Danish response to mitigate the financial impact of Corona and the COVID-19 pandemic
Read about this: You will find an overview of the Danish response to mitigate the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The overview covers initiatives taken by the Danish government in support of companies, workers, self-employed, freelancers etc.
Also: The Government and the social partners have concluded a tripartite agreement on a temporary wage compensation scheme for employees who are at risk of redundancy.
The agreement is a major contribution to ensuring that COVID-19 has the smallest possible impact on the work and livelihood of the Danes.
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In this paper, you will find an overview of the Danish response to mitigate the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The overview covers initiatives taken by the Danish government in support of companies, workers, self-employed, freelancers etc.
The Government and the social partners have concluded a tripartite agreement on a temporary wage compensation scheme for employees who are at risk of redundancy. The agreement is a major contribution to ensuring that COVID-19 has the smallest possible impact on the work and livelihood of the Danes.
The distribution of working time scheme will make it possible to temporarily reduce working time in accordance with the collective agreement for a period of time, and thereby avoid dismissal of the affected employees, for example during times of declining orders.
The breakout of coronavirus places Danish employees and businesses in a difficult situation. When hotel rooms are vacant or when manufacturing companies cannot get components because of the coronavirus, companies are facing revenue shortfalls at a time when they still have to pay their bills. The Government has therefore concluded a tripartite agreement on an employee package which is to protect Danish jobs and ensure that employees get paid as normal.
The Government, the Liberal Party, the People’s Party, the Social-Liberal Party, the Socialist People's Party, the Red-Green Alliance, the Conservative People’s Party, Liberal Alliance and the Alternative agree that it is important to take concerted action on a large scale in order to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19 on the Danish society