Employer contribution exemption and payment aid linked to the second lockdown

Article 9 of the social security financing law for 2021 exempts from employer contributions, for up to three months, employers with fewer than 250 employees in tourism, hospitality, catering, sport, culture, air transport, events and related sectors that were banned from receiving the public or lost at least 50% of turnover, as well as employers with fewer than 50 employees in other sectors banned from receiving the public. It covers employment periods from 1 September 2020 for employers in areas under restrictions before 30 October 2020, and from 1 October 2020 for those affected from 30 October, for up to three months and no later than November 2020. A payment aid of 20% of pay is added; self-employed workers get a reduction set by decree.