Apply for compensation under the Infection Protection Act for loss of earnings
Performance specification
If you have been quarantined or banned from working due to an order from the health authority, you are entitled to compensation for your loss of earnings.
If you have an alternative job or work from home (home office), you are not entitled to compensation.
The compensation depends on your earnings.
The following applies to employees
For the first six weeks, you will receive compensation directly from your employer in the amount of your previous net pay. Short-time allowance is also taken into account.
From the 7th week onwards, the Darmstadt Regional Council pays the amount of the sickness benefit.
Allowances from your employer are deducted in the calculation.
If you are entitled to unemployment benefit during the ban on activities, you will receive this from the Employment Agency.
If you were compulsorily insured under the statutory pension, health, long-term care and unemployment insurance schemes prior to the start of the quarantine or activity ban, you will continue to be compulsorily insured via your employer.
If you were not compulsorily insured in the statutory pension, health and long-term care insurance before the beginning of the quarantine or the activity ban, you will be reimbursed by the Darmstadt Regional Council for the contributions to other insurance in an appropriate amount upon application.
For employers/employees applies:
You must pay the compensation to your employees for six weeks. You can have the amounts paid reimbursed by the Darmstadt Regional Council.
The contributions for compulsory insurance in the statutory pension, nursing care, health and unemployment insurance are also reimbursed to you.
For the self-employed:
You will receive the reimbursement directly from the Darmstadt Regional Council.
Your last annual profit is taken into account for the calculation. This is divided by 12.
You can have your pension, nursing care and health insurance contributions reimbursed.
The following applies to home workers:
Unlike the self-employed, your average monthly income is taken into account for the calculation.
Process flow
The compensation procedure is carried out by the competent authority. Employers and self-employed persons submit applications, employees can only submit applications in exceptional cases.
The payment is instructed by the competent authority and is made directly to the account specified by the applicant. The applicants will receive a notification of this.
Requirements
You are entitled to reimbursement of your loss of earnings if
- you are subject to a ban on activity
- or are in quarantine
- and you have a loss of earnings
- and you are not incapacitated for work.
Which documents are required?
For male/female employees:
- Application (this is made for you by your employer)
- Proof of the amount of remuneration
- Proof of taxes and social security contributions to be deducted
- Proof of subsidies paid or not paid
- Sick notes for sick leave
- Decision on the ban on activities and its lifting (in case of generally ordered quarantine due to the Ordinance of the Provincial Government on the Control of the Corona Virus of 13 March 2020 - Travelers Returning - please submit evidence of stay in a risk area).
For self-employed persons:
- Request
- Certificate from the tax office on the amount of the last annual income (or business evaluation/BWA from the tax advisor)
- Sick notes for sick leave
- Notification of the activity ban and its lifting (in the case of generally ordered quarantine due to the Ordinance of the State Government on the Control of the Corona Virus of 13 March 2020 - travel returnees - please submit evidence of the stay in a risk area)Evidence of the amount of expenses for health, nursing care and pension insurance coverage
What are the fees?
There are no fees.
What deadlines do I have to observe?
You must submit the application for reimbursement of loss of earnings in the event of a ban on activities within twelve months of the start of the ban on activities.
In the case of quarantine, you must submit the application within twelve months of the end of quarantine.
Legal basis
Applications / Forms
Start your request directly online
Who do I need to contact?
Since 01.01.2023, the health authorities are responsible.