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We believe that the measures taken by the Government to manage the second wave of quarantine and adapt the inactivity mechanism, when it was compensated 100%. “Unemployment at 1.5 times the monthly minimum wage (MMA) has helped save more jobs, and we believe that unemployment rates would be higher without these decisions and without these measures,” he said after a meeting with the president. Thursday.
“All the measures that were taken were aimed at keeping as many people as possible in the labor market so that employers did not make the decision to fire people. Looking at how the inactivity mechanism is currently used, we believe that this measure has really helped save more jobs, ”added M. Navickienė.
According to the minister, cooperation between ministries helps implement effective support.
The measures are correlated not only between the Ministry of Social Security and Labor, but also between the Ministry of Economy and Innovation. And the help, the support that entrepreneurs receive after the shutdowns, which they can take advantage of, also encourages the recovery of certain sectors that are most affected, ”he said.
According to Ms Navickienė, while providing support to victims of self-employed COVID-19, it is planned to apply individual assessment.
“Regarding the short-term measures that we are taking now, I would like to mention the individual assessment for individuals. Today we are seeing a lot of problems with the self-employed who have not fallen on the list of victims. However, having direct links with those affected did not receive support. Today it has been decided that the self-employed, whose billing has fallen, will also be able to receive support, “he said.
The minister’s representative, Tomas Kavaliauskas, told BNS that decisions on the extension of current support are currently being coordinated.
“If, according to the ECDC code, a person is not among the beneficiaries, their activities are not prohibited during the quarantine, they will be able to reapply and then each one of them would be evaluated individually. It is the same measure that is still in force today, but only the self-employed, such as producers of wood or ceramics, cannot benefit from it. You can produce, but you have nowhere to sell it, ”explained T. Kavaliauskas.
“In order for the population to be eligible for the subsidy, an individual assessment will be used, so that it can be realistically assessed that a person is really bad. And if it is really bad, those 260 euros are allocated ”, he added.
Individual employees who are not included in the list of the Classification of Economic Activities (NACE) will be able to apply to the Employment Service, their turnover indicators will be verified with the State Tax Inspection (STI) and a decision will be made on the support. .
The minister also highlighted the increase in maternity, paternity and childcare benefits.
“Another important aspect is the alternative calculation of maternity, paternity and childcare benefits. Until the quarantine period, the benefit calculated according to the general procedure is compared and then a higher benefit is awarded using a more favorable tax period, ”he said.
However, M. Navickienė stressed that it is not planned to increase the child’s money this year.
“With regard to universal benefits, (…) it seems to me that we should analyze very broadly what we want to achieve. Here you should not make quick decisions. The child’s money is as it is today, and they have guaranteed financing , the amount of the child’s money has been approved in the Seimas, so we would not really start talking about changes this year. We believe that we should think about other measures that could lead to greater social protection for people, “he said.
According to the minister, one of the measures that can reduce the increase in youth unemployment is to reduce the length of service requirements. He also added that “it is important to understand that young people also have the greatest potential to find work.”
It must also be taken into account that we have a large number of young people registered with the Employment Service because we had a benefit of 200 euros during the first quarantine, which motivated people to register with the Employment Service.
In any case, we need to look at the problem that the youth unemployment rate is high, and we can address this with several initiatives, starting with lowering the time-of-service requirement for youth or the time-of-service requirement for benefits insurance. for unemployment in general. , “she said.
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