vercome the crisis without collapsing, the federal government is placing all its hopes into partial unemployment (Kurzarbeit). Confirmed on February 20, 2009 by the Bundesrat, the chamber of Lander, the second historical revival in the amount of 50 billion euro, adopted on January 12 by the Grand Coalition (see our dispatch No. 090037), contains a series of measures in favor of partial unemployment and continuous training. Planet Labor presents this plan of action and the main changes brought on to adjust to the crisis, in collaboration with the office of German lawyers, Luther, specialized in labor law. (Ref. 090318)
The partial unemployment system allows the company to temporarily reduce work hours, partially or totally (see our dispatch No.