The regulations prescribed in Resolution 126/NQ-CP amending Resolution 68/NQ-CP in 2021 on supporting policies for employees and employers facing difficulties due to the outbreak of pandemic COVID-19.
Accordingly, supporting policy for employees suspending work is amended as follows:
– Employees working under labor contract are suspended due to reason prescribed in clause 3 Article 99 Labor Code; participating in compulsory social insurance up to the time right before suspending work and being in one of the following cases:
+ Must be treated for Covid-19, subject to medical quarantine, in lockdown areas or unable to go to work under principles of Directive 16/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister;
+ Because the employer has to suspend operations at the request of competent State agency or has a head office, branch, representative office, etc. in the area to take measures to prevent and control the epidemic according to the principles of the Directive 16/CT-TTg or rearrange production and labor for epidemic prevention and control:
In the duration of 14 consecutive days or more, from May 1st, 2021 to the end of December 31st, 2021.
Level of support is 01 million dong/person.
Currently, this regulation is applied merely to those who are subject to medical quarantine or in lockdown areas at the request of competent State Agency in a duration of 14 days or more, from May 1st, 2021 to the end of December 31st, 2021.
Resolution 126/NQ-CP takes effect from October 8th, 2021
