Dear client,<\/p>\n
In our email below, we informed you on a new measure announced by the Aruba government to deal with the Corona crisis: a temporary scheme for emergency salary subsidies, known as \u201cNOW\u201d. At a press conference last Friday, the government announced that the Council of Ministers for the Kingdom (Rijksministerraad) has approved the plans, and to fund the scheme the Netherlands will provide a loan to Aruba. That initial loan will cover the month of May only; however, further loans are expected which will extend the scheme to June and July.<\/p>\n
As things stand, the salary subsidies will be subject to the condition that the employer must experience a drop in its turnover for May 2020 by at least 25% relative to May 2019. Also, the employer must be registered with the Social Security Bank (SVB), must be compliant with its tax payment obligations, and may not have terminated any employment contracts after March 15.<\/p>\n
The salary subsidy will not cover the employer\u2019s full costs, only part of each employee\u2019s salary (and no portion beyond the SVB-maximum of AWG 5,850), whereas employees are encouraged to agree to a reduction of working hours and salary. In principle, this may result in the following division: 60% covered by salary subsidies, 20% covered by employees and 20% covered by employers. Further details and numerical examples will be announced later.<\/p>\n
Employers that applied a \u201cno work, no pay\u201d arrangement in April, with their employees drawing allowances from the temporary emergency fund (\u201cFASE\u201d), may restart paying salaries in May, and so apply for emergency salary subsidies.<\/p>\n
The SVB will be responsible for implementing the scheme for emergency salary subsidies. In its press conference last Friday, the government explained that this week the SVB will contact companies that are eligible for the scheme, sending out an email explaining how to apply. That information will be available also in the online portal \u201cMiSVb\u201d on the SVB\u2019s website (www.svbaruba.org). The SVB has since published a news item on its website, advising employers to verify their email address in the online portal to make sure that they receive the information.<\/p>\n
Please note that the government\u2019s press conference and the SVB\u2019s news item do not provide full details of the scheme. We will keep you informed as more details become available. In the meantime, we advise you to verify your email address in the SVB\u2019s online portal.<\/p>\n
Regards,<\/p>\n
Estimado cliente,<\/p>\n
En nuestro correo electr\u00f3nico a continuaci\u00f3n, le informamos sobre una nueva medida anunciada por el gobierno de Aruba para hacer frente a la crisis de Corona: un esquema temporal para subsidios salariales de emergencia, conocido como \u00abNOW\u00bb. En una conferencia de prensa el viernes pasado, el gobierno anunci\u00f3 que el Consejo de Ministros para el Reino (Rijksministerraad) aprob\u00f3 los planes y para financiar el esquema, Holanda otorgar\u00e1 un pr\u00e9stamo a Aruba. Ese pr\u00e9stamo inicial cubrir\u00e1 solo el mes de mayo; sin embargo, se esperan m\u00e1s pr\u00e9stamos que extender\u00e1n el esquema a junio y julio. <\/p>\n
Tal como est\u00e1n las cosas, los subsidios salariales estar\u00e1n sujetos a la condici\u00f3n de que el empleador debe experimentar una ca\u00edda en su facturaci\u00f3n para mayo de 2020 de al menos un 25% en relaci\u00f3n con mayo de 2019. Adem\u00e1s, el empleador debe estar registrado en el Banco de la Seguridad Social (SVB), debe cumplir con sus obligaciones de impuestos y no haber rescindido ning\u00fan contrato de trabajo despu\u00e9s del 15 de marzo.<\/p>\n
El subsidio salarial no cubrir\u00e1 los costos totales del empleador, solo una parte del salario de cada empleado (y ninguna parte m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del m\u00e1ximo SVB de AWG 5.850), mientras que se alienta a los empleados a aceptar una reducci\u00f3n de las horas de trabajo y el salario. En principio, esto puede resultar en la siguiente divisi\u00f3n: 60% cubierto por subsidios salariales, 20% cubierto por empleados y 20% cubierto por empleadores. M\u00e1s detalles ser\u00e1n anunciados m\u00e1s tarde.<\/p>\n
Los empleadores que aplicaron un acuerdo de \u00abno trabajar, no pagar\u00bb en abril, con sus empleados recibiendo subsidios del fondo de emergencia temporal (\u00abFASE\u00bb), pueden reiniciar el pago de los salarios en mayo y, por lo tanto, solicitar subsidios salariales de emergencia.<\/p>\n
La SVB ser\u00e1 responsable de implementar el esquema de subsidios salariales de emergencia. En su conferencia de prensa el viernes pasado, el gobierno explic\u00f3 que esta semana la SVB se pondr\u00e1 en contacto con las empresas que son elegibles para el esquema, enviando un correo electr\u00f3nico explicando c\u00f3mo presentar una solicitud. Esa informaci\u00f3n estar\u00e1 disponible tambi\u00e9n en el portal en l\u00ednea \u00abMiSVb\u00bb en el sitio web de SVB (www.svbaruba.org). Desde entonces, la SVB ha publicado una noticia en su sitio web, aconsejando a los empleadores que verifiquen su direcci\u00f3n de correo electr\u00f3nico en el portal en l\u00ednea para asegurarse de recibir la informaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
Tenga en cuenta que la conferencia de prensa del gobierno y las noticias del SVB no proporcionan detalles completos del esquema. Lo mantendremos informado a medida que haya m\u00e1s detalles disponibles. Mientras tanto, le recomendamos que verifique su direcci\u00f3n de correo electr\u00f3nico en el portal en l\u00ednea de SVB.<\/p>\n
Saludos,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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