As part of the pandemic relief, the government offered assistance to employees who were now unable to start work. Employers will thus be able to draw one of two options on their employees.
Employees who stay at home as part of their coursework will be paid at least 80% of their average wage for the time they spend at home. The maximum amount of the state contribution per employee will be € 1 100. If companies pay their people less than 80% of their average wage, the maximum state contribution will be €880.
It is assumed that exchange rate work will make sense if the crisis is temporary and production picks up again. Employees will go back to work and the state will not lose jobs. Or the work regime will be reduced and the company will have succeeded in preventing the decline of their skills.
The advantage for the employer is that it does not have to lay off skilled employees and can count on them immediately after the start of production. For the state, the main advantage is that there will be no job losses and therefore people will not find themselves in the job centre with the prospect that in this set-up people will re-enter the work cycle more quickly. Employees will be assured of at least an agreed portion of their income.
Not only companies, but also sole traders can apply for support for employees. If they only employ themselves, they are entitled to support, and this is based on the decline in their sales.
