The dynamic development of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth a number of new regulations. On April 20, 2021, the second amendment to the SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety.
On April 20, 2021, the second amendment to the SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation went into effect, requiring employers nationwide to offer employees who do not work exclusively from home offices COVID-19 tests at least once per week.
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We have now been back in a hard lockdown since mid-December 2020. Even when the so-called lockdown lite was decided, the German Chancellor and the heads of government of the German states called on companies to (re)enable their employees to work at home or to work remotely from home in view of the high number of infections.
The Corona Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance (the
Corona-ArbSchV ) has been in force throughout Germany since January 27, 2021 and although it is currently due to expire March 15, 2021, it is likely that its duration will be extended unless the incidence rates fall significantly.
After consulting into the night, the German chancellor and the 16 state premiers announced plans for easing the lockdown regulations. But their hesitancy is testing the patience of citizens, says DW’s Christoph Strack.