{"id":737,"date":"2020-03-23T10:12:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T09:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hcm-ssc.de\/kurzarbeitergeld-2020-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T07:56:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T05:56:32","slug":"kurzarbeitergeld-2020-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hcm-ssc.de\/en\/kurzarbeitergeld-2020-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-time work allowance 2020 &#8211; Covid 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The legislature provides for the possibility of facilitating access to KUG. These are issued by the federal government by decree. They are effective as of March 1, 2020, and are limited in time until December 31, 2020 (as of the draft bill dated March 19, 2020). The most important points in brief:   <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entitlement to KUG exists if at least 10 percent of employees have lost more than 10 percent of their wages.<\/li>\n<li>Social security contributions incurred for lost working hours will be reimbursed in full.<\/li>\n<li>KUG benefits can be claimed for up to 12 months.<\/li>\n<li>Temporary workers can also be placed on short-time work and are entitled to KUG.<\/li>\n<li>In companies where agreements on working time fluctuations are used, negative working time accounts are not created.<\/li>\n<li>The other requirements for claiming KUG remain valid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arbeitsagentur.de\/news\/corona-virus-informationen-fuer-unternehmen-zum-kurzarbeitergeld\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.arbeitsagentur.de\/news\/corona-virus-informationen-fuer-unternehmen-zum-kurzarbeitergeld&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1656481724389000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Zm0aOO2tKq3Z6N_leydJk\">https:\/\/www.arbeitsagentur.de\/news\/corona-virus-informationen-fuer-unternehmen-zum-kurzarbeitergeld<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you need help, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:info@hcm-ssc.de\">info@hcm-ssc.de.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legislator provides for the possibility of facilitating access to the KUG. 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