New self-employment social security quota system
Workers to pay from €230 to €500 in 2023, with social security reducing for lower earners and increasing for higher ones until 2025
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'Horrible year' for self-employed workers, with losses averaging €20k
Freelancers in Spain lost over €65M in 2020, according to ATA findings
Unemployment at end of 2020 28.2% higher than same time last year
Catalonia ends year on verge of 500,000 jobless, a figure not including 200,000 people in temporary layoffs
Self-employed workers can register for new government aid from Monday
System will not operate on first come, first served basis after website to request past help failed
New system of financial aid for freelancers to be finalised next week
Online portal will be open for registration for a number of days
Government apologizes following second day of IT failures for freelancers seeking aid
System overwhelmed by up to 18,000 users per minute attempting access
€2,000 Covid-19 payment requests for freelancers on hold until Tuesday
3,543 applications successfully processed but high demand causes issues for website users
Self-employed workers struggle to regain their footing in post-lockdown economy
Covid-19 forces freelancers to search for viable business alternatives
Catalan government to offer €200 grant to workers hit by health crisis
Emergency payment aimed at people who have lost at least 30% of income can be applied for next week
What benefits have been put in place to mitigate Covid-19's economic blow?
Check out Catalan News' guide to both Catalan and Spanish measures for those in need during these trying times
Seat plans for temporary redundancies as health crisis begins to bite
In all, over 200 companies apply to lay off more than 24,000 workers amid calls for more financial help for small businesses