Fabian Branch

During the period March 23, 2020 to October 16, 2020 the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) paid $123.2 million to 32,003 unemployment benefit claimants. Acting Director of the NIS, Jennifer Hunte confirmed the following unemployment benefit payments update: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PAYMENTS Year 2020 2019 2018 2017 Period Mar 23 – October 16 Jan – Dec Jan

During the period March 23, 2020 to September 30, 2020 the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) paid $117.8 million to 31,710 unemployment benefit claimants. Acting Director of the NIS, Jennifer Hunte confirmed the following unemployment benefit claims update: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CLAIMS Year 2020 2019 2018 2017 Period Mar 23 – Sept 30 Jan – Dec Jan

Employees who were placed on layoff during the period March 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020 are reminded of the following: Under Sections 6A and 7A of the Severance Payments (Amendment) Act 2020-15, a) An employee who has been laid off or kept on short-time commencing at any time between the 1st day of March,

During the period March 23, 2020 to September 18, 2020 the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) paid $108.6 million to 31,055 unemployment benefit claimants. Acting Director of the NIS, Jennifer Hunte said the number of claims received during that period exceeded the total combined claims of the previous three years: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CLAIMS Year 2020 2019

In the four months following the shutdown of the economy due to the impact of Covid-19, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) paid $70.6 million to approximately 29,000 claimants for unemployment benefit. Acting Director of the NIS, Jennifer Hunte said the number of termination certificates received during that period represented approximately three years of unemployment benefit