The Government extends the Erte of the pandemic for a month but lowers the exemptions to companies

The Government, unions and businessmen have agreed to extend for one month, until March 31, the current regulation of the pandemic temporary employment regulation files (Erte), a period in which they must transit to the The Executive will approve -predictably- in the Council of Ministers this Tuesday this transitional period.

In this month of transition, the Erte covid -under which some 100,000 people follow and whose scheme was declining this February 28- will maintain the conditions of protection for workers but the exemptions to the fees paid by companies will be lowered by 20 points. Social Security.

This is how the exemptions remain

Thus, they explain from CCOO to Efe, they go from 80% to 60% for companies where there are training plans, while where these plans are not developed they go from 40% to 20% if they have 10 or more workers and from 50% to 30% in the case of 10 or less workers. The exemption for

During this month of transit, companies must request the change to an Erte for economic, technical, organizational or production reasons (Etop) or force majeure “in accordance with the new wording of articles 47 and 47 bis of the labor reform “. Both employers and unions had asked the Government for a transit period to adapt the files that the Executive has agreed to enable.

Along with this, it has also been agreed to activate protection for travel agencies, one of the most affected sectors with about 30% of its affiliates under an Erte. In the cases caused by the explosion of the volcano in La Palma, the extension is until June 30 and the transition, they explain from CCOO, is automatic to force majeure maintaining the same conditions.

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It has also been agreed to extend the Mecuida Plan until June 30, which includes special measures so that workers can adapt or reduce their working hours due to circumstances arising from the pandemic. Both points will also go to the Council of Ministers this Tuesday.

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