The Government has approved a new extension to its “ERTE” job retention scheme, which was implemented last year to offset the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 600,000 workers stand to benefit for a further four months from a program that would otherwise have expired. The fifth extension was made possible thanks to last-minute negotiations between the government, the UGT and CCOO unions, and the employer groups CEOE and CEPYME.
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