Berlin’s authorities are thinner than usual in the time between the holidays this year. The Senate Department for Finance has asked the Senate and district administrations to give a generous amount of leave that has not yet been set at the end of the year.
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Coronavirus information: Measures
Measures to contain the coronavirus in Berlin. The official information from the State of Berlin on the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). more
This was announced by a spokeswoman for the financial administration responsible for the national staff on request. In addition, a regulation has been recommended to the departments according to which for the period from Monday, December 21 to Friday, January 1, the service or work must be performed from home.
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Exceptions must be expressly approved
In the home office, the possibilities for digital work should be used. If this cannot be fully guaranteed, restrictions on the ability to work are to be accepted. According to the information, exceptions must be expressly approved by the respective authority management. The aim is to largely avoid the risk of infection and not to carry it to the office after the holidays.
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Company holidays or generous home office solutions are recommended
The individual administrations were informed about this at the end of November; there is no connection with the current considerations for a lockdown after Christmas. Rather, the background is the agreements between the federal government and the states of November 25th. According to this, employers are “urgently asked” to check whether business premises can close due to company holidays or generous home office solutions from December 23 to January 1.
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Michael Müller expects a three-week lockdown from December 20th
Berlin’s governing mayor holds out the prospect of significant cuts in public life. This applies not least to the retail sector. The goal is to reduce the number of infections. more
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1656 new corona infections in Berlin
The number of new corona infections in Berlin remains at a high level. 1656 new cases (previous day: 1123) were reported within 24 hours, according to the health administration’s status report on Thursday. more
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| Updated: Friday, December 11, 2020 8:52 am
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