Income protection for self-employed and non-standard workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

IF 1.2 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Slavina Spasova, Pietro Regazzoni
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Abstract

Based on original evidence from the European Social Policy Network (ESPN), the article investigates the extent to which self-employed and non-standard workers, who are less protected by “ordinary” social protection, were included in “extraordinary” income protection and job retention schemes during the COVID-19 pandemic in the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom. When the crisis hit, countries quickly introduced unprecedented emergency income replacement measures for the self-employed. Nevertheless, most of these schemes provided only basic support through lump sums and were, in some cases, subject to a variety of eligibility conditions. Non-standard workers were in general included in job retention schemes, but substantial gaps remained in some countries. The article discusses how such gaps were addressed in five EU Member States. The article concludes by highlighting some policy pointers for better and more adequate “extraordinary” income protection for the self-employed and non-standard workers in times of crisis.

2019冠状病毒病大流行期间个体户和非标准工人的收入保护
根据欧洲社会政策网络(ESPN)的原始证据,本文调查了欧盟(EU)和英国在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间,受“普通”社会保护保护较少的个体经营者和非标准工人被纳入“特殊”收入保护和工作保留计划的程度。当危机袭来时,各国迅速采取了前所未有的针对个体经营者的紧急收入替代措施。然而,这些计划大多数只通过一次性付款提供基本支助,在某些情况下还受到各种资格条件的限制。一般来说,非标准工人被列入保留工作计划,但在一些国家仍有很大差距。本文讨论了五个欧盟成员国是如何解决这些差距的。文章最后强调了在危机时期为个体经营者和非标准工人提供更好和更充分的“特殊”收入保护的一些政策指针。
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International Social Security Review
International Social Security Review PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-
CiteScore
2.00
自引率
8.30%
发文量
29
期刊介绍: The International Social Security Review, the world"s major international quarterly publication in the field of social security. First published in 1948, the journal appears in four language editions (English, French, German and Spanish). Articles by leading social security experts around the world present international comparisons and in-depth discussions of topical questions as well as studies of social security systems in different countries, and there is a regular, comprehensive round-up of the latest publications in its field.
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