Here’s how your company can overcome the Corona crisis

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading more and more here in Germany and we are now seeing more and more clearly the impact the virus has on our daily and working lives. Events cancelled, the usual handshake as a greeting ritual is avoided and the holiday planned for the Easter holidays is at risk.

How is the situation in your company? Have you already taken precautions or created an emergency plan?

We at PLI have been thinking about how to best protect ourselves and our customers from infection and have already taken some precautions. We want you to make sure your company is well prepared for the coming period useful tips how to largely survive the Corona crisis.

Protect your employees from infections

To protect employees from contracting the corona virus, we at PLI are currently avoiding business trips, visits to trade fairs and on-site customer appointments. Because customer contact is also very important to us and must be maintained Appointments with customers, training courses and also support via telephone or online meetings executed.

Another precautionary measure to stop the spread of the virus is to change workstations weekly. We are already aware of several companies that are implementing this measure. In these companies only half of the administrative employees work from home, the others 50% come to the office to work. At the end of each week the exchanges take place. This reduces the number of people present and at the same time ensures that at least one contact person for each department can be reached personally on site.

Reduced working to contain the economic damage caused by COVID-19

Another problem that much of the economy is struggling with is the slowdown in manufacturing. In some cases, auto suppliers are unable to continue production because they are running out of parts supplies and the supply chain is becoming blocked.

So what do you do if your employees are all healthy, but there isn’t enough work? Will there be a big wave of layoffs soon?

One way to avoid layoffs is to work short-time. Politicians have already taken the first precautions and decided so Claiming short-time working compensation has been made much easier and the Relaxed conditions it should be.

Furthermore, it will be much cheaper for employers to send their employees to short-time work, as social contributions for lost hours will also be reimbursed in the future.

Requirements for short-time working

In order to apply for short-time work compensation, the following conditions must be met:

• There is a significant job loss for at least 10% (instead of the previous third) of the workforce
• The employees have given written consent to work short-time
• Before claiming short-time working compensation, employees are required to work overtime and holidays in moderation
• The request for compensation for short-time working must be submitted in writing to the employment agency

It is recommended that you submit a personal application before submitting your application Consultation with the employment agency so that it is possible to immediately clarify whether the requirements for short-time work are met in the company.

Well planned even in times of crisis with our software

In times of crisis like these it is a great advantage to optimally plan the deployment of staff To avoid downtime and so for one optimal use take care. We would therefore like to show you how to use our PROCESS HR (PHR) software and employee self-service portal to manage your staff planning despite Corona.

Home office

At the latest when the first suspected case occurs in the company, often all company employees or everyone who works in the same part of the building as the person suspected of being infected are sent home. In this case, employees are legally obliged to continue working from home if their work allows it. Even if employees are in quarantine, they are not automatically exempt from work.

In this case, our personnel planning software offers the possibility Change of job to be carried out. Your employees can simply rebook their reservation to work from home.

You can also contact us easily via mobile application Sign in and out of our employee self-service portal.

Short-time work: requirements met?

Unfortunately in production it is not possible to simply change jobs and work from home. It is therefore more likely that short-time working will be considered in this area.

You can check whether the requirements for short-time working are met in your company using our PROCESS HR software. You can take all data on workload, flextime balances and vacation days directly from the system. You can also easily change shift patterns so that staff distribution is adjusted automatically.

TIP: For companies with alternating shifts: To minimize contact during shift changes, we recommend planning a break of for example 30 minutes between two shifts. The handover can then take place in advance via email, telephone or NetMeeting. You can also map it directly into our workforce planning software, PROCESS HR.

PROCESS HR enables you to react quickly and flexibly to changing conditions. This is an important competitive advantage, especially in critical times like the current one.

Do you have questions or need support in planning staff deployment?

Don’t hesitate to contact us, we will definitely find a solution that fits your concerns. The implementation of the software is also possible in a short time and without an on-site appointmen