L-Unjoni Ewropea ħabbret pjan ta’ protezzjoni għall-impjiegi u l-ħaddiema affettwati mill-pandemija. Il-President tal-Kummissjoni Ursula von der Leyen qalet li se tingħata għajnuna finanzjarja lill-istati membri li tammonta għal mitt biljun ewro. “SURE is Europe-supported short time work. It can mitigate the effects of the recession, it keeps people in work, it enables companies to return to the market with renewed vigour. The (European) Commission will provide loans to those (European Union) members states that need them to strengthen their short time work schemes.” Dan is-self se jgħin lill-istati membri biex ilahqu maż-żieda fin-nefqa pubblika biex ma jintilfux l-impjiegi.