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愛爾蘭 Covid-19 僱員僱主福利須知 COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information for Employers and Employees

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就業事務和社會保護部正在採取措施,為受COVID-19(冠狀病毒)影響的人提供收入支持。

有3個主要更改:

政府現在敦促所有雇主支持國家公共衛生目標,繼續向因Covid-19或自我隔離而無法參加工作的僱員支付己提高的 Illness Benefit疾病福利與其正常工資之間的差額。雇主可考慮與僱員進行一系列靈活的工作安排來實現,例如:

The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection are introducing measures to provide income support to people affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

3 major changes have been announced:

  • the current 6-day waiting period for Illness Benefit will not apply to anyone who has COVID-19 (Coronavirus) or is in medically-required self-isolation
  • the personal rate of Illness Benefit will increase from €203 per week to €305 per week for a maximum of 2 weeks medically-required self-isolation or for the full duration of absence from work following a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
  • the normal social insurance requirements for Illness Benefit will be changed or the means test for Supplementary Welfare Allowance will be removed

You can access public health advice about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) at the government’s information page.

See our quick guide If you are an employee or self-employed and feel you may have COVID-19, or may need to self-isolate as a result of COVID-19

Government has now urged all employers to support national public health objectives by continuing, as a minimum, to pay employees who cannot attend work due to Covid-19 illness or self-isolation the difference between the enhanced Illness Benefit rate and their normal wages.

This may be achieved through the employer considering a range of flexible working arrangements with their employees such as:

  • compassionate leave
  • allowing the employee to work remotely
  • allowing the staff member to ‘work-up’ any time taken at a future date
  • allowing the employee to avail of annual leave entitlements
  • rearranging parental leave

A number of income supports are available from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection for people whose employers do not continue to pay them during a COVID-19 (Coronavirus) related absence or temporary lay-off from work.

可在此處獲得愛爾蘭就業事務和社會保護部 關於Covid-19的最新更新:The latest updates from the Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection about Covid-19 are available on here:
https://gov.ie/en/publication/99104a-covid-19-coronavirus/