Extraordinary Support for Families

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:18 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

Through extraordinary support for families (apoio excecional à família), parents' absence from work could be justified during the school/social care institution closures. This meant that laying parents off for unjustified leave was not possible

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Country

Portugal

Policy Area

Parental leave

Measure

Paid parental leave

Eligibility

Workers (only one of the parents, not working remotely) caring for a child aged under 12

Type

Cash (social insurance)

Start / Announced Date

13/03/2020

End Date

N/A

Amount

For employed parents: 2/3 of their base wage with a minimum of €635 and a maximum of €1,905 For self-employed parents:1/3 of their base wage with a minimum of €438 and a maximum of €1,097.03

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

Eurofound (2020) Exceptional support to workers' families, case PT-2020-11/874 (measures in Portugal), COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, Available at: http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch Perista, P. (2021). ESPN thematic report: social protection and inclusion policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Portugal. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?pager.offset=25&advSearchKey= ESPN_covid2021&mode=advancedSubmit&catId=22&policyArea=0&policyAreaSub=0&country=0&year=0