Collection of resources for the self-employed and micro-enterprises to face the Covid-19 crisis

5 May 2020

Autoocupació has prepared two documents to help self-employed workers and micro-enterprises cope with the crisis resulting from Covid-19, minimizing the impact to facilitate their continuity and the maintenance of employment: Summary of the main support measures taken by Public Administrations This updated collection aims to be a guiding manual to help entrepreneurs, self-employed workers, and micro-enterprises identify those general resources that may be most useful to them. Each resource includes a link to the applicable regulations and/or the administration promoting the measure where more information can be found.
  • The first section covers the new employment regulation measures to help small businesses resize their structures and make work more flexible.
  • The second section presents the new lines of aid and benefits aimed at guaranteeing a minimum income for the self-employed and micro-enterprises that have had to suspend their activity or have seen a drastic reduction in it.
  • The third section includes new lines of financing for small businesses to guarantee their liquidity over the coming months.
  • Finally, the fourth section contains the new measures intended to facilitate the deferral of tax payments and Social Security contributions.
Consult the collection of resources here.   De-escalation plan – Phases I and II This document establishes the main parameters and instruments proposed by the Government to adapt society to normality after the crisis caused by COVID-19, focusing on Phases I and II of the de-escalation. It includes the social, labor, hygiene, and prevention measures that each sector must apply in their workplaces in each of the phases. Consult the de-escalation plan here.

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