The number of people infected with the coronavirus continues to increase. But what are the consequences of quarantined workers?
- The number of people infected with the coronavirus * is growing in Germany.
- Many workers are also in quarantine due to suspected infection.
- The house arrest has a serious impact on the working life of the supposedly infected.
Coronavirus: Do you still get a regular salary in quarantine?
The corona virus continues to occupy the entire world. The concern among many workers is growing. Do you still get your salary regularly if you are banned from employment ? Doris-Maria Schuster, partner of the Gleiss Lutz law firm in Frankfurt, said in an article in the FAZ about the problem: Compensation in the amount of the net salary will be paid according to the law for the prevention and control of infectious diseases. The health office reimburses the costs to the employer during the first six weeks. If the quarantine lasts longer, employees receive a payment that is based on the amount of the sickness benefit .
The self-employed, on the other hand, can expect compensation from the public health department , which is based on their total income over the past year. From the seventh week onwards, they will also receive sickness benefit compensation.
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These consequences have sick leave on healthy workers
Those who appear healthy and regular at work can also be asked by their superiors to work overtime in order to compensate for understaffing and to keep important projects going - writes the blog Kliemt. Employees should comply with this obligation in accordance with their general duty of loyalty .
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