After the implementation of new regulations at record speed during the initial weeks of the coronavirus outbreak in Germany, more and ever changing provisions keep coming into force in high frequency. This evolving set of regulations especially concerns employers. They not only have to deal with protecting their employees from infection, but especially need to cope with the economic challenges emerging from the coronavirus pandemic and secure their business for the future by e.g. cutting personnel costs.

This guide aims at giving employers up to date guidelines on implementation and procedural aspects of short-time work for the challenges during the ongoing pandemic in 2021.