THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 ECONOMIC MEASURES ON EMPLOYEES AND ON SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN MACEDONIAN ECONOMY

Abstract

The subject of research of this paper presents the impact of the relevant economic measures in
the legal framework in the Macedonian economy for providing everyday work of the small
and medium enterprises and of the employees in time of Covid-19 crises and in the period
after this crisis. The purpose of the research of this paper is to analyze whether those
economic measures that were prescribed by the Ordonnances with the force of law have had
the criteria of proportionality for all employees and all small and medium enterprises in the
Macedonian economy, also to analyze were those economic measures necessary in our
economy, and what were the results of this economic measures for the small and medium
enterprises and employees. The first part of the paper is an introduction, which explains the
topic of the research, while the second part of this paper explains the economic measures that
were prescribed in Ordonnances with the force of law in our country. The third part of the
paper analysis what were the results of those economic measures that were taken for small
and medium enterprises and for employees in Macedonian economy. Finally, the fourth part
of the paper is the conclusion.