In Brandenburg, there were 21 000 establishments, the regional Directorate of the Federal employment Agency announced on Thursday. Thus, the Numbers have increased since the previous survey, from the end of March, once again, several thousand companies – in Berlin, 7400, and in the state of Brandenburg to 6600. “For how many people in total, the holdings of short-time working have logged in, on the basis of data not yet determined,” said the regional Directorate. The state pays the companies in short-time work 60 percent of the usual wage for the employees. For employees with children, 67 percent. The regional Directorate pointed again to the fact that workers are allowed to Dodge in short-time work to Jobs in the system of the relevant Professions, without them the earned salary shall be credited to the support from the Federal government.

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