Short-time work or ‘Kurzarbeit’ has been extended until the end of June after the government announced restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic would stay in place until Easter. The most recent figures show around 460,000 employees were on short-time work and around 60,000 companies took advantage of the measure to avoid even higher unemployment figures.
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