08/04/2021 (Agence Europe) – A study by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) on social security during the pandemic shows that 24 of the 27 Member States have changed the value, duration or eligibility conditions of unemployment benefits or income support, according to a press release issued on Thursday 8 April by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Twenty Member States have also changed the conditions for sick pay and parental leave, the trade union organisation says. This trend is welcomed by the ETUC, which notes, however, that these measures are often temporary and benefit workers who already have access to social security. Whereas, atypical workers and the self-employed have been largely ignored in these reforms, the ETUC adds. To access the comparative table of measures taken: https://bit.ly/3t82ija (PH)