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Partial unemployment benefits in Ukraine

Partial unemployment benefits in Ukraine
Partial unemployment benefits in Ukraine12.04.2021

The state can compensate a part of salary to an employee who cannot work due to quarantine restrictions. Such a program can be used as an alternative to «UAH 8,000 for individual entrepreneurs»: it did not start working last year due to some nuances and shortcomings.

How is it possible to improve the program for it to start working?

- to remove the restrictions of the maximum benefits amount equal to UAH 5,000;

- to improve the advertising campaign of the strategy, to aim it at spheres being mostly disadvantaged during the quarantine;

- to stint payments by time: for example, up to a few weeks while the region is in the «red» zone;

- to narrow the program to representatives of small and medium-sized businesses (up to 49 Classifiers of economic activities).

- Such a program will cost UAH 5.9 billion for 3 weeks if the whole country becomes a «red» zone.