Over half the requests for Covid-19 help for flexible contract workers have failed
4 years, 5 months ago

Over half the requests for Covid-19 help for flexible contract workers have failed

Dutch News  

Over half the requests for Covid-19 financial help made by people on flexible contracts, staffing agency workers and people on call-out contracts have been refused, according to new figures from administering agency UWV. In total, the agency has received 23,000 requests for grants of up to €1,650 from people who were not entitled to unemployment or welfare benefits but who lost work because of the coronavirus epidemic. The scheme was developed because some workers, often students and people on staffing agency contracts, are not able to claim financial support via the various other schemes and were not entitled to social security either. Tens of thousands of people – particularly people on temporary or zero hours contracts – are thought to have been left with no income because they are not covered by the existing rulings.

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Over half the requests for Covid-19 help for flexible contract workers have failed
4 years, 5 months ago

Over half the requests for Covid-19 help for flexible contract workers have failed

Dutch News  

Over half the requests for Covid-19 financial help made by people on flexible contracts, staffing agency workers and people on call-out contracts have been refused, according to new figures from administering agency UWV. In total, the agency has received 23,000 requests for grants of up to €1,650 from people who were not entitled to unemployment or welfare benefits but who …

Workers on flexible contracts often don't meet income support rules: UWV
4 years, 6 months ago

Workers on flexible contracts often don't meet income support rules: UWV

Dutch News  

Just half the 11,500 people who have applied for financial help because they have a flexible employment contract and have not been able to work because of coronavirus have been awarded funding, the state jobs agency UWV told broadcaster NOS on Tuesday. The scheme is only open to people who earned at least €400 in February and two months later …

Coronavirus income support scheme launched for 'forgotten' flexible workers
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus income support scheme launched for 'forgotten' flexible workers

Dutch News  

People on flexible and zero hours contracts who have lost income because of coronavirus closures can claim income support from Monday. The scheme, known as TOFA, is only open to people who earned at least €400 in February and two months later were still earning no more than half of their February gross income. In total, the state jobs agency …

Coronavirus income support scheme launched for 'forgotten' flexible workers
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus income support scheme launched for 'forgotten' flexible workers

Dutch News  

People on flexible and zero hours contracts who have lost income because of coronavirus closures can claim income support from Monday. The scheme, known as TOFA, is only open to people who earned at least €400 in February and two months later were still earning no more than half of their February gross income. In total, the state jobs agency …

Flex workers can apply for coroanvirus support from end June
4 years, 7 months ago

Flex workers can apply for coroanvirus support from end June

NL Times  

Benefits agency UWV expects to be ready to start accepting application for the so-called TOFA scheme from June 22. This bridging scheme is intended for flexible workers who suffered a substantial loss of income as a result of the pandemic and do not qualify for any other support measures or benefits. Due to the flexible nature of their employment, flex …

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