The social partners agreed for the Commerce and Services sector a nominal increase of wages of 3% as of 1 January 2021, with one additional point for the lowest salaries.
Social partners requested the government to extend the short-term working allowance scheme until the end of 2020.
They also suggested that businesses paying the wage differences between short-term and normal wages should be provided more incentives and exemption of income tax
On 4th May 2020, the Sri Lankan social partners and the Ministry of Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations reached a tripartite agreement for “Pro-rate Wages Based on Varied Levels of Deployment”.
This agreement paves the way to further discuss and solidify schemes such as ‘job sharing’.
Well-developed social dialogue and partnership in Austria achieved significant outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Starting in March 2020, the existing short-time working scheme has been adapted and extended to the needs of employers and workers in the Covid-19 crisis.
South African social partners gathered with the government and civil society to present proposals during the crisis.
A temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme was developed.
South African social dialogue institution National Economic Development Council (NEDLAC) was called to provide proposals and solutions on the means to mitigate unemployment and assist employees suspended from work.
A new collective agreement sought to mitigate the impact from Covid-19 outbreak for businesses and workers in the metal and electrical industry until the end of 2020.
Key elements of the agreement were the suspension of wage increases and the facilitation of short-term working schemes.
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