Employment assistance pushed for possible layoffs due to COVID-19 restrictions 0 SHARES Share it! “The livelihood of our workers should continue even if some of them would lose their jobs as a result of COVID-19 affecting the operations of their employers. He said such one-time unemployment insurance benefit is provided for under the law. “We would urge all qualified employees who are involuntarily separated from their jobs to get their unemployment insurance subsidy from the SSS,” Pimentel said in a statement. “Thus, if the worker’s AMSC is P20,000, he or she gets a one-time jobless insurance benefit of P20,000,” the House leader said.

Source: Manila Bulletin March 14, 2020 11:04 UTC