The Federal Cabinet tightened occupational health and safety regulations for the meat industry in times of Corona. Parents also receive continued wages.
- In meat plants were corona cases * reported
- One reason for this is poor working conditions
- Federal Cabinet adopts stricter rules for Fleischproduktio n
Berlin - Health and safety regulations in the meat industry are to be tightened. The Federal Cabinet decided on Wednesday the cornerstones of an "occupational health and safety program for the meat industry". Accordingly, various legal regulations are planned, such as a ban on work contracts and temporary agency work in the meat industry from the coming year and higher fines for violations of working time regulations.
Corona crisis reveals situation in meat industry
The slaughtering and processing of meat in companies in the meat industry should therefore only be permitted from 1 January 2021 by employees of their own company. "This would mean that it would no longer be possible to draft contracts for work and to provide employees," it says.
The bad working conditions in the meat industry suddenly come to light. Irony off.
- Gaby in the home office (@flatterweib) May 20, 2020There are exceptions for butchers' businesses. In the event of violations of the Working Hours Act, fines of up to EUR 30,000 are planned, instead of a maximum of EUR 15,000 as previously. Working hours will have to be recorded digitally in the future, and meat businesses should be checked more frequently.
Accumulation of corona cases in slaughterhouses
After an increase in corona infections in slaughterhouses * , working conditions with subcontractors and collective accommodation with many Eastern European employees are heavily criticized. Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) had announced to "clean up" in the industry. With a work contract, companies award certain orders and activities to other companies that take care of the complete execution. Unions are in favor of a ban, the meat industry is reacting with harsh criticism.
State wage replacement for parents in corona crisis
Parents who are unable to work due to the closure of daycare centers and schools in the Corona crisis * will receive significantly longer wage replacement from the state than in the past. According to government officials, the federal cabinet passed a bill on Wednesday that extends the maximum subscription period to up to 20 weeks.
Up to ten weeks are granted per parent, for single parents there are 20. The planned changes to the Infection Protection Act would give parents "the necessary security in an uncertain situation," said Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) of the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung". As long as kindergartens and schools are not reliably open to everyone again, many parents would need "special support" from the state. Federal Minister of Family Affairs Franziska Giffey (SPD) spoke of a "family policy success".
Closed daycare centers due to the pandemic
According to the Infection Protection Act, parents can receive up to 67 percent of their wages from the state if they have to look after children under the age of 12 during the pandemic due to closed daycare centers and schools and therefore have a loss of income. (ktho / agency)
* fr.de is part of the nationwide Ippen editorial network
