The leave for risk groups will expire at the end of June. According to the Ministry of Labor, an extension is not planned despite the sharp increase in the number of infections “according to the current state of affairs”. The situation will be closely monitored in close cooperation with the Ministry of Health. If the epidemiological situation so requires, the scheme can be reintroduced quickly.
If the epidemiological situation requires, the regulation could be reintroduced soon, the APA said. “This is a disaster for those affected,” the ÖGB warned.
Criticism of the ÖGB
Thursday is the last day to protect people exposed to an increased health risk due to the corona pandemic and pregnant workers in body-related occupations, criticized ÖGB Vice-President Korinna Schumann and ÖGB Executive Secretary Ingrid Reischl.
Despite the increasing number of infections, the cabinet has not heeded calls to extend the exemption. “This means that people who already have enough difficulties in life are now left completely alone with their worries and exposed to avoidable risks,” says Reischl. She sees a “fatal negligence” by the responsible minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP).
Regulation in the future through regulation
If the ÖGB has its way, all pregnant women also have a legal right to immediate release from the 14th week of pregnancy, regardless of vaccination status and industry. Pregnant women were protected in occupations close to the body until the end of June by a special arrangement in the Maternity Protection Act. According to the ÖGB, this statutory exemption scheme expires on Thursday and should be able to be regulated by regulation in the future.
However, it will be some time before the parliamentary process is completed, and even then it is not certain if and when this regulation will come. However, those affected need planning security, demanded ÖGB Vice-President Schumann.
Source: Krone
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