As of: 01/27/2021 11:18 a.m.
“If you can, please stay at home!” Since Wednesday is a new one regulation in force, which should increase the pressure on employers to offer their employees home office. How does the implementation work in Hamburg? Some examples:
At the bank counters of the Hamburger Sparkasse there are still employees on Wednesday. Most of the 4,700 employees work behind the scenes from the home office. According to a spokeswoman, a video conference system was implemented very quickly, with which customers can also be advised online.
AUDIO: Hamburg in the home office (1 min)
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At Otto in Bramfeld, according to a spokesman, the site looks pretty orphaned. The canteens are tight, several thousand employees are at home.
The association had already at the beginning of the week Nordmetall reported that 92 percent of employers from the metal and electrical industry in northern Germany allow home office.
Authority asks
According to information from NDR 90.3, companies are currently receiving a letter from the consumer protection authority in which the respective concepts for infection protection and home office are queried. Trade unions have repeatedly called for the right to work from home, employee associations see that rather critically.
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