COVID-19 and Labour Law: Republic of San Marino (original) (raw)

European Labour Law Journal, 2020

This article provides an account of the Italian response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the labour law field. The author focuses on the policy measures in the matters of income support, parental leave, rest and holiday leave, agile working (i.e. teleworking), dismissal, as well as on the special provisions arranged by the social partners and later adopted by the legislator to preserve the health and safety of the employees and also to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the workplace. Ultimately, the author hints at the potential development of employee participation in Italy in the wake of the upsurge of social dialogue during the coronavirus emergency.

COVID-19 and Labour Law: Uruguay

Italian Labour Law e-Journal, 2020

This report briefly presents the main regulatory measures adopted in Uruguay in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. The main measures are categorized in three packages, considering the regulation of the national health emergency, the reinforcement measures, and the necessary adaptations and improvements implemented recently.

COVID-19 and Labour Law: Argentina

Italian Labour Law e-Journal, 2020

Argentina has had a profound regulatory activity to counteract the coronavirus pandemic so far. Based on the experience of other countries, a strict lockdown was put into place at an early stage, which has been opening up slowly but gradually. Telework was recommended and a benefits program for affected businesses was implemented to ensure the payment of social security and salaries. A temporary prohibition of dismissals and suspensions was taken to protect employment and workers’ income. Regarding essential workers, COVID-19 has been deemed as an occupational disease for additional protection. Social protection was reinforced and an emergency family income for vulnerable groups was implemented, between other measures.

COVID-19 and Labour Law: Slovakia

2020

As Slovakia is one of the least affected countries in terms of the spread of the disease, except for doctors and employees in social services facilities, there was no serious threat to the health of employees. However, this is not due to the economic consequences of the pandemic, which threaten the competitiveness of employers. The new government tried to respond to the situation with legislative measures, which were adopted in quick succession, without discussion with the social partners and often in the form of indirect amendments, which in turn it makes it more difficult in orientation in the legislation. However, thanks to the intervention of the social partners, no measures have been taken that would worsen the position of employees in employment relations. The promised financial assistance for job retention is running very slowly.

COVID 19 and Labour Law Argentina. Update 2 July 2020

Italian Labour Law e-Journal, 2020

Argentina has had a profound regulatory activity to counteract the coronavirus pandemic so far and its consequences, which appear to worsen as time goes by. Based on the experience of other countries, a strict lockdown was put into place at an early stage, which has been opening up slowly but gradually. Telework was recommended and a benefits program for affected businesses was implemented to ensure the payment of social security and salaries. A temporary prohibition of dismissals and suspensions was taken to protect employment and workers’ income. Regarding essential workers, COVID-19 has been deemed as an occupational disease for additional protection. Social protection was reinforced and an emergency family income for vulnerable groups was implemented, between other measures.

COVID-19 and Labour Law: Panama

2020

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 ministry issued a Circular on February 27, 2020 to provide guidance to employers and workers on how to prevent infection from COVID-19 in the workplace, followed by several Decrees establishing guidelines to deal with the impact of the pandemic on workplaces. The government of Panama issued a national-level state of emergency declaration on March 13, 2020. In addition to public health and workplace measures adopted in short succession in March 2020, the Panamanian government adopted a financial aid package to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic.

COVID-19 and Labour Law: Brazil

2020

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 informal workers. Health and safety protections for healthcare and essential services workers received very minimal attention.

COVID-19 and Labour Law: Austria

2020

Austria has shut-down significant parts of the economy as well as public life since mid-March 2020 including schools, universities, shops, services and restaurants. Since May the measures have been relaxed towards a “new normality”. To counter dismissals a rather generous short- time work scheme was introduced that guarantees the employees an income at 80 – 90% of their former net wage. The other measures include special precautions for employees with high risks of serious etiopathology, special care leave and an obligation to use holidays and time credits.

Labor Law and the Covid-19 pandemic: Lithuanian responses

Noticias CIELO, 2021

This report will outline and explain Lithuania’s labor-related Covid 19 legislation. It will also analyze the effectiveness of these measures and make suggestions for possible improvements. Once again, while it is the hope of the authors that the coronavirus pandemic is a one time event that will soon be behind us, unfortunately there is no guarantee that either of these propositions will be true. Consequently, it is important to examine Lithuania’s response to the pandemic in the field of labor law to determine what is and is not effective, either to make corrections while the current crisis is ongoing or to present a better model for the next crisis.

COVID-19 and Labour Law: Colombia

2020

Due to the global pandemic, Colombia has established a preventive social isolation with some exceptions. In order to protect workers' sources of income, it has adopted various measures to guarantee job stability, employees' labour income and informal workers’ rights, while considering the opinion of the Social Partners. Therefore, and despite that the Colombian government’s reaction has not completely covered the relevant ILO’s International Labour Standards yet, there is clear and daily action to adapt the norms and institutions in the country in order to thrive after the COVID-19 outbreak.