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The obligation to work from home ends on July 1st - do I have to go back to the office now?

2021-06-30T06:51:29.280Z


The obligation to work from home will not be extended, it will end on July 1st. But what does that mean in concrete terms for employees? An overview.


The obligation to work from home will not be extended, it will end on July 1st.

But what does that mean in concrete terms for employees?

An overview.

Actually, it's good news: The incidence has been falling for weeks, tending towards 0 in many places. Thus, there was no reason for the Federal Cabinet to extend the federal emergency brake or the home office obligation for employers and employees *.

It expires on June 30th.

But what does that mean in practice - does everyone have to go back to the office now?

Even if employees prefer to work from home?

Answers to the most important questions.

Can my boss ask me to come back to the office now?

Yes, the supervisor has the right to call his employees back to the office.

"With the right to issue instructions, the employer can unilaterally order the location at which the employee has to work

- if the pandemic situation permits," labor law expert Tobias Brors from Düsseldorfer confirms to the

Handelsblatt

.

Exception: In the employment contract or in a company agreement, a different provision for mobile working has been made.

If an employee refuses to obey the instructions, according to the legal expert, there is a risk of a warning or, in the worst case, dismissal.

However, if companies do not implement the corona hygiene rules required by law, employees have the right to stay at home.

However, it is advisable to have a clarifying discussion with the boss beforehand so as not to cause displeasure.

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The obligation to work from home for employers and employees ends on July 1st.

© Uwe Anspach / dpa

Can I go back to the office every day?

From July 1,

employees can theoretically come back to the office every day

.

"But if the employer finds that the hygiene rules cannot be complied with when there is too much office presence, he may order that employees stay at home," continues Brors.

According to

Handelsblatt

, many companies want to limit their capacity utilization to 30 to 50 percent anyway.

Also read:

Corona: How high is the risk of infection in the office?

Which corona rules now apply in the workplace?

The new occupational health and safety regulation allows companies to relax the corona rules.

Although companies still have to create and implement operational hygiene plans, the

mandatory requirements for maximum room occupancy no longer apply

.

"Operational contacts and the simultaneous use of rooms by several people must, however, be reduced to the necessary minimum," says the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.

Also new:

Fully vaccinated employees and employees who have recovered from Covid-19

no longer have to be offered a corona test.

Incidentally, employees are still not obliged to inform their employer of their vaccination or convalescence status, as there is no compulsory vaccination in Germany.

According to legal experts, however, there can be exceptions to the disclosure of the vaccination status, for example for clinical staff.

(as) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

Source: Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (bmas.de), Handelsblatt.de

More on the topic:

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