The social partners have jointly submitted a proposal to the government to reduce the cost of employment, improve the flexibility of labour legislation and improve social security for workers who have become unemployed or been laid off. Their proposal includes a temporary reduction of employers’ pension contributions, postponement of payment of earnings-related insurance contributions, a temporary increase of labour law flexibility, and improvement of income security for the unemployed.
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