{"id":4888,"date":"2020-06-30T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/honert.de\/short-time-work-useful-additions-to-employment-contracts\/"},"modified":"2020-06-30T10:33:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T08:33:33","slug":"short-time-work-useful-additions-to-employment-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/honert.de\/en\/short-time-work-useful-additions-to-employment-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"SHORT-TIME WORK &#8211; USEFUL ADDITIONS TO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-h857h1-7ac4c50d70558de35b09e3d108dcc89e\">\n.avia-section.av-h857h1-7ac4c50d70558de35b09e3d108dcc89e{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/honert.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/3629.jpg);\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-h857h1-7ac4c50d70558de35b09e3d108dcc89e main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  hide_on_print avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-40 av-height-40  container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='40' data-av_min_height_opt='40'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4888'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-f5jldh-628f606f31501ddb582cc24b4d8c0038 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4888'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-e9ayyt-dbd0a555d4417f392f3c2ddc0d1277c2\">\n.flex_column.av-e9ayyt-dbd0a555d4417f392f3c2ddc0d1277c2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-e9ayyt-dbd0a555d4417f392f3c2ddc0d1277c2 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kc1la7xk-4857d33dac6fb2c25f68555de1364d28\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kc1la7xk-4857d33dac6fb2c25f68555de1364d28{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kc1la7xk-4857d33dac6fb2c25f68555de1364d28 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kc1la7xk-4857d33dac6fb2c25f68555de1364d28 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kc1la7xk-4857d33dac6fb2c25f68555de1364d28 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'>30. June 2020\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >SHORT-TIME WORK &#8211; USEFUL ADDITIONS TO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cedukl-a8d49df55a0b5ef590165178d9400259\">\n.flex_column.av-cedukl-a8d49df55a0b5ef590165178d9400259{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-cedukl-a8d49df55a0b5ef590165178d9400259 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kc1l9yro-4998962269e4acf0a69c295f093358f8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, short-time work is an important instrument to alleviate the negative economic consequences for all concerned. The parties to the employment contract may make provision for the introduction and organization of short-time work in the contracts concluded between them. Against this background, all companies are recommended to check their sample employment contracts to see whether they contain sufficient provisions.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-14fv6d-5387b10fd3ba38721f53dc5c43880207\">\n.flex_column.av-14fv6d-5387b10fd3ba38721f53dc5c43880207{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-14fv6d-5387b10fd3ba38721f53dc5c43880207 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kc1lbunu-839eae889d32eff7a099cb50c7f4ef9c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>I. Background<\/h2>\n<p>As a result of the corona crisis, many companies are forced to significantly reduce their work capacity due to the existing risk of infection, official or legal orders or disruptions in the supply chain and on the sales side.<br \/>\nIn order to make the economic consequences of the reduced work performance more bearable for all sides, short-time work promoted by the Federal Employment Agency is particularly suitable for this purpose. The working time of the persons concerned is reduced considerably or even to &#8220;<em>zero<\/em>&#8220;, the company does not have to pay any remuneration for the saved working time and the employees receive compensation from the Employment Agency amounting to 60% or 67% (if there is at least one dependent child) of the lost net salary.<br \/>\nHowever, a legal basis is always required for the employer to introduce short-time work. Where collective agreements or works agreements are applied, this may be of a collective-law nature or consist of individual contractual agreements between the employer and the employees concerned. Although the unilateral introduction by means of the instrument of change of notice is conceivable, it will generally not be a viable option in practice due to the required reason for termination and the notice periods to be observed.<\/p>\n<h2>II. Clause on short-time work in employment contracts<\/h2>\n<p>.<br \/>\nIf a company wishes to use the instrument of short-time work, it will consequently regularly have to conclude appropriate agreements with the employees concerned. Since the consequences of short-time work are detrimental to employees despite the incentives, there is a considerable risk that in the event of a crisis a not inconsiderable proportion will refuse to introduce short-time work. However, it is possible to include a clause when the employment contract is concluded which allows the company to unilaterally order short-time work if necessary. Experience has shown that such clauses are rarely problematic for the employees concerned at the time of recruitment.<br \/>\nThe possibility to promote short-time work has existed in Germany for many years. However, the actual usage during normal times is rather low. For example, in the years 2011 to 2019, short-time work was used for a maximum of approximately 100,000 to 200,000 employees. By contrast, a total of around 7.3 million people in Germany were on short-time work in May 2020. Against the background of the manageable extent of short-time work in normal times, the conclusion of general short-time work regulations in sample employment contracts has so far been the exception. However, in view of the exploding numbers in the COVID-19 pandemic, it is obvious that such regulations are recommended for all companies in employment contracts to be concluded in the future.<\/p>\n<h2>III. Holiday entitlement during short-time work<\/h2>\n<p>Entitlement to compensation for short-time work is excluded if the employees concerned are granted paid leave. This results from the statutory provisions for such compensation. However, there are no explicit statutory rules on the extent to which employees acquire holiday entitlements during the period of short-time work. It is argued that the holiday entitlement should arise in proportion to the amount of work actually performed, because the employee has free time during the reduced working hours, for which he could not expect to acquire holiday entitlements. The exact calculation of the leave entitlement could be carried out in the same way as in the case of changing part-time work. As far as is apparent, however, there is as yet no case law on this issue, so that considerable uncertainties remain.<br \/>\nIn 2012, the European Court of Justice ruled in the case of a German employee that a provision in a collective agreement according to which the entitlement of an employee to paid annual leave on short-time work is reduced in proportion to the reduction in working hours during the period of short-time work is compatible with EU law. It must therefore be assumed that a corresponding provision in employment contracts will also be regarded as effective. Against this background, it is recommended to include such a provision in future employment contracts. This can reliably prevent unnecessary disputes on this issue in the future.<\/p>\n<h2>IV. Recommendation<\/h2>\n<p>When drafting future employment contracts, clauses should be included which allow the company to unilaterally order short-time work and provide for a pro rata reduction in holiday entitlements during the period of short-time work in line with the reduction in working hours. 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