Reduced working hours (Kurzarbeit) and state subsidized R&D activities

In the economic situation emerging as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the preservation of jobs has outstanding significance. In the interest of the above, the Government introduced subsidized wages in case of shorter working hours (with the commonly used expression from German: Kurzarbeit), as well as subsidies for employers engaged in research and development activities.

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