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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

History

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