Is closed, operating within the framework of precautionary measures due to the novel Coronavirus to the regulatory instructions, the employer shall pay his employees however, as a rule, the salary. The Federal Ministry of labour informed on Wednesday on a request from the Newspapers of the editorial network Germany (RND) out. The employer is bearing the operational risk.

In the case of closure due to the Coronavirus eliminates the work performance of duty

"Can't deal with the employer in the case of the Occurrence of the Coronavirus on the basis of an administrative order of the infection protection for workers, be it from the obligation to work free," quoted the Newspapers, a Ministry spokesman. The performance of the work is impossible.

The employer will continue to participate in principle to the remuneration payment obligation "if the workers are able to work and ready to work, but the employer can not employ them for reasons which lie in its sphere of influence". This is true even if the closure was officially arranged. Thus, unusual working hours should not be, in principle, works later.

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The spokesman pointed out, however, that contract or agreement may contain provisions stipulating. This would have to be "formulated in a sufficiently clear and clear". In addition, employers could apply to your discharge, short-time working money, if a "force majeure" significant work leads to default. If the request is approved, expenses will be assumed by the competent employment Agency is a part of the wage.

so Far, there were such plant closures in Germany because of the Coronavirus, hardly. However, the authorities had ordered them on Wednesday in North Rhine-Westphalia, County Heinsberg, the closure of schools and day-care centres, of which private carriers are affected. Earlier, the Bavarian automotive supplier Webasto had shut its headquarters temporarily after cases of the disease had occurred. Where is Corona Virus? Real-time map shows the spread of the disease, FOCUS Online/Wochit Where occurs the Corona Virus? Real-time map showing the spread of the disease

cho/AFP Date Of Update: 26 February 2020, 13:00