A new S$1.2-billion (US$890.2-million) support package is designed to help small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) cope with the pandemic.
Under the proposal, large employers would be able to act as vaccine hubs, granted indemnity to vaccinate staff and collect employees’ vaccination records.
Government workers who work from home due to the pandemic can claim for internet expenses of P75-300 (US$1.5-6.1) per month.
The facility aims to provide relief and support the recovery of SMEs in the services sector, and brings the total allocation to RM$6 billion.
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To offer financial aid to those affected by the pandemic, the government is planning a VND26-trillion (US$1.13-billion) package.
Beginning July 1, public sector workers will have access to 14 weeks of paid parental leave in the state of New South Wales.
To effectively contain the spread of COVID-19, companies and private enterprises should equip themselves to do testing by themselves.
A US$500 million World Bank programme will invest in social protection schemes for urban informal workers, gig-workers, and migrants.
The overall unemployment rate in the country trended down in May, falling marginally from 2.9% in the previous month.
A large portion of the extra budget will be used to support small businesses, provide cash handouts to households and help struggling job seekers.
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) is against increasing the number of service incentive leave days mandated by law.
The Skills Priority List, which provides a future demand rating for occupations nationwide, will be used to enact relevant employment policies.
Companies with five or more permanent staff are planning to hire 24% more employees in the six-month period ending this September.
The payout will cover over 690,000 employees across six high-risk provinces, paying out half their wages with a cap of 7,500 baht.
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order to implement a recovery strategy for the country’s labour market.
The government’s guidelines stipulate that only 60% of employees in selected sectors can report to the office.
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From July, more employees, including those hired under special contracts, will be covered under the state employment insurance scheme.
Some RM$500 million would be allocated to the unemployed, benefiting around 1 million recipients who will each receive RM$500.
The government is preventing vaccination programme at workplaces from being concentrated in major cities.
They also called on the Australian government to provide such leave to casual and contract workers.
Out of the 592,000 Australians who lost their employment in April 2020, 38% were aged between 15 and 24.
A survey revealed that only 16% of SMEs expect their businesses to recover only in 2023, citing movement restrictions as dampening business demand.
The Philippine Skills Framework (PSF) has been launched to link the government, industry and the academia to upskill workers.
Earlier in June, India issued an advisory to encourage WFH for all nursing mothers for at least a year, in jobs where remote work is possible.
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According to a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 27% of businesses have difficulty in finding suitable staff.
India has fallen 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in gender gap parity, according to a World Economic Forum report.
More than double the expected 500,000 people had applied for COVID-19 relief loans from the Ministry of Labour (MOL).
