Home » Legal developments » National legislation » Germany: short-time working scheme is extended until the end of 2021 (updated with details on social security contribution cover for those on short-time working) Germany: short-time working scheme is extended until the end of 2021 (updated with details on social security contribution cover for those on short-time working) On 16 September Germany’s Federal Council of Ministers (Bundeskabinett) passed the ‘Law on job security in light of the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic" (Gesetz zur Beschäftigungssicherung), which will extend the length of time companies and employees can benefit from the short-time work scheme, ‘adapted to the Covid-19 period’. Two related decrees were also adopted. They regulate, inter alia, the questions of social security contributions and training for people on short-time working. Through . Published on 17 September 2020 à 12h50 - Update on 17 September 2020 à 16h22 Resources Short-time working numbers are declining, but remain high. ‘A bridge across the valley of the economic crisis without losing one’s job’ is the image that Employment and Social Affairs Minister Hubertus Heil is fond of using when referring to short-time working measures that have so far enabled Germany to keep the number of unemployed people below three million despite the crisis.… 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 messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis 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