Corona positive: Under what conditions do I receive continued salary payments?

Created: 2022-02-15Updated: 2022-02-15 09:46

By: Andrea Stettner

Not every employee receives continued wages in quarantine (icon image).

© Daniel Karmann/dpa

Anyone who falls ill with the corona virus usually also receives continued wages.

But does this also apply to unvaccinated people?

During the global pandemic with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, many people fell ill with Covid-19.

In Germany, employees who are ill receive continued wages* under certain conditions in order to prevent financial losses due to their illness.

Does this apply to all Corona-positive employees - or only to those vaccinated with a booster vaccination?

Continued payment of wages for corona-positive people: when is there compensation?

If

is positive, they must be isolated immediately and, with a few exceptions, not leave their home so as not to infect anyone.

Visiting is now taboo.

If the employee shows

of a Covid disease such as cough, runny nose or fever, the doctor can give him sick leave.

Even if the corona test is positive without symptoms, the doctor can issue a certificate of incapacity for work (AU) if the employee has to leave their home to do their work.

The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) points this out.

In both cases, employees receive the regular continued payment of wages from their employer in the event of illness - regardless of their vaccination status.

It is therefore irrelevant whether you are vaccinated, boosted or not vaccinated when it comes to continued payment of wages in the event of illness.

As long as there is

in Germany, "even an employee who has not been vaccinated voluntarily will continue to receive his salary as part of the statutory continued payment of wages in the event of illness," explains Katja Giese, a specialist lawyer for labor law, in an interview with the

.

Also read:

Unvaccinated people in quarantine are not entitled to continued wages

However, anyone who is not ill with Corona, but only has to be

the authorities, has

.

This has been regulated nationwide since November 1, 2021.

This does not apply to employees who cannot be vaccinated for health reasons.

In Bavaria, even a booster vaccination is required for the compensation payment*.

There is currently a quarantine obligation for unvaccinated people

• Close contact person

  of Corona-positive or

• Travelers returning

  from high-risk areas or virus variant areas.

who is able to work from home in quarantine

will of course receive their regular salary.

You can read here when employees are obliged to work in quarantine.

.