The Covid-19 pandemic has led to social advances in many Member States and non-Member States, but these are not without gaps and are often fragile, as they are limited to pandemic-related situations and, in most cases, temporary in nature, according to a report published, on Tuesday 7 September, by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN).
For example, short-time working schemes and wage subsidies were the mainstay during the pandemic. Fifteen Member States have introduced such short-time...