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Corona: My child has to be in quarantine - can I continue to work?

2021-11-12T07:14:46.143Z


When their own child has to be quarantined, many are initially at a loss: Do the parents also have to be isolated at home? Or can I still go to work?


When their own child has to be quarantined, many are initially at a loss: Do the parents also have to be isolated at home?

Or can I still go to work?

As soon as a corona case appears in daycare or school, the time has come: The child must be in quarantine *.

He or she is not allowed to leave the apartment for 14 days and is not allowed to receive any visitors.

But

what applies to the parents in this case?

Are they even allowed to work?

And do you still get your wages from your employer if you have to look after your child at home?

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Do parents also have to be in quarantine if quarantine is ordered for the child?

If quarantine has been ordered for one's own child because they have been identified as a “

close contact” of

a corona-positive person, this only applies to the respective child.

The parents and all other

family members of the respective household do not have to be in quarantine

and are still allowed to go to work, daycare or school.

However, in order to prevent the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus from spreading unnoticed, it is recommended that the parents and siblings of the affected child also

voluntarily isolate

themselves

.

In other words: You should go outside as little as possible, shop less and not meet friends and relatives outside of your own household.

If possible, parents should also work in the home office so as not to unknowingly infect their colleagues or other people in local public transport.

Your child has to be in quarantine because they themselves tested positive for Corona?

Then other quarantine regulations apply.

+

If the child has to be quarantined because of a corona outbreak, parents can still work.

© Ute Grabowsky / imago-images

Can I work if my child has to be in quarantine?

Since the quarantine order only applies to the affected child, the parents are allowed to move freely.

That is why they are also

obliged to work despite their child's quarantine

, be it in the home office or at work.

However, in this case, of course, external childcare from childcare providers or grandparents is out of the question.

Parents have to share care among themselves.

Alternatively, you can take advantage of childhood illness days with your employer (see below).

What if workers are quarantined themselves?

Do I have to work in quarantine - or will I be released from work?

Do I get paid if I have to look after my child and I cannot work?

If the child is under twelve and is in quarantine, parents can

Make use of childhood

illness days if you cannot otherwise ensure care.

This means that employees can take time off from work and receive compensation for the loss of earnings, the

child sickness benefit

.

This applies even if parents could work from home.

The continued payment of wages is thus secured.

You can read here

what requirements apply, how high the

children's sickness

benefit is and how many children's sick days parents receive.

If the childhood illness days are not enough to care for the child, parents should try to find a common solution with the employer, such as working from home, taking paid or unpaid vacation or distributing the working hours in such a way that care for the child in quarantine can be ensured .

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

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Sources: infektionsschutz.de, Bremen Chamber of Employees

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