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Wiesbaden (dpa / lhe) - By mid-March, the Hessian regional councils want to monitor compliance with the Corona occupational health and safety regulations in a total of 1000 companies.
The Ministry of Social Affairs in Wiesbaden announced this on request.
In the event of violations, a company could be ordered to offer home office.
Fine proceedings are also possible.
Checks are based, among other things, on complaints received.
According to the ministry, no figures are yet available on possible violations.
According to the Corona Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance of Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD), employers must offer their employees to carry out office work or comparable activities in their home - if there are no compelling operational reasons to the contrary.
If that is not possible, companies should, for example, set up small and permanent work groups.
If an employer does not offer a home office, he must explain why this is not possible in his company.
If he does not do this, the authorities can ask him to give reasons, which must be checked in each individual case, as the Hessian Ministry of Social Affairs explained.
"Checking the reasons will usually be time-consuming and complex."
The occupational health and safety ordinance has been in effect since January 27 and is limited to March 15.
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