While the companies that were affected the most by the Covid-pandemic will continue to receive the full Covid-19 wage supplement, businesses in other categories will lose up to two-thirds of the amount they receive from the government.

A new tapering system was announced that shall be utilized for the disbursement of the Wage Supplement Scheme from August to December 2021.
Worst-hit companies with an impact of 55% or more (2019 – 2020) – will continue to receive the wage supplement in full until the end of year. Therefore, they will experience no change.
Tapering for the other categories will take place in 2 phases as explained in the table. Same principle applies for Part-Time employees.
Beneficiaries presently receiving €600 monthly per employee will be tapered down to €420 in Phase 1 and €210 in Phase 2.