Home » Legal developments » National legislation » Chile: authorities launch an arsenal of measures aimed at protecting jobs and workers Chile: authorities launch an arsenal of measures aimed at protecting jobs and workers On 19 March, Budget Minister Ignacio Briones announced a massive $12 billion ‘Economic Emergency’ plan, the equivalent of 4.7% of domestic GDP in a bid to protect and safeguard Chile’s economy. Included in these measures are two draft laws aimed at supporting domestic businesses and employees during the Covid-19 crisis, with a provision for partial unemployment being a notable element. The Labor authorities also recalled and clarified certain aspects of the labor legislation that will be applying during the Covid-19 crisis period. Through . Published on 24 March 2020 à 11h12 - Update on 24 March 2020 à 14h32 Resources Salary levels guaranteed. The ‘Covid-19’ draft legislation to ‘safeguard incomes’ seeks to guarantee the salaries of those, who, due to the health crisis, have to stay home and are unable to continue via teleworking. Salary payment protection is possible if there is an employer-employee agreement and when the health authorities make this decision. Employees will be compensated from the unemployment insurance fund (Seguro de Cesantía), although the exact amounts still have not been detailed by the government. The government intends to inject $2 billion to support the fund.… Managing the fallout of Covid-19 Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels