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The Ministry of Labour announced that it is tweaking the calculation method for coronavirus-related special unemployment and sick leave benefits after recipients complained that payouts were too low. In a statement, the ministry said it has determined that the low sums paid out were due to the normal way of calculating pensionable earnings based on the Social Insurance Law.
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