effects of the pandemic before the country saw its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Panama’s National Assembly enacted legislation to allow telework and the labor…

The Latvian response to the COVID-19 crisis can be praised as successful since the pandemic reached its peak as early as 1 April and there has been a gradual decrease of new cases since then. Nonetheless, the consequences for the labour market are…

The article summarises the measures adopted by the Italian Government to protect workers and undertakings from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Emergency legislation has provided for the closure of business and social distancing as well as…

Coronavirus is a big challenge not only for public health, but also for employment. Emergency restrictions have been affecting the regular business functioning. There are various plan to involve associations in the management of the crisis and…

In France, the main goal of the legislation adopted in response to the health crisis is to avoid dismissals by the development of short-time working and more flexibility in working time. New measures protect also unemployed and independent workers.…

The response of the Dominican Republic to the pandemic of COVID-19 from the Central Government has occurred with greater intensity while the labor union centers have been notably absent. The employers' confederations have provided resources to help…

The Cypriot government has enforced a strict lockdown with a wide restriction on the freedom of movement of individuals, school closures and the suspension of all non-essential business operations. Extraordinary measures were adopted to deal with the…

Canadian governments have responded to COVID-19 in a number of ways. The federal government has responded primarily in the form of a massive stimulus package that includes: (1) the CanadianEmergency Response Benefit, which provides $500 per week to…

Social distancing rules in Brazil in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in the paralysis of most economic activities. Measures were taken to provide support for maintenance of income and employment and to guarantee a minimum income for…