The Minister of Labour, Hubertus Heil wants to legalize the right of people to continue work from home after the coronavirus epidemic is over, writes US News.
Hubertus Heil told Bild am Sonntag that he would prepare the distant work legalization offer for submission by autumn this year, to enable those who want to work from home.
The Minister of Labour said that based on the primary assessment, the number of people working from home has increased by 12 – 25% equaling eight million people.
Heil emphasized that the employees must have a choice whether to work from home or in the offices. The social democrats of the left-wing the representative of which is Heil has initiated the legalization of working from home option earlier, but it was blocked by the opposing party.
