US: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 – Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program Operating, Financial, and Reporting Instructions

This guidance was issued by the U.S. Department of Labor to assist states with operating, financial, and reporting instructions for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program under the newly enacted CARES …

COVID-19 recognised as an occupational disease under Malaysian law

Malaysia’s Social Security Organization (SOCSO) has clarified that COVID-19 is considered an occupational disease under Malaysian law. Posting a statement on Facebook in response to articles by Malay Mail and Malaysiakini, SOCSO said that COVID-19 …

Furloughing and Fundamental Rights: The Case of Paid Annual Leave

As the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme takes shape over the coming weeks, its interaction with a host of existing employment rights will need to be clarified as a matter of …

How the U.S. National Labor Rights Act Protects Workers’ Refusal to Work in Unsafe Conditions

This brief outline provides an overview of how the U.S. National Labor Rights Act (NLRA) protects workers who refuse to work in unsafe conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic has lead to …

ILO ACTRAV Analysis: Governments’Responses to COVID-19

How Governments are responding to the pandemic of COVID-19? Find out more with this analysis… https://www.ilo.org/actrav/info/pubs/WCMS_740916/lang–en/index.htm?

ETUC Briefing Note: THE SITUATION FOR FRONTIER WORKERS

This briefing note focuses on the unique challenges facing ‘frontier workers’ in the EU and what possible solutions can be taken. Frontier workers are the 1.5 million workers that are …

How State Attorneys General are Protecting Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Much of the coverage of state attorneys general work during the coronavirus crisis has focused on consumer protection, but many state AGs—even those without dedicated workers’ rights units—are helping protect workers …

Australia: Can employees use paid sick leave entitlements while stood down for COVID-19?

This commentary piece discusses whether in Australia, staff that have been ‘stood down’ due to COVID-19 are able to use paid sick leave or other entitlements. Qantas Airlines seems to …

Italian measures to face the COVID-19 pandemic

Please click here to download information on Italy’s measures related to COVID-19: COVID-19_Italy_measures Here is information in French: ITALY – Coronavirus emergency measures

Italy: Tribunal in Florence Found that Just Eat must provide PPE for its Riders

The decision is only in Italian, and can be found here: provvedimento-1.pdf-1

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