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20-03-2020

4. The economic measures are subject to the commitment of the company to maintain employment for a period of 6 months from the date of resumption of activity.

Record of Temporary Employment Regulation Information

Suspension of contracts and reduction of working hours due to force majeure:

  • Its causes must be directly motivated by losses of activity as a result of COVID-19, including the declaration of a state of emergency.
  • Here we can find ourselves in two situations, the activities including the RD declaration of a state of alarm (hospitality, etc …) and other activities that their activity has also been reduced or without activity due to mobility restrictions (car workshop, real estate )
  • From the request the administration has 5 working days to answer, and they take effect from the date of the causal event (retroactive effects)

2. Suspension and reduction of working hours for economic, technical, organizational and production reasons:

  • It is also promoted by the impact on the company of COVID-19.
  • The workers’ negotiating commission is required, if there are no staff delegates, a period of 5 days is established.
  • Consultations are limited to 7 days.
  • If there is an agreement with the workers, these terms can be shortened.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about Record of Temporary Employment Regulation:

In the event of force majeure, if the administration does not reply within 5 days, “positive” silence is understood. If the administration answers rejecting it, a new ERTE can be presented for economic reasons.

2. CONTRIBUTION

  • Companies with less than 50 workers will not pay business fees
  • Companies with more than 50 workers will be paid 75%. This exemption must be requested from the General Treasury

3. UNEMPLOYMENT, 70% will be paid on the regulatory basis, including workers who have not contributed 360 days and will not be taken into account as consumed benefits.

4. The economic measures are subject to the company’s commitment to maintain employment for a period of 6 months from the date of resumption of activity.