The “general collective bargaining agreement on corona
testing”, which covers measures under employment law and at
workplace level to implement covid-19 tests, entered into force on
25 January 2021.
Based on the Act governing covid-19 measures, ordinances may be
used to order that certain workplaces may be entered by employees
only when they furnish evidence of a low epidemiological risk
– such as a negative result of a SARS-CoV-2 test. If no such
confirmation can be furnished, the wearing of an FFP2 mask becomes
mandatory.
Accordingly, the most recent covid-19 emergency ordinances
stipulate that certain groups of employees may enter workplaces
only when they submit to an antigen test or molecular-biological
test for SARS-CoV-2 at least every seven days; a proof of a
negative test result must be provided to the employer. If no proof
is forthcoming, the employee needs to wear an FFP2 mask whenever
s/he is in contact with customers, children, or pupils, or with
