Here’s an overview:Private sector employees who cannot work remotelyEmployees in the private sector who are not able to work from home can get on the chômage partiel (furlough) scheme. Firstly, both parents or guardians have to be unable to work from home (unless they are a single parent). Private sector employees who can work remotelyParents who are employees in the private sector and who can work from home are in a less protected situation. It is really up to the employer, so parents finding themselves in this situation will have to negotiate with their boss directly. Self-employed people without a fixed salary may apply for the Solidarity Fund, the government’s scheme that gives out grants to the self-employed whose revenues have dropped due to Covid-19.

Source: The Local March 31, 2021 12:00 UTC