Thilo Brodtmann, boss of the influential German Engineering Federation, called on the government on Tuesday to make a clear decision on whether companies have the right to ask employees about their vaccine status. “It is only logical that employees must do everything they can to reduce the risk of infection to zero,” he said. “If everyone in the office is vaccinated, one can deal with it differently than if there are 50 percent who are not vaccinated,” he argued. Baden-Württemburg data commission Stefan Brink says that asking employees for their vaccination status in certain professions goes further than the law allows. SEE ALSO: Germany is seeing ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’, says Health MinisterVocabulary listEmployer – (der) ArbeitgeberEmployee – (der) ArbeitnehmerOverdue – überfälligTaboo breach (literally: dam breach) – (der) DammbruchWe’re aiming to help our readers improve their German by translating vocabulary from some of our news stories.

Source: The Local August 31, 2021 14:15 UTC