Background information

Against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) issued FAQs and leaflets to help their members to keep up with the amount of new information released during the first half of 2020 (e.g. regards newly available help measures). In addition, ZDH has designed practical tools for companies to keep track of business changes and measures taken at the establishment level due to COVID-19.

Content of measure

The Confederation of German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) developed a practical tool for companies to keep track of measures taken at the establishment level due to COVID-19. The tool is a form in which companies can document their business changes (e.g. write down the days during which companies had to lock-down, lower number in personnel needed or lower usage of sales areas; strong or low business days; financial support received by public actors or banks).

The pre-structured information tool was designed to help companies who have applied for public financial support. If companies are granted public financial support, they will have to provide this kind of information in audits and show how they have spent and used public money and that they did not use the public grants fraudulently.

Use of measure

No information available.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Other businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Employers' organisations	Employers organisation

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative
Form	Not applicable	Any other form of consultation, institutionalised (as stable working groups or committees) or informal

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Only employers' organisations
• Main level of involvement: Peak or cross-sectoral level

Involvement

The German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) provides information on many topics as part of their member services. Against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ZDH has designed and published this guideline, in order to help companies in keeping up with their business changes and provide latter on all information need by public auditors checking for the proper usage of public financial aid.

Views and reactions

The German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) provides information on many topics as part of their member services. Against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ZDH has designed and published this guideline, in order to help companies in keeping up with their business changes and provide latter on all information need by public auditors checking for the proper usage of public financial aid.

Sectors and occupations

This case is not occupation-specific.

Sources

• 03 September 2020: COVID-19 Documentation (Corona-Dokumentation) (www.zdh.de)