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Workers in the home office (symbolic image)
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In view of the increasing number of corona infections, almost two thirds of German citizens support the reintroduction of the obligation to work from home in suitable professions.
According to a representative survey by the opinion research institute Civey on behalf of the »Augsburger Allgemeine«, 61 percent demand a mandatory regulation if it is possible to work from home.
28 percent are against a state requirement, the rest answered undecided.
More than 70 percent of the supporters of the SPD, the Greens and the Left advocate such a duty, and 58 percent of the Union supporters, as it was said.
Opinions are divided in the FDP camp.
28 percent of people close to the AfD support this working model.
The obligation to work from home was already in effect until June: employees with “office work or comparable activities” must be able to work from home.
Unless it doesn't work for operational reasons, such as when processing mail.
Employees have to accept the home office offer - unless work is not possible at home, for example because it is too tight or too loud or the necessary equipment is missing.
The federal and state governments are struggling to take urgent additional measures against the increasingly threatening corona wave.
This Thursday, the Bundestag is to pass legislative plans from the SPD, FDP and the Greens.
The executive chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) wants to meet again on Thursday for a crisis round with the prime minister.
The focus is on a uniform line, for example with access rules, alarm thresholds for hospital pollution and more vaccinations.