Kurzarbeit is the German name for a program of state wage subsidies in which private-sector employees agree to or are forced to accept a reduction in working hours and pay, with public subsidies making up for all or part of the lost wages.[1]
Several Central European countries use such subsidies to limit the impact on the economy as a whole or a particular sector from short-term threats such as a recession, pandemic, or natural disaster. The idea is to temporarily subsidize companies to avoid layoffs or bankruptcies during a temporary external disruption. Most notably, such subsidy programs were used to offset the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and recession starting in 2020.
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Kurzarbeit is the German name for a program of state wage subsidies in which private-sector employees agree to or are forced to accept a reduction in working...
Retrieved 19 May 2021. "Germany 6–0 Armenia". UEFA. 5 September 2021. "Kurzarbeit angemeldet Gladbach-Profi in Corona-Krise als Unternehmer gefordert"....
the financial crisis, the Merkel cabinet increased the budget of the Kurzarbeit program significantly and extended the permitted duration of such contracts...
Weber: Trotz Rekorderlös: Der Schaumwein-Hersteller Freixenet beantragt Kurzarbeit für 80 Prozent seiner Belegschaft in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung vom 23. April...
Opel-Hybrid läuft in Eisenach vom Band". Kai Schöneberg (30 September 2021). "Kurzarbeit für 1.300 Opel-Mitarbeiter: Keine Chips, keine Arbeit". Die Tageszeitung:...
In 1925 and 1926, Hugo Boss, like all Metzingen companies, announced Kurzarbeit for its almost 30 employees. In connection with the global economic crisis...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, 20 out of 25 employees had to be put on Kurzarbeit. 15,000 litres of beer could not be sold and had to be destroyed. "Neuer...
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COVID-19 crisis, opposition to privatization of hospitals, support for Kurzarbeit, and shorter working hours. The party also promised to increase taxes...
(in German). Weser Kurier. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2021. "Kurzarbeit in der Torfabrik" (in German). Weser Kurier. 12 September 2013. Retrieved...
Abendblatt (in German), retrieved October 10, 2022 "SinnerSchrader muss Kurzarbeit anmelden.", Financial Times Deutschland (in German), p. 4, July 2, 2002...
Seifert, Klaus Besselmann, Gerd Machalowski, Christiane Ochs (1994), Kurzarbeit und Qualifizierung (Short-Time Work and Qualification Activities) (in...
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