Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Germany: law to faciliate short-time working measures adopted by the Bundestag with retroactive effect from 1 March Germany: law to faciliate short-time working measures adopted by the Bundestag with retroactive effect from 1 March The law, which extends and facilitates access to short-time working measures to help businesses manage the Covid-19 crisis, was passed by the Bundestag on Friday 13 March, having been urgently adopted by the federal cabinet two days earlier. The provisions of the law, which also lightens the financial burden on businesses, are valid retroactively from 1 March. This means that requests can be taken into account as soon as they are submitted to the Federal Employment Agency, which monitors and funds the system. Through . Published on 16 March 2020 à 16h42 - Update on 16 March 2020 à 17h27 Resources The two objectives set by Hubertus Heil, Germany’s minister for employment and social affairs, who submitted his draft law to ‘improve conditions for access to short-time working’ to the cabinet on Wednesday 10 March, are to protect the health of citizens and employees and to support businesses by helping them protect jobs.… Managing the fallout of Covid-19 Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageNameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels