Although the end of the pandemic is anything but foreseeable, the corona rules will soon be relaxed in the companies. Employers should then decide on measures at the workplace themselves.
The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) has warned against neglecting protection against corona infections in the workplace.
“Occupational safety must not become a private matter for employees from the end of March,” said DGB board member Anja Piel to the newspapers of the Funke media group. “The pandemic is not over yet, and that’s why home office – where possible – remains a useful tool to limit contacts and thus the risk of infection.”
At the same time, employees must continue to be protected at work in the company: by wearing masks indoors and closely monitoring the infection process through regular tests. “The employer would have to bear the costs,” said Piel.
Rules will be relaxed next week
Despite the increasing number of infections, looser corona rules should apply in Germany’s companies in a week from the beginning of spring. The draft regulation of the Federal Ministry of Labor provides that employers themselves should assess the risk of the virus and define appropriate measures in a company hygiene concept. The draft is available from the German Press Agency, other media had also previously reported on it.
Employers should also take regional infection rates into account. According to the draft, they should then check whether they offer employees a corona test per week, whether they provide protective masks and whether employees should work from home. In the future, companies should also decide for themselves on protective measures such as distance and hygiene rules or the obligation to wear a mask.
Source: Stern
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