In recent months, our lawyers and specialist lawyers in labor law have been very busy, because Corona has led to a multitude of questions in this area in particular.
We provide an overview of the most frequently asked questions.
For example, anyone who has been infected with the coronavirus will receive a sick note from their doctor, so that the normal legal consequences of a sick note apply. These include the continued payment of wages and, after that, the entitlement to sick pay from the health insurance company.
However, anyone who is only afraid of catching the coronavirus from colleagues has no right to stay at home. It is up to the employer to decide whether to order a home office if they provide the employee with the necessary means to do so. However, there are exceptions, for example if a specific place of work is agreed in the employment contract.
In a quarantine situation, the employee receives compensation from his employer if the company is closed by the regulatory authority. The employer later recovers this money from the authority, but must observe a three-month period.
During the childcare period, when the employee cannot work because he or she has to take care of children at home, there is only an entitlement to continued payment of wages for a non-substantial period of time.
Many people are now taking up travel again. Therefore, there will be new cases in which foreign authorities order travelers to go into quarantine. In such cases, the German state is not liable for compensation. German law only provides a right to continued payment of wages for a short period of time.
You can find more details in the video.
The statements represent initial information that was current for the law applicable in Germany at the time of initial publication. The legal situation may have changed since then. Furthermore, the information provided cannot replace individual advice on a specific matter. Please contact us for this purpose.