The Corona-Warning-App to make the Track Corona-infections easier. But employers can require their employees to use the App?
May require the employer to employees that the use of the Corona-Warning-App? In many cases, the employer will not be able to arrange that, an estimate. However, the opinions of jurists differ on the question. What mobile phone is with the service?
Corona-Warning App on your private mobile phone a purely private matter?
a employers Can arrange the use of the Corona-Warning-App* for its employees? “Such a question should have been in the employment contract* are regulated, there is no mention of but mostly. In many cases, the employer will not be able to arrange, therefore, in spite of its duty of care towards employees and customers”, he stated in a report of the German press Agency (dpa) of 16. June. “Some lawyers believe, however, that this can be arranged with pure mobile phones and frequent contacts with colleagues and customers,” writes Reuters.
First of all, be it on the part of the Federal government voluntarily to use the Corona-Warning App , according to the Spiegel Online in an article about ums employment law. Installation and use of the Corona-Warning-App on the private phone could not arrange the employers . Here he exceeded his authority and interference to the end, “without permission in the personal sphere of the employee,” writes Spiegel Online also. The fact how the employee use his private mobile phone, the Boss or Chef so no impact.
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Spiegel Online also reported, however: The question of whether the employer is the use of the Corona-Warning App , place only then, when the employees use the end of a phone that will be made by the employer, as a service mobile phone* available. The Installation alone can be useful to the employer little. “If he can tell you about it there is in the jurisprudence of different opinions,” said the Portal. A smart approach from the employer side, it would be, “to recommend to the employees, taking into account the data and health protection, to use the App”.
a Total rest on the Corona-Warning App high hopes in the fight against the pandemic . The App is intended to help ensure that people are made aware of all risk meetings-rich. “In Reports to the Corona-Warning App, it means that the full effect is only reached when 60 per cent of the population or more to participate,” writes Reuters. These numbers come from a scientific study from Oxford. “The researchers say, however, that the number of infections and death cases also decreases when the application rate is lower.” The App, however, could only help to identify chains of Infection faster. Anyone who wants to protect themselves and others from infection, should also maintain the App in the phone enough distance and a mask carry, is it.
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