From our correspondents in Madrid, London, Berlin and Rome
● In Spain
The device applied in principle until June 30 and it was only at the last minute, last Friday, that the Spanish government managed to reach agreement between union and employer organizations to extend it until September 30. ERTEs, or temporary social plans, allow companies to make their staff unemployed, partially or fully, to be exempt, in part or in whole, from social security contributions, then to reintegrate employees once the crisis has passed. The employee in full technical unemployment receives 70% of his salary during the first six months, 50% if the ERTE is extended beyond.
With the extension, the state will contribute a little less to the device. Until June 30, companies with fewer than 50 employees were entirely exempt from social security contributions, and the largest, at 75%. These discounts will be gradually reduced: 70% in July, 60% in August and
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